Mike LeDonne, Eric Alexander - Smokin' out Loud

Styles: Post Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:17
Size: 145,6 MB
Art: Front

(7:56)  1. One for Don
(6:46)  2. Delilah
(6:48)  3. After the Love Has Gone
(4:58)  4. You'll See
(5:44)  5. Superstar
(7:23)  6. Silverdust
(9:12)  7. French Spice
(7:02)  8. They Long to Be Close to You
(7:26)  9. Pisces Soul

Alexander and Farnsworth are both back along with guitarist Peter Bernstein on Mike LeDonne's soul stirring Smokin' Out Loud, the keyboardist's debut disc leading the organ group that he performs regularly with at Smoke. LeDonne's two-fisted sure-footed mastery of the Hammond B3 tradition is evident from the beginning of his burning "One For Don , a dedication to the unheralded organ great Don Patterson. An imaginative arrangement puts a backbeat behind the Brown-Roach classic "Delilah , Alexander nodding in the direction of Stanley Turrentine. The hip rendering of Earth Wind and Fire's "After The Love Has Gone has the soul song swinging lightly. LeDonne pays further tribute to the lineage of jazz organ with an articulate reading of the late Jimmy Smith's "You'll See. Part of the popularity of '60s organ groups stemmed from their interpretation of pop hits and the band does a great job here with the chartbuster "Superstar . LeDonne's "Silverdust is a bluesy dedication to Horace Silver that makes reference to the Jazz Messenger staple "Moanin' . "French Spice , a hip Donald Byrd tune that is part of the band's Smoke repertoire, is recorded here for the first time since its debut on the trumpeter's Free Form Blue Note album. Burt Bacharach's Carpenters hit "Close To You is given a smoking treatment in the style of Charles Earland. The date comes full circle back to Don Patterson to close with "Pisces Soul , a hot Howard McGhee original from the organist's Boppin' and Burnin' record. ~ Russ Musto https://www.allaboutjazz.com/eric-alexander-and-mike-ledonne-dead-center-and-smokin-out-loud-by-russ-musto.php

Mike LeDonne Organ (Hammond) Eric Alexander Sax (Tenor) Peter Bernstein Guitar Joe Farnsworth Drums

Smokin' out Loud

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