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Don't be fooled by the title. While Ballads and Blues may sound like a mellow batch of tunes to listen to while strolling in the park, the ever-soulful Joey DeFrancesco has something else in mind. The album takes off with "Get It All," a groovy piece of funk complete with Paul Bollenback's zesty guitar and Byron Landham's balanced backbeat. A steady, rocking groove also defines pieces like "Take the Coltrane" and "Jammin' in the Basement." The latter cut, in particular, emanates a good vibe, perhaps due to the presence of brother John DeFrancesco on guitar and Papa John DeFrancesco on a second B-3. Other guests include Pat Martino and saxophonist Gary Bartz on two tracks each. At least two pieces, "Home on the Range" and "Mama Don't Allow No," suggest that DeFrancesco has been hanging out with genre-bending guitarist Bill Frisell. And while soul-jazz renditions of folk songs may sound like a strange mix, every cut flows together in a lovely mesh of organ, guitar, and drums. DeFrancesco ends the album in a flourish by adding his smooth, rich vocals to "That's All." While his fans probably will not wait for a recommendation to pick up Ballads and Blues, everyone else will find the album a good introduction to organ music for the new millennium.
© Ronnie D. Lankford Jr. /TiVo
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Joey DeFrancesco, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Joey DeFrancesco, MainArtist - Pat Martino, MainArtist - Cal Massey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Joey DeFrancesco, MainArtist - Gary Bartz, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Joey DeFrancesco, MainArtist - Pat Martino, MainArtist - Gene De Paul, ComposerLyricist - Don Raye, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Joey DeFrancesco, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Papa John, MainArtist - John DeFrancesco, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Joey DeFrancesco, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Lee Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Joey DeFrancesco, MainArtist - Gary Bartz, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Spencer Williams, ComposerLyricist - Joey DeFrancesco, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Joey DeFrancesco, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Joey DeFrancesco, MainArtist - ALAN BRANDT, ComposerLyricist - BOB HAYMES, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Album review
Don't be fooled by the title. While Ballads and Blues may sound like a mellow batch of tunes to listen to while strolling in the park, the ever-soulful Joey DeFrancesco has something else in mind. The album takes off with "Get It All," a groovy piece of funk complete with Paul Bollenback's zesty guitar and Byron Landham's balanced backbeat. A steady, rocking groove also defines pieces like "Take the Coltrane" and "Jammin' in the Basement." The latter cut, in particular, emanates a good vibe, perhaps due to the presence of brother John DeFrancesco on guitar and Papa John DeFrancesco on a second B-3. Other guests include Pat Martino and saxophonist Gary Bartz on two tracks each. At least two pieces, "Home on the Range" and "Mama Don't Allow No," suggest that DeFrancesco has been hanging out with genre-bending guitarist Bill Frisell. And while soul-jazz renditions of folk songs may sound like a strange mix, every cut flows together in a lovely mesh of organ, guitar, and drums. DeFrancesco ends the album in a flourish by adding his smooth, rich vocals to "That's All." While his fans probably will not wait for a recommendation to pick up Ballads and Blues, everyone else will find the album a good introduction to organ music for the new millennium.
© Ronnie D. Lankford Jr. /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:25
- Main artists: Joey DeFrancesco
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2002 Concord Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
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