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Grant Geissman: Blooz
ByGeissman, a celebrated veteran player and composer, has assembled an all-star lineup to accompany him on his journey through the blues, funky, cool, and otherwise. You could not do much better, if at all.
Full disclosure, "Whitewalls and Big Fins" will kill listeners of a certain vintage, but that is age speaking, not to mention distant memories of a relative's 58 El Dorado Caddy. No, Randy Brecker is not everywhere. He only seems to be everywhere, and to very good effect on "Preach," plus a Hammond B3. "Carlos en Siete" is indeed in seven, with Russell Ferrante and a brace of compañeros including David Garfield and percussion no end. Tom Scott makes an appearance on "This and That." And anyone still hankering for founding fathers of fusion will get Robben Ford on "Robben's Hood."
This is one of those cool recordings that someone will put aside for a rainy day, or for when the world looks as bleak as it customarily does. As the song once said, you can't sit down, and with Grant Geissman's Blooz, you cannot. As a bonus, all the tunes are originals, if "Green Dolphin Street" for the nth time has got you down. Good tunes, great players. A simple formula, eh?
Track Listing
Preach; Side Hustle; Carlos En Siete; Time Enough At Last; Fat Back; Rage Cage; Robben's Hood; One G and Two J's; Stranger Danger; Whitewalls and Big Fins; This and That; Sorry Not Sorry.
Personnel
Grant Geissman
guitarRandy Brecker
trumpetRobben Ford
guitarTom Scott
saxophone, tenorJoe Bonamassa
guitarJohn Jorgenson
guitarJimmy Cox
organ, Hammond B3Russell Ferrante
keyboardsEmilio Palame
pianoDavid Garfield
keyboardsTrey Henry
bassKevin Axt
bassRay Brinker
drumsBernie Dresel
drumsRicardo "Tiki" Pasillas
drumsKevin Winard
drumsAlbum information
Title: Blooz | Year Released: 2022 | Record Label: MESA/Bluemoon
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