Barbara Dennerlein

The Larry Goldings Trio - Moonbird (1999) {Palmetto Jazz PM2045}
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© 1999 Palmetto Jazz | PM 2045
Jazz / Post Bop / Soul Jazz / Jazz Funk / Hammond Organ / Guitar

Like Barbara Dennerlein, Larry Goldings was among the few organists who, in the 1980s and '90s, refused to stick to a grits-and-gravy approach to the instrument. This isn't to say that Goldings has escaped Jimmy Smith's influence altogether or that he lacks funk, blues, and soul-jazz credentials – one of his employers, after all, was Maceo Parker, who spent many years in James Brown's band. But Goldings hasn't ignored the post-bop challenges that Larry Young presented, and Young's influence can be felt on Moonbird.

The Jazz Club series is an attractive addition to the Verve catalogue. With it's modern design and popular choice of repertoire, the Jazz Club is not only opened for Jazz fans, but for everyone that loves good music.

John Scofield has continued to grow and evolve year by year. Larry Goldings is almost as significant in the ensembles as the leader/guitarist, and has become the most important arrival on organ since Joey DeFrancesco and Barbara Dennerlein. Many of the tunes (all Scofield originals) use parade-like rhythms propelled by Idris Muhammad and Dennis Irwin, and the interplay between the two lead voices is quite appealing. Scofield is quite unselfish as far as taking solo space goes,and the results are quite appealing.

This three-leaf clover met as members of Max Greger Sr. his orchestra in the early 70's. Greger junior previously studied at the Munich Academy of Music and was a fan of Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner. Over the years, he has even played with international jazz greats such as Ack van Rooyen, Benny Bailey and Herb Geller (and wasted his time with schmaltz-delivering Peter Herbolzheimer and Udo Jürgens). The Swiss Charly Antolini studied in his hometown of Zurich and has over the years played with Wolfgang Dauner, Barbara Dennerlein, Art Farmer, Dusko Goykovich, Albert Mangelsdorf, Nils Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Baden Powell and a number of others. Milan Pilar first studied at home in Prague and later in Munich.

Over the years, the phrases "organ/tenor group," "tenor/organ group," and "organ/sax combo" have often been synonymous with soul-jazz. When soul-jazz fans hear the words "organ" and "tenor" in the same sentence, they immediately think of all things funky; they immediately think of Stanley Turrentine's work with Shirley Scott or Gene Ammons' encounters with Jack McDuff and Johnny "Hammond" Smith. But one shouldn't forget about the post-bop innovations of Larry Young, who moved organ groups beyond soul-jazz and paved the way for everyone from Barbara Dennerlein to John Medeski. And on this live album, one hears a tenor/organ trio that has nothing to do with soul-jazz and everything to do with post-bop…