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Joey DeFrancesco: Joey DeFrancesco's Goodfellas

Read "Joey DeFrancesco's Goodfellas" reviewed by Ed Kopp

by Ed Kopp
November 1, 1999

You can just imagine a pitchman trying to sell this concept to the suits: “OK, everybody, here's the plan: We find us three Italian jazzers. We have 'em play tunes popularized by famous Italian Americans -- Old Blue Eyes and a couple more. We even throw in some old-country favorites -- “O Solo Mio" and such. The cover photo is the clincher! Listen to this: We dress the boys up like gangsters! We sit ‘em down in an Italian restaurant ...

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Joey DeFrancesco: Goodfellas

Read "Goodfellas" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
November 1, 1999

When you spend your youth growing up in South Philadelphia, the music of Frank Sinatra and the earlier music that influenced him has to have a major lasting impact on you. The timeless nature of standards such as “Young At Heart," “Fly Me to the Moon" and “All The Way" cannot be ignored. Other significant crooners such as Perry Como, Dean Martin, and Tony Bennett have extended the feelings we harbor that these songs will live forever. For his latest ...

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Joey DeFrancesco: Goodfellas

Read "Goodfellas" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
November 1, 1999

Joey DeFrancesco, who was heavily influenced by organ maestro Jimmy Smith, is one of the most energetic and expressive Hammond B-3 players on the scene today. His sound combines huge slabs of swirling block chords with nimble, fleet-fingered keyboard runs. While the concept behind Goodfellas may seem a bit obvious and kitschy -- three Italian-Americans working out on some “Italian inspired" standards -- there is enough good music on this CD to make it a worthwhile purchase. The mood on ...