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Champ: Dedicated to Jimmy Smith

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A Master and an Apprentice. Jimmy Smith and Joey DeFrancesco? Not quite; both Masters. You want home cookin? Take prime Smith soaked in riffs, pop it in your Hammond. No need to simmer for 20 minutes, this is 4 minute fast food, a jazz feast. Sprinkle with hints of Burrell, Swartz and Montgomery and serve with lashings of Jo Jones and Tate. Afterwards sit back and smoke vintage Holmes, McGriff and Macduff and finish it off with a cup of Dennerlein. Sensory overload!

I have been a life long fan of Jimmy Smith. I can tell you that Joey D. has been a very good student of the master.
Joey slathers soul on everything he does. It is so cool to see someone who is true to the music. The blues, as Joey plays it, makes you feel good ... no ...great. Please buy this, I promise you will not be disapointed. You will be singing his praises.

I just bought this CD today and was completly blown away by the first track. Joey D took me to church on that one. I love all of the other cuts too. I'm 16 and as an upcoming gospel/jazz organist, this cd is a teaching tool for me. The other musicians are extraordinary and I love how they mix together to make music. Chop after chop, riff after riff, I can actually feel the band just playing their hearts out. Buy "Live at the Five Spot" too.

I have this new CD. Joey does the songs that made organist Jimmy Smith famous. Not all of my favorite tunes are on this CD, but enough of them to satisfy me. Also the organ sound is kind of too tone cabinet sound with extra reverb, rather than Leslie rotating speaker sound. It doesn't have that raunchy sound I'm used to hearing from Joey. I wish he had put his own sound to Jimmy Smiths songs. All in all, it's a great CD to add to your Joey Defrancesco collection.

Joey Defrancesco pays tribute to all Jazz muscians.Especially Jimmy Smith. Organ great and true Organ Jazz to the forefront. "Mack the Knife" is a classic sound of the Organ in play. Also, check out "All in the Family" his last Album. It's Just as great too.

This is not a particularly subtle date but that's okay. When you're in a mood to just be pummeled by lighting-fast chops, down home bluesiness and "b#lls out" B-3, this is your disc. Also a kick to hear Billy Hart plays traps in a traditional organ trio context.