This is one finger-licking, chin-wagging, cool-side-of-the-pillow triumph.

We love organ jazz around here, so it’s impossible for us to avoid the boss Hammond B3 of Joey DeFrancesco, widely regarded as being at or near the top of the heap amongst jazz organists. Who are we to argue? You May Also Like: Joey DeFrancesco, with Pharoah Sanders –Read More

Everything old is not quite new again on Joey DeFrancesco’s forthcoming Wonderful! Wonderful!, though I found myself disarmed nevertheless by this album’s old-school charms. You May Also Like: Joey DeFrancesco, with Pharoah Sanders – ‘In the Key of the Universe’ (2019) Larry Coryell – ‘Last Swing With Ireland’ (2021)

This is the story of two collaborations with Joey DeFrancesco that you almost never saw — or the difference between music … and the music “business.” You May Also Like: Joey DeFrancesco, with Pharoah Sanders – ‘In the Key of the Universe’ (2019)

The trio of respected Canadian sidemen who complete the Cinque band, though nowhere near as famous as Joey DeFrancesco and Steve Gadd, end up providing the structure and verve for this celebration of good-time soul jazz. You May Also Like: Joey DeFrancesco, with Pharoah Sanders – ‘In the Key ofRead More

by S. Victor Aaron This installment of Quickies takes a glance at three new offerings from HighNote Records. HighNote Reocrds, in case you didn’t know, has been around since 1996, a creation of former Muse Records founder and Prestige Records exec Joe Fields. As a longtime veteran of the wholeRead More