Joey Defrancesco, The Champ - 50m 37s

Tracks & Durations

1. The Champ	5:51
2. Mack The Knife	3:36
3. When Johnie Comes Marchin' Home	7:23
4. Lover Man Oh Where Can You Be	7:59
5. Organ Grinder's Swing	2:56
6. OGD	6:27
7. The Preacher	5:50
8. Walk On The Wild Side	5:33
9. The Cat	4:55

Note: The information about this album is acquired from the publicly available resources and we are not responsible for their accuracy.

Review

When Jimmy Smith arrived on the jazz scene in the early 1950s, he played the Hammond B-3 organ in a revolutionary manner. Previously, in the hands of greats such as Thomas "Fats" Waller and "Wild" Bill Davis, the organ had functioned more as an orchestral instrument than a solo vehicle. That changed with Jimmy Smith. He had a riveting, single-note style and a knack for hard-swinging ideas, and he fleshed out his approach by delivering bass lines on foot pedals. He also played to an audience, getting listeners aroused with a bag of musical tricks. Smith has attracted numerous disciples, and there's none better than Joey DeFrancesco, a Philadelphian who emerged in the late 1980s, playing with Miles Davis and then making several noteworthy albums. A major contemporary organ voice, DeFrancesco is a fluid, impressive soloist who here teams with guitarist Randy Johnston and drummer Billy Hart in covering nine ace numbers of the Smith repertoire. "Mack the Knife" finds DeFrancesco playing with a thickly textured, "roller-rink" sound and digging into that trick bag, repeating a lick over and over. On "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," the leader employs a creamier sound and plays rapid, bluesy lines. "Organ Grinder's Swing" is indeed a cooker, while "The Road Song" flows, featuring a bubbling DeFrancesco effort and Johnston's appealing Wes Montgomery-inspired guitar. The title track is jackrabbit fast, and fun. Master trapsman Hart pushes it all with élan. --Zan Stewart

Please note: we do not provide any Joey Defrancesco music downloads, have no any mp3 music including music samples and music ringtones, and can not assist you where to buy music CDs and used CDs. You can search for it on music sites all over the Internet or visit one of our advertisers. We appreciate any ideas and comments about this experimental music database.