GA Russell Posted March 18, 2006 Report Posted March 18, 2006 Joey DeFrancesco has a new album due out this Tuesday March 21 called Organic Vibes. I'm looking forward to this one because it features both Bobby Hutcherson and George Coleman. I would be interested in an album with those two even if DeFrancesco weren't on it. I've enjoyed DeFrancesco on the Terry Gibbs album Feelin' Good that came out last summer. I don't have many that he's on, but he always cooks on the ones I have. I'm having trouble imagining what the vibes and organ together sound like. Should be different! I have one album George Coleman made with Jimmy Smith back in the 50s, called Houseparty. I suppose that was so long ago it is irrelevant to how he will sound with DeFrancesco. Jim A's friend Ron Blake is also on the album. DeFrancesco recorded this with Jimmy Smith's 1959 Hammond B-3. CD Universe says: List Price $18.98; Their Price $15.79; Pre-Order Price $13.29. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted March 18, 2006 Report Posted March 18, 2006 Cool! Ron said he had a lot of fun on this date. Can't wait to hear it. Quote
GA Russell Posted March 18, 2006 Author Report Posted March 18, 2006 LOL! Am I an idiot or what? I've just put on Feelin' Good and realized that of course Terry Gibbs plays the vibes, so I have been listening to the organ-vibes sound all these months! Quote
birdanddizzy Posted March 18, 2006 Report Posted March 18, 2006 (edited) Great! I'll be looking for that one. Now, I'm listenning one of the last albums with DeFran : André Ceccarelli Trio - "Avenue des Diables Blues" with Joey De Francesco (org), Biréli Lagrène (g) and André Ceccarelli (dm) EDIT : An exract HERE ! Edited March 23, 2006 by Jim Alfredson Quote
Aggie87 Posted March 22, 2006 Report Posted March 22, 2006 Great! I'll be looking for that one. Now, I'm listenning one of the last albums with DeFran : André Ceccarelli Trio - "Avenue des Diables Blues" with Joey De Francesco (org), Biréli Lagrène (g) and André Ceccarelli (dm) EDIT : An exract HERE ! Steven - How do you like this one? (if this ends up being strike three, I'm not asking again! ) Quote
CJ Shearn Posted March 22, 2006 Report Posted March 22, 2006 the clips of Organic Vibes sound great. Man, I wish I owned JOS's B-3. Joey still sounds like himself so that's great. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted March 22, 2006 Report Posted March 22, 2006 (edited) thank god for Emusic http://www.emusic.com/album/10906/10906739.html Edited March 22, 2006 by Soulstation1 Quote
birdanddizzy Posted March 22, 2006 Report Posted March 22, 2006 Great! I'll be looking for that one. Now, I'm listenning one of the last albums with DeFran : André Ceccarelli Trio - "Avenue des Diables Blues" with Joey De Francesco (org), Biréli Lagrène (g) and André Ceccarelli (dm) EDIT : An exract HERE ! Steven - How do you like this one? Great tempo. Separately, the three musicians are fantastics, and their reunion is quite a success. The eclectic choice of the compositions is interesting, I would recommend it. Links : Amazon.com, Dreyfus Records, CDUniverse Quote
Soul Stream Posted March 22, 2006 Report Posted March 22, 2006 (edited) Bought this yesterday. I'm kind of hit or miss with Joey as far as his recorded output. Some like "Plays Sinatra His Way" I find I listen to a lot. Others, not much. Organic Vibes is great. Hutcherson and Coleman really make this a special item in Joey's catalog. Joey is Joey...burning on all four cylanders all the time, a true master, unbelievable. But, the old timers kind of open this up in a way you'd expect. Highly recommended. (P.S...Coleman is on just 2 tracks and I wish he was on all of them. He only played with another organist on Patton's "Memphis To NY Spirit" and he sounds great with organ) P.S...the only thing I find a little destracting on the recording (and probably only Jim would even notice) is that they've eq'd the key click up so much it's distracting. Almost more key click than note. But just a small quibble. Great album) Edited March 22, 2006 by Soul Stream Quote
Soulstation1 Posted March 22, 2006 Report Posted March 22, 2006 SS did u hear this one? u like it? Tony Monaco Trio w/ Joey DeFrancesco Trio: - New Generation – Paesanos on the New B3 Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted March 22, 2006 Report Posted March 22, 2006 How many cuts is Ron Blake on? Quote
Soul Stream Posted March 22, 2006 Report Posted March 22, 2006 How many cuts is Ron Blake on? I'm not sure. He's on the rest of the album although not all cuts have a horn. He plays flute and soprano on some stuff too. Sounds great! Quote
Jazz Kat Posted March 22, 2006 Report Posted March 22, 2006 Interested in hearing vibes and organ work together. I saw this album in FYI yesterday. Had no idea it was brand new... Quote
Soulstation1 Posted March 23, 2006 Report Posted March 23, 2006 (edited) Liner Notes: JOEY DeFRANCESCO : JIMMY SMITH'S 1959 HAMMOND B-3 ORGAN BOBBY HUTCHERSON : VIBES RON BLAKE : TENOR & SOPRANO SAXOPHONES GEORGE COLEMAN : TENOR SAXOPHONE ("SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT" AND "SPEAK LOW") JAKE LANGLEY : GUITAR BYRON LANDHAM : DRUMS great photos from the session http://joeydefrancesco.com/index2.html Edited March 23, 2006 by Soulstation1 Quote
Alexander Posted March 27, 2006 Report Posted March 27, 2006 I just started listening to this a few minutes ago (I'm on "Little B's Poem" now) and I'm already declaring this the greatest new CD of 2006 thus far... It's just SO fucking GOOD!!!!! Quote
marcello Posted March 27, 2006 Report Posted March 27, 2006 He only played with another organist on Patton's "Memphis To NY Spirit" and he sounds great with organ) There is this one also: LEAN ON ME (1972) Shirley Scott 1972 J. Daniel Turner (f,as); George Coleman (ts); Shirley Scott (org); Roland Prince (g); Idris Muhammad (d). a. (2298) Smile (J. Turner/G. Parsons/C. Chaplin) - 5:34 b. (2299) You Can't Mess Around With Love (Shirley Scott) - 5:54 c. (2300) By The Time I Get To Phoenix (J. Webb) - 8:29 d. (2301) Funky Blues (aka Funky Blue) (Shirley Scott) - 8:33 e. (2302) How Insensitive (N. Gimbel/C.A. (sic) Jobim) - 8:54 f. (2303) Lean On Me (Bill Withers) - 4:50 g. (2304) Royal Love (Shirley Scott) 5:10 h. (2305) Carla's Dance (Shirley Scott) - 5:08 Cadet CA-50025. Quote
marcello Posted March 27, 2006 Report Posted March 27, 2006 (edited) This one too: Love Bug Reuben Wilson (1969) If I remember right, there is also one with Don Patterson Also his ex-wife, Gloria Coleman is/was a organist, but I don't belive they recorded together. Edited March 27, 2006 by marcello Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted March 27, 2006 Report Posted March 27, 2006 Don Patterson - Dem New York Dues Quote
BFrank Posted March 27, 2006 Report Posted March 27, 2006 I wonder if Bobby's going to sit in with Joey & George at Yoshi's in a couple of weeks. He's not on the bill, but he DOES live around here. Quote
Soul Stream Posted March 27, 2006 Report Posted March 27, 2006 (edited) you know ya'll are right. I should have thought a little more about it. I'm familiar (all too) with all those albums. That said the Reuben and Patterson are still some of the best organ jazz records ever and I think Coleman makes a huge contribution to both. Can't say the same for Lean On Me as that is more of a commercial session obviously. Edited March 27, 2006 by Soul Stream Quote
Soul Stream Posted April 11, 2006 Report Posted April 11, 2006 I've had more time to listen to this and... This is "hands down" Joey Defrancesco's best recording and one of the best jazz organ records ever made. I know that's high praise, but this is the record where Joey finally emerges as a totally unique voice. Maybe it's the material and Hutcherson, Coleman ect., that bring it out. I don't know. Maybe since JOS's passing Joey doesn't feel the need to pay tribute to Jimmy any longer with every lick. Or, maybe it's just as simple as it's really all come together for him at this point in his career. All I know is that if you took Jimmy Smith, Larry Young and Groove Holmes, Don Patterson, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane...and put them in a high speed blender...you'd end up with something like Joey D's playing on this recording. Joey's delveloped a style that blends all the best elements of the founding fathers yet has a distinct direction of it's own. In the past I've not been too interested in many of Joey's recordings with the exceptions of "Plays Sinatra His Way" and the recordings he did with Marchel Ivery...simply because his others were so heavily infused with Jimmy Smith. It just made me want to put on a JOS record. But on "Organic Vibes" Joey has shed all that and become his own man on record. He's shredding this music, and at the same time letting it breath. Anyway, kudos to Joey D. on a great recording. I hope we hear more in this direction soon. Him and Hutcherson really have a great chemistry. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted April 11, 2006 Report Posted April 11, 2006 anyone else think this cd has a late night feel to it.... ss1 Quote
Soul Stream Posted April 11, 2006 Report Posted April 11, 2006 anyone else think this cd has a late night feel to it.... ss1 If you mean mellow....uhh...I don't think so. Quote
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