Customer Reviews

Big Blast

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Ron Pedley on the Hammond B3 organ is a true joy to listen to. And Jon Pondel brings funky electric guitar riffs to the forefront -- along with the excellent playing of Matt and Gregg Bissonette. I listened to this album twice straight through when I first got it, and now it has become one of my favorites to leave in the CD player. Smooth, funky, and yet very modern. Highly recommended.

With all the good jazz organist out there, this is an upbeat tempo, modern and up to date. Great style, a magnificent album to add to your jazz organist collection. 10 star.....

This band is so good. I went to a concert they had out here at a local banquet house. If you think the CD sounds great, you ought to hear them LIVE. Wow, did they blow my socks off! There's nothing like sitting right in front of the bandstand for that unbelievable live sound. It sounded just like being in a recording studio. It was a fantastic concert I will never forget!

This is cool jazz, great to listen to, really sets a mellow mood. Ron Pedley really makes that Hammond sing. Buy it!

This is a great CD. The tracks have that perfect groove kinda thing. I can't wait for the next CD!

I am a huge Jimmy Smith & Joey DeFrancesco fan, as well as a HUGE Soulive fan, and I heard the title track on Pandora radio, so I thought, "What the hey, I like what I hear; maybe this is a good raw jazz album.

I was left feeling a little dissappointed. As a jazzer, I was waiting for big solos in the middle, and they never came. Soloistically, this album is like listening to a 6th-grade big band. I can tell Ron Pedley is a good B3ist, but he never "unleashes." Likewise, Pondel's compositions on this album are quite solid, and they groove, but there is never that "Oh Man!" moment. Well rehearsed band, overall, but a little lacking from a jazzer perspective. This is a cd more geared for easy-listening fans.

Pros: Well-rehearsed band; smooth and accurate; good compositions
Cons: no climax; "restrained" soloing; no characteristic tracks, more easy-listening than jazz.