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Eric Siereveld's Organic Quintet: Walk The Walk
ByRight from the start, the album aligns itself with classic Blue Note hard bop organ-jazz. "The Last Innovator" has a busy modal theme; after a striking trumpet solo from the leader and a swinging tenor saxophone solo, Kreisberg distinguishes himself with a solo that is both soulful and virtuosic. "Toughin' Up" sounds like a classic hard bop blues, while the title tune, co-written by Siereveld and Kreisberg, presents an updated version of the organ group model.
The Rogers & Hart standard "Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered" gets a sensitive guitar/flugelhorn treatment. Kreisberg departs from the traditional hard bop guitar vocabulary with contemporary volume pedal swells, a beautiful complement to Siereveld's warm sound. Kreisberg also contributes "Occam's Razor," a collaboration with Danish bassist Morten Haxholm, while Siereveld's "B-Town Bop" is a tribute to the late jazz educator David Baker. "Split- Finger" is a boogaloo in the Blue Note tradition, benefiting from the addition of conga player Aaron Gochberg, to bring the album to a funky conclusion.
Nothing radical here: just a slight update on the classic Blue Note organ-jazz tradition, played by a band that is completely in tune with themselves and that sound, and sure to please organ-jazz fans.
Track Listing
The Last Innovator; Toughin' Up; Walk The Walk; Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered; Occam's Razor; B-Town Bop; The Other Side (of the Hudson); Split-Finger.
Personnel
Eric Siereveld: trumpet, flugelhorn; Tony Barba: tenor saxophone; Jonathan Kresisberg: guitar; Mitch Shiner: drums; Aaron Gochberg: Conga (Track 8).
Album information
Title: Walk The Walk | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
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