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Jerry Z: Break Allegro

by Jack Bowers
October 28, 2026

Jerry Z, a worthy successor to such organ maestros as Joey DeFrancesco, Mel Rhyne, Jimmy Smith, Charles Earland, Jimmy McGriff and others too numerous to single out, shows on Break Allegro, only the second recording as leader of his own group, that he clearly deserves to be mentioned in such esteemed company. In musical parlance, allegro means “fast" or “lively," which is exactly how Jerry Z's quartet opens the album, sprinting from the starting line on the title ...