The Hammond B3 is one mini-organ two keyboards and a pedal, invented in the 30s, and “reinvented” by Jimmy The Incredible Smith in the ’50s In 1968, another Smith , first name Lonnie, was released by the record company Blue Note LP Think – soon followed by Turning point , Move your hand and Drive , also references the aesthetics of albums called soul jazz .
The acclaimed Dr. Lonnie Smith, now 73, took very well the revival , the last 10 years, the vogue of trios or quartets with B3. He always appears in the top five most voted organists in rankings Annual specialized magazines, alongside well younger experts like Joey De Francesco, Larry Goldings and Gary Versace.
Earlier this new year marks the return of Dr. Lonnie Smith to the iconic Blue Note label, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2014. The new CD is titled Evolution , and earned Steve Greenlee, reviewer the JazzTimes (this month’s issue of January), the following assessment:
“Dr. Lonnie Smith, one of the godfathers of jazz organ, returns to the label that cemented his status as a B3 King in the 60s now so long after its previous session for Blue Note, he released not only one that may be the biggest of his albums, but also one of the best contributions to the canon of jazz-organ . “
In addition to the leader, the sextet heard in and volution is composed by John Ellis (saxes, flute), Jonathan Kreisberg (guitar), Maurice Brown (trumpet), and by drummers Jonathan Blake and Joe Dyson. . These two provide even more fuel to the rhythmic album, working together in five of its seven tracks
Dr Lonnie Smith invited to the session two jazzmen of distinct generations: the saxophonist sans pareil Joe Lovano, 63, and Robert Glasper pianist, 37, new star increasingly applauded, and who successfully exploited the merger jazz- street music .
The more than an hour disc begins with Play it back (14m), old theme organist, he developed an atmosphere and funky , with generous space for acoustic piano Glasper, the high heat powered by dual drummers.
Joe Lovano on soprano sax, has featured in the melodious Afrodesia (8m20), the title of a composition Smith LP 1975 and marked precisely the debut recording of saxophonist, then 23 years. On tenor sax, the now illustrious guest operates For heaven’s sake (5m50), a ballad in which the opening is up to the Kreisberg guitar.
Other original Dr. Smith are Talk about this (7m15), with dizzying solo trumpeter Brown, and African Suite (9m50), the leader in changing the B3 by Korg keyboard, and highlight for Flute Ellis and percussion duo Blake-Dyson.
S traight the chaser (6m40) iconic composition of Thelonious Monk, and My favorite things (11m10), standard John Coltrane transfigured to jazz, are recreated by Dr. Smith in trio, with guitarist Kreisberg and drummer Blake.
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