Soul Revival

James Simpson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• ASIN: B000R7ENLI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download

Editorial Reviews

A musical journey through time. Organ Jazz at its finest! «Soul Revival» revives jazz organ since the forties. Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff and Don Patterson are standing by when Simpson pulls out all the stops on his old Hammond. In order to give retro sounds a new context, he blends the sultriness of Blues, the fervour of Gospel, and the heat of Soul. All of which are genres he grew up listening to, and which are in his blood, as can be heard and felt. A real treat for fans of the soulfully played Hammond organ. Hammond organ icon Jimmy Smith was one of his teachers in the US; another important influence of James Simpson was the musical director of the Ray Charles Band, James Polk. He just told me: «Whatever you do, do not forsake the groove.» That's exactly what he sees as his mission: I would like to keep alive the tradition of soul jazz. I would like to make music that is earthy, groovy, 'greasy', as we say back home.