Ramshackle Serenade
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Larry Goldings (Hammond Organ), Peter Bernstein (Guitar), Bill Stewart (Drums)
Ramshackle Serenade
[ Pirouet / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 6 May 2014
This trio is an unusual camaraderie of world-class players. From the moment you first hear the trio you can sense the deep respect the musicians have for one another. Three musicians who never make a big deal about what they are up to, thereby generating an infectious strength through their extraordinarily subtle control of all the musical parts. Their intensely sensual music grooves and glistens. With the trio's extensive use of the music's dynamic possibilities, the passion and joy of this amazingly versatile instrumental lineup is there for all to hear. Sophisticated music - just let yourself go, and enjoy.
Instrumental CD of the Month: Jazzstation (USA)
Few artistic partnerships are as delightfully durable as the trio of organist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter Bernstein, and drummer Bill Stewart. These men have often recorded under the moniker of the "Larry Goldings Trio" over the past two-plus decades, but this has never been a band to favor one player over another.
Ramshackle Serenade finds this group covering a lot of ground. The album opens with Goldings' "Roach"-a slow blues in five-which proves to be one of the standout performances.
The second half of the album contains a "Sweet And Lovely" that grows hotter over time, a pair of originals-Stewart's hip-and-intoxicating "Blue Sway" and Bernstein's lively "Useless Metaphor"-and an album-closing look at Horace Silver's oft-covered "Peace." After all these years, this trio still manages to make magic whenever it hits the studio. It doesn't get much better than this. (AllAboutJazz.com, June 2014)
Tracks:
Roach
Simple as That
Ramshackle Serenade
Mr. Meagles
Sweet and Lovely
Blue Sway
Useless Metaphor
Peace
