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Those who watched 1990s late-night television should be familiar with the work of the Vivino Brothers, who were music directors for NBC's Late Night With Conan O'Brian. On that program, the job of singer/guitarist/pianist Jimmy Vivino and his sibling, singer/saxophonist Jerry Vivino, is to make O'Brian happy; however, on Blues Band, they sing and play for their own satisfaction. This decent, competent CD, which was recorded in April 2000, is fairly diverse. The Vivino Brothers are, as the album's title says, primarily a blues band, and cuts like "Feedback Out on Highway 101" and Lowell Fulson's "Sinner's Prayer" are gritty examples of urban electric blues. But the siblings detour into other areas, including soul on "Slippin' and Slidin'" and instrumental soul-jazz on Jerry's "Fat Burns," along with interpretations of Curtis Mayfield's "Pusher Man" and Sly & the Family Stone's "Family Affair." The Vivino Brothers don't just give us note-for-note covers of those 1970s R&B classics; instead, they take a hint from improvisers like Charles Earland and Grant Green and really interpret the songs. Brian Charette is the group's organist, and his work is right out of the Jimmy Smith/Jack McDuff/Earland school of organ playing. Blues Band isn't for blues purists, but it's enjoyable if you are the sort of eclectic listener who holds urban blues, R&B, and soul-jazz in equally high regard.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Jerry Vivino, Composer, Lyricist - Vivino Brothers, MainArtist - Music As Software Inc., Vivino Music, MusicPublisher
2000 Digital Music Products, Inc. 2000 Digital Music Products, Inc.
J. Smith, Composer, Lyricist - A. Collins, Composer, Lyricist - E. Bocage, Composer, Lyricist - R. Penniman, Composer, Lyricist - Vivino Brothers, MainArtist - Boss Music Company, SONY/ATV Sons LLC, MusicPublisher
2000 Digital Music Products, Inc. 2000 Digital Music Products, Inc.
Curtis Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist - Warner Tamberlane Publishing Co., MusicPublisher - Vivino Brothers, MainArtist
2000 Digital Music Products, Inc. 2000 Digital Music Products, Inc.
L. Green, Composer, Lyricist - Vivino Brothers, MainArtist - Universal Duchess Music Corp., Wabash Music Company, MusicPublisher
2000 Digital Music Products, Inc. 2000 Digital Music Products, Inc.
Jimmy Vivino, Composer, Lyricist - Vivino Brothers, MainArtist - Music As Software Inc., Vivino Music, MusicPublisher
2000 Digital Music Products, Inc. 2000 Digital Music Products, Inc.
R. Guidry, Composer, Lyricist - ARC Music Corp., MusicPublisher - Vivino Brothers, MainArtist
2000 Digital Music Products, Inc. 2000 Digital Music Products, Inc.
V. Morrison, Composer, Lyricist - Vivino Brothers, MainArtist - Caledonia Soul Music, Warner Tamberlane Publishing Co., MusicPublisher
2000 Digital Music Products, Inc. 2000 Digital Music Products, Inc.
E. Clark, Composer, Lyricist - Vivino Brothers, MainArtist
2000 Digital Music Products, Inc. 2000 Digital Music Products, Inc.
Jerry Vivino, Composer, Lyricist - Vivino Brothers, MainArtist - Music As Software Inc., Vivino Music, MusicPublisher
2000 Digital Music Products, Inc. 2000 Digital Music Products, Inc.
L. Fulson, Composer, Lyricist - L. Glenn, Composer, Lyricist - Unichappell Music Inc., MusicPublisher - Vivino Brothers, MainArtist
2000 Digital Music Products, Inc. 2000 Digital Music Products, Inc.
S. Stewart, Composer, Lyricist - Mijac Music, MusicPublisher - Vivino Brothers, MainArtist
2000 Digital Music Products, Inc. 2000 Digital Music Products, Inc.
Album review
Those who watched 1990s late-night television should be familiar with the work of the Vivino Brothers, who were music directors for NBC's Late Night With Conan O'Brian. On that program, the job of singer/guitarist/pianist Jimmy Vivino and his sibling, singer/saxophonist Jerry Vivino, is to make O'Brian happy; however, on Blues Band, they sing and play for their own satisfaction. This decent, competent CD, which was recorded in April 2000, is fairly diverse. The Vivino Brothers are, as the album's title says, primarily a blues band, and cuts like "Feedback Out on Highway 101" and Lowell Fulson's "Sinner's Prayer" are gritty examples of urban electric blues. But the siblings detour into other areas, including soul on "Slippin' and Slidin'" and instrumental soul-jazz on Jerry's "Fat Burns," along with interpretations of Curtis Mayfield's "Pusher Man" and Sly & the Family Stone's "Family Affair." The Vivino Brothers don't just give us note-for-note covers of those 1970s R&B classics; instead, they take a hint from improvisers like Charles Earland and Grant Green and really interpret the songs. Brian Charette is the group's organist, and his work is right out of the Jimmy Smith/Jack McDuff/Earland school of organ playing. Blues Band isn't for blues purists, but it's enjoyable if you are the sort of eclectic listener who holds urban blues, R&B, and soul-jazz in equally high regard.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:24
- Main artists: Vivino Brothers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: DMP
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
2000 Digital Music Products, Inc. 2000 Digital Music Products, Inc.
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