Customer Reviews

Live at the Orbit Room

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You're gonna love how smokin' Tony plays REAL B-3 here.
His Toronto Trio is on fire; the music feels great!
So many highlights ... favorites are the hip/extremely FUNKY,
"Ode to Billie Joe" and "Slow Down Sagg" (from Jimmy Smith's ROOT DOWN classic). Tony plays with a new cutting edge sound way beyond traditional barriers expected from this sort of trio date.

Every year my friends and I never miss Tony in Toronto; listening to this live CD reminds us of how (on stage) Ted, Vito and Tony quickly became soaked in sweat. At times Tony sounds af if he's trying to dismantle the Leslie cabinet by pushing the organ till the big speaker explodes. It's all (nasty fun) good.
The #1 MOST highly recommended jazz organ CD of 2008!

The 7 tracks contain a lot of ingenious improvisation from Messrs Monaco, Quinlan and Rezza. The last 2 tracks are another jam version of the first 2 tracks. I would've preferred it if they put in 2 different songs though.

The energy in the music is relentless, you cannot stop yourself from moving when you listen to it. The slower songs are a good break from all that physical exercise it takes you through. In the slower songs, the melodic lines woven by Monaco and Quinlan are soothing and beautiful... then you are ready for another thumping jam with Slow Down Sagg. Slow Down Sagg features a fantastic solo from Quinlan. If you love outside jazz lines, Quinlan will not disappoint you.

MORE MORE MORE!!!!

This is the best album yet from Tony Monaco. His playing is awesome and the guitar with him just as awesome. Wow, what a trio!

IMHO, what makes Tony so great is, he actually learns the song and builds his performance around the melody as opposed to other B3 players who just wander and run from chord to chord.

Tony has the best left hand bass of any living B3 player.

...and have a dry, dirty martini waiting when I get there!!

Tony, you seem to have as much fun playing your music as we have listening to it!! I raise my glass to you sir!!

Now, where's that waiter?...

I just saw Tony in Philly with Pat Martino and Eric Alexander. I can't wait for his new CD with Pat. This CD is awesome. S'bout Time has the same feel as when Columbus' own Don Patterson made the original recording. It's off the chain. Tony is the man. If you like a soulful organ then you won't be disappointed with this CD. Live Albums are so great because of the audience's back and forth.

He leaves it all on the bandstand and is happy to do it. I agree with a previous reviewer that the guitar solo on Slow Down Sagg is wonderful. But what Tony does in climax after climax at the end of that song is just laugh-out-loud ridiculous B-3 Soul.

short and simple, this guy has done his homework. he is on top of his game playing the organ. he has gotten so much better. this cd is a must have live set.