Hip British Organ?

[Man with the Golden Arm]

While Gilles Peterson has me looking up under-recognized Brits via recs from Bev, P.D., etal... I am wondering if there might be some recommendations for British Organ (and that ain't spotted dick) grooves similar to, but not as acid jazzy as, The James Taylor Quartet or some of the work I've heard by Seamus Beachen with Barry Adamson? And for what it's worth I've never heard ANY Graham Bond.

[kenny weir]

What about the Peddlers, a Brit organ-guitar-drums trio?

I remember seeing them on The David Frost Show shen is a wee little lad but can't recall if they were any good.

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll

Someone I also recall from those radio days was Brian Auger. That was all down to a hit he had with (I think) the band Trinity and Julie Driscoll with Dylan's This Wheel's On Fire. But I think they went quite a bit deeper than that. I've seen various discs raved about at Dusty groove (so what else is new? )

[P.D.]

You might want to try Mike Carr's new CD

Stevenson's Rocket, by the Mike Carr Blue Note Band Cargo mc502

mike plays organ / piano/electric piano and vibes on this. Mike plays with himself on some tracks, via overdubbing... puts some people off, but it works here.

It's not a purely organ date, and tends as the name implies, towards the "Blue Note" type session.

Twin brothers Steve Fishwick on trumpet, and Matt on drums are recieving good, and deserved, reviews in the jazz magazines, as is the CD as a whole.

The band is filled out with Steve Kaldestad on tenor, with a guitar and extra percussion added on some tracks.

All the tunes are Carr originals, except Lefty's Tune which was composed by Gary Cox ( of EMCEE 5 fame )

There are other Mike Carr quartet albums on Cargo.. which may have an organ base, I haven't heard them as yet.

guess I'll put an order in since you reminded me

added

One of the things I like about Bulletin Boards are that the conversations get me to pull out records and listen to them based on what's being said.

Re visiting this Mike Carr, it's very much a 'Hardbop Blue Note" type date and might not be quite along the lines of your request, but it's a very nice record. The trumpet player and tenor are right in place.. recommended to people who like the Jimmy Smith type recordings, though these tunes feature a bit more arranged in and out choruses than one expects from Smiths Jams

Try it.. gotta keep pushing the British Bit. Appeases the guilt.

Edited July 17, 2003 by P.D.

[davef]

Kenny - I got the 2 disc Peddlers set a few months ago. The keyboard player is a good organist but I think it's a stretch to call them jazz.

Now if you're into "fun pop with jazz leanings", I'd recommend the set!