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Savant Records SCD 2173
Pat Bianchi, organ
Paul Bollenback, guitar • Byron Landham, drums
With special guests
Peter Bernstein, guitar • Carmen Intorre, Jr, drums
Joe Locke, vibes • Kevin Mahogany, vocal
Pat Martino, guitar
Track listing: Humpty Dumpty • Blue Gardenia • Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing • Mr. PM • Barracudas (General Assembly) • Crazy • No Expectations • I Want to Talk About You • Fall • Four in One
Capable of everything from vibrato-laden intimate murmurings to sermonizing at a roaring volume, the jazz organ can sometimes be strangely dispiriting – like being stuck at a bar with a non-stop talker. PAT BIANCHI will have none of that, eschewing all the clichés and displaying the instrument’s versatility with a setlist that ranges from Chick Corea to Patsy Cline to Monk and Billy Eckstine. For this, Bianchi’s first recording on Savant, the leader has brought along a number of friends and colleagues including PAT MARTINO, JOE LOCKE, CARMEN INTORRE, JR. the late, lamented KEVIN MAHOGANY and others making for an extra-special debut recording.
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