Showing posts with label Daryl Lowery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daryl Lowery. Show all posts

Monday, March 3, 2014

Daryl Lowery - Instant!Groove

Size: 148,5 MB
Time: 64:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Acid Jazz, Soul Jazz
Art: Front

01. The Yodel (8:18)
02. Bust A Groove (7:17)
03. Like Cissy (9:08)
04. We Can Move The World (6:48)
05. Hot Shot (7:18)
06. The Full Moon On Its Fourteenth Night (7:41)
07. Home Cookin' (5:04)
08. Hot Dog (7:05)
09. I'll Drown In My Own Tears (5:42)

Daryl Lowery saxophonist was born and raised in the Metropolitan New York area were he was exposed to Jazz, Soul, Funk, R&B and fell in love with these and other African American art forms. Daryl came to Boston to study at New England Conservatory and has since recorded and or performed with such notables as imortals Dizzy Gilespie and Jackie Byard, the eclectic Ran Blake and Boston’s funk legend Ellis Hall. In addition to occasional tours during the past five years with Sony Music artist Al Kooper he performs regularly with the Boston based Soul/R&B Urban Renewal Band, the Greg Hopkins 16 Piece Jazz Orchestra and Blues After Dark. Daryl has been a Berklee College of Music faculty member since 1987.

Drummer Yoron Israel also performs with the Frank Morgan Quartet, James Williams and ICU, Chico Freeman's Latin jazz group, Guataca, and vocalist Vanessa Rubin. His recordings include Chicago (Double-Time), released in 2000 featuring saxophonist Joe Lovano, organist Larry Goldings and guitarist Marvin Sewell. Live at the Blue Note (Half Note), and A Gift for You (Double-Time). Previous performances and recording credits include Ahmad Jamal, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Roy Hargrove, Sonny Rollins, Abbey Lincoln, Kenny Burrell, Horace Silver, Art Farmer, Larry Coryell, Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, Shirley Caesar and the Chicago Civic Orchestra, and numerous others. Yoron Israel is currently the Assistant Chair of Percussion at Berklee College of Music.

Rick Peckham is an internationally known jazz guitarist, composer, writer and clinician. He has performed with George Garzone, Jerry Bergonzi, Mike Gibbs and Tim Berne, and recorded the album Stray Dog as a member of the highly original jazz ensemble Um, led by trombonist Hal Crook and featuring organist John Medeski. Assistant chair of the guitar department, Peckham has been a Berklee faculty member since 1986. He is also a prolific and accomplished writer, and a frequent contributor to DownBeat and other music magazines.

GrooveMaster of the Hammond B3, Minister of Music at Concord Baptist Church, in Boston's South End Dennis Montgomery III grew up singing and playing organ in Baptist churches in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. As Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music he is director of the Reverence Gospel Choir and other gospel ensembles. Among those who have passed through his groups are Paula Cole, Lalah Hathaway, and Susan Tedeschi, and guitarist Mark Whitfield. Dennis frequently performs with the Boston based group Blues After Dark and has been a featured guest on National Public Radio's The Connection.

Acoustic bassist Ron Mahdi is has performed with Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Milt Jackson, Donald Brown, Kevin Eubanks, Jeff Watts, and Bill Pierce. He has toured nationally and internationally with Roy Haynes, Dr. Donald Byrd, Nnenna Freelon, and Teodross Avery. Ron lives in Boston where he teaches at Berklee College of Music.
Product Description
The Hammond B3 is at the core of the funky soul-jazz grooves that provide a vehicle for stylistically uncompromised improvisation. While saxophonist Daryl Lowery’s playing is noticeably rooted in the music of John Coltrane and the "post-Coltrane influenced" school the highly original sound of Instant!Groove featuring Yoron Israel (drums), Rick Peckham (guitar), Ron Mahdi (acoustic bass), and Dennis Montgomery, III (B3), is reminiscent of the organ based groups of John Scofield and draws much of its repertoire from the likes of "Big" John Patton, Ruben Wilson, Don Patterson and Leon Spencer.

Daryl Lowery and Instant!Groove is Acid Jazz++ Sometimes makes you want to move. Always it's Funky.

Instant!Groove

Friday, February 28, 2014

Daryl Lowery Instant!Groove - Let It Go

Size: 150,3 MB
Time: 64:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Smooth Jazz, Soul Jazz
Art: Front

01. S K O Stomp (6:02)
02. Prelude (1:10)
03. Shuffle Down (7:26)
04. Let It Go (7:13)
05. Blue Runner (4:02)
06. The Solace Of My Eyes (5:55)
07. Love Bug (5:41)
08. So Jah (6:43)
09. Jackson Groove (5:44)
10. Popeye (5:47)
11. Tyrannosaurus Jam (2:53)
12. S K Y Drummer (3:04)
13. S K O (Reprise) (3:09)

The the long awaited followup to the "SoulJazz" organ group's highly acclaimed self titled debut features the eclectic Rakalam Bob Moses on drums and the late T Lavitz on Hammond B3.

A Berklee College of Music faculty member since 1987, saxophonist Daryl Lowery was born and raised in the Metropolitan New York area. After coming to Boston to study at New England Conservatory he has recorded and/or performed with such notables as immortals Dizzy Gillespie and Jackie Byard, the eclectic Ran Blake and Boston’s funk legend Ellis Hall. He has been a member of Al Kooper’s band since 1999 and is featured on his latest releases "Black Coffee," and "White Chocolate." His group Instant!Groove released its highly successful first recording in 2004 of which Jazziz magazine wrote “[Daryl Lowery and Instant!Groove] specialize in the funky soul-jazz grooves commonly referred to as “acid-jazz.” …The rhythm section is elastic, mid-tempo patterns aid excellent solos…, resulting in a sound akin to guitarist John Scofield’s “A Go Go” CD, on which he was backed by organ trio Medeski, Martin and Wood.” The band's current release "Let It Go" features Ra-kalam Bob Moses on drums and the late T Lavitz on B3.

Keyboardist T Lavitz is best known for his work with the "rock, jazz, and everything else" instrumental band, the Dixie Dregs, which he joined in 1978. "Bring 'em Back Alive" and the subsequent "Full Circle" studio disc each garnered Grammy nominations (bringing the total to six), and earning T the coveted "Jazz Keyboardist of the Year" award in Keyboard Magazine's readers poll. In addition to being a member of Jazz Is Dead, , an instrumental exploration into the music of the Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic, and the Steve Morse Band, he has recorded with Jeff Berlin, Pat Benetar, Jefferson Starship, and many other artists.

Drummer Rakalam Bob Moses grew up surrounded by musicians such as Charlie Mingus, for whom his father was press agent. He appeared with Rahsaan Roland Kirk in the mid-60s and formed Free Spirits with Larry Coryell, one of the first jazz rock bands. After a short stay with Dave Liebman's Open Sky he joined Gary Burton. In the early 70s he formed Compost with Harold Vick and Jack DeJohnette and toured the UK with the Mike Gibbs Orchestra before returning to the groups of Gary Burton and Pat Metheny. In the 80s he played with the Steve Kuhn/Sheila Jordan Band (1979-82), George Gruntz Big Band and his own quintet. Moses makes personal use of a wide range of influences to create colorful, complex yet swinging music. Bob teaches at New England Conservatory of Music.

Rick Peckham is an internationally known jazz guitarist, composer, writer and clinician. He has performed with George Garzone, Jerry Bergonzi, Mike Gibbs and Tim Berne, and recorded the album Stray Dog as a member of the highly original jazz ensemble Um, led by trombonist Hal Crook and featuring organist John Medeski. Assistant chair of the guitar department, Peckham has been a Berklee faculty member since 1986. He is also a prolific and accomplished writer, and a frequent contributor to DownBeat and other music magazines.

Sought after bassist Bruno Råberg has performed/recorded with numerous internationally known jazz artists including Sam Rivers, Jerry Bergonzi, Billy Hart, Dave Mann, Rachel Z, Bob Moses, Mick Goodrick, Dick Oats, Bruce Barth and Bob Mintzer. After leading his own group for several years Råberg released his CD "Pentimento" in 1992 and "Orbis" in 1998. Originally from Sweden, Bruno currently lives in the Boston area where he teaches at Berklee College of Music.

Let It Go