Ledonne, Mike / I Love Music
| Album: | I Love Music | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Ledonne, Mike | Added: | Aug 2014 | |
| Label: | Savant Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2015-03-27 | Pull Date: | 2015-05-29 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 31 | May 24 | May 10 | May 3 | Apr 26 | Apr 19 | Apr 12 | Apr 5 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 13, 2021: | Rebroadcast: Music Casserrole
Blues For Ball |
4. | May 20, 2015: | 5-20-2015
Blues For Ball |
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| 2. | May 29, 2015: | Rebop
Blues For Ball |
5. | May 08, 2015: | Rebop
Blues For Gene |
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| 3. | May 25, 2015: | No Way To Say
Blues For Gene |
6. | May 02, 2015: | Music Casserole
Blues For Ball |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2015-03-26
Reviewed 2015-03-26
HARD-BOP JAZZ ORGAN
Veteran LeDonne plays the Hammond B3 and leads an ensemble with tenor sax, guitar & drums (no bass) on this album of all covers. We get a few jazz compositions but more pop songs.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-fast. Cool, sophisticated Milt Jackson piece. Good hollow-body guitar solo. (6:32)
2 Mid-tempo. Sax & guitar trade improv lines on a simple Stevie Wonder melody. (8:58)
3 Very fast. Technical showpiece especially for sax & drums. I didn’t love the tune. (10:38)
4 Slow. Sassy, bluesy take on a very familiar melody. Left me wanting more. (5:50)
5 ** Soulful theme & variations. Sax & guitar both shine on this McCoy Tyner tune. (6:48)
6 Mid-tempo. Competent cover of 70s hit by the group War. A good high school stage band could play this. (6:39)
7 Very fast. Stevie Wonder again. A showy toccata for organ. I don’t know why. (8:03)
Veteran LeDonne plays the Hammond B3 and leads an ensemble with tenor sax, guitar & drums (no bass) on this album of all covers. We get a few jazz compositions but more pop songs.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-fast. Cool, sophisticated Milt Jackson piece. Good hollow-body guitar solo. (6:32)
2 Mid-tempo. Sax & guitar trade improv lines on a simple Stevie Wonder melody. (8:58)
3 Very fast. Technical showpiece especially for sax & drums. I didn’t love the tune. (10:38)
4 Slow. Sassy, bluesy take on a very familiar melody. Left me wanting more. (5:50)
5 ** Soulful theme & variations. Sax & guitar both shine on this McCoy Tyner tune. (6:48)
6 Mid-tempo. Competent cover of 70s hit by the group War. A good high school stage band could play this. (6:39)
7 Very fast. Stevie Wonder again. A showy toccata for organ. I don’t know why. (8:03)
Track Listing
| 1. | Blues For Gene | 5. | Blues For Ball | |||
| 2. | I Love Every Little Thing About You | 6. | The World Is A Ghetto | |||
| 3. | I Love Music | 7. | Do I Do | |||
| 4. | Put On A Happy Face | . |