Keyboard Magazine - August 2010
ORGANISSIMO - Alive and Kickin’!
Michael Gallant
Led by Jim Alfredson on a Hammond XK system, Organissimo thrives on their first live album, bringing to mind the fire of Tony Monaco and the cool of Larry Goldings. The group’s funk, blues, Latin, and New Orleans-flavored originals successfully walk the line between complex and accessible, maintaining super-tight grooves throughout. Then there’s the soloing, where Alfredson and guitarist Joe [Gloss] fuel each other to pour ever-greater amounts of soul into their storytelling melodies. (Big O Records, organissimo.org)