Lofty's Roach Souffle

Harry Connick Jr. | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 1990)
• Original Release Date: July 3, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002759
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,812 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a very good album, from a very fun period in jazz, September 22, 2004

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M. Brannan (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lofty's Roach Souffle (Audio CD)

Much to the chagrin of my jazz purist friends, I've been a fan of Harry Connick, Jr. ever since I saw him perform on Saturday Night Live. And I think that, in all fairness, this album stands up very well. As someone noted on here already, the bass playing is amazing- I wish that Harry still recorded with Benjamin Jonah Wolfe. Cynics might say that Harry is yet another young jazz pianist to borrow some style points from Monk, but really, how can you be a pianist and not be influenced by Monk? And while Harry isn't the greatest living pianist or anything, he certainly shows off good chops all through the album, mixing his New Orleans-y swing into some bop/post-bop pieces.

I also enjoy that Harry refuted, intentionally or not, the "New Sinatra" tag that many of his critics use to denounce him. Unless there's an instrumental Sinatra album that I've never heard.

What's best about this album is that it has the freshness and urgency that defined Harry's early albums. For sentimentalists out there (like me), it might remind you of the jazz revival of the late 80's, and the optimism of the time.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Trio Jazz, Soild from Begining to End, October 16, 1998

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E. M. Hunt "Nurse Ed" (Rosburg, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lofty's Roach Souffle (Audio CD)

This is as solid an album as I've come across in the past ten years. I've had this CD since it was released and I come back to it again and again, finding new tricks, new attitude in a good solid recording. On tracks like One Last Pitch, Lofty's Roach Souffle and Hudson Bommer, Harry and the boys never let you up off the couch. They always have something new to show you. Basswork by Benjamin Wolfe stands out as the soul behind effortless riffing piano. I 've been waiting for Harry and the Trio to release something new. When they do, I'll be standing in line...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous stuff!, June 9, 2006

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C. J. Zimmel (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lofty's Roach Souffle (Audio CD)

I just can't understand why this album isn't more popular, or why Harry hasn't put out another trio album like this. He's got a unique piano style, although borrowed from Monk and a few others, that is young and exciting on this album. It is borderline awkward and clumsy that also seems like sheer genius. The drumming is unbelievable. You get the feeling they had a lot of fun in the studio making this album as all three members bring "kick" to each song in a laid-back style. This sits on the CD shelf right next to Dave Brubeck's Time Out.