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Ashwin Tumne (ashwin@isgtec.com)
Thu, 20 Jul 1995 10:05:57 -0400


> anout the artists. Who's Lou Donaldson, do you have any Groove Holmes, etc.
> Though I respect your opinion of not liking it, your statement of it not being
> "jazzy funk" strikes me as odd since Blue Note has always been a jazz label,
> never anything else and also your comment "its very organ heavy" sounds almost
> negative. If you examine most funk/soul bands in the 60s and 70s, you'll find
> an organist on about 70% of them (of course, I may be exaggrating but the organ
> was a very common instrument). That's cool that you have a less than ecstatic
> opinion about it, though. Actually, I've been wanting to post a message about
> something I've noticed in many a-jazz listeners but I'll save it for tomorrow.
>
> --Jon
>

Speaking of Organs, We checked out Martin Medeski and Wood last night at
the El Mocombo in Toronto. That was one *FINE* show they did. The trio
was amazing with such a diversity of sound, rhythm, and groove, and the
organist (Medeski) was creating the most phatest notes I've ever heard
on an organ - It was as if Fat Albert and his gang were gonna walk into the
club :-) If you like organs or just a good show, definitely check them out
if you get the chance. I can, however, see how an album may be too organ
heavy. When I purchase an album, I prefer to hear a diverisity of sounds
and melody, and some albums can be biased towards one instrument, drowning
out what could be the potential of all other instruments (including voice).
If it's a few songs, that's OK, but I expect more diversity out of
compilations. But funky organs are definitely the sh**s for me :-)

Shanti,

ashwin

ashwin@isgtec.com