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Joe Augustine: Cool Today, Jazz Tonight
Essentially, Augustine forsakes any notions of pursuing heady, introspective, or self absorbed piano-based fare, as the leader lets the good times roll via listener friendly sentiment, catchy hooks and nicely-designed arrangements. The cheery proceedings commence with the vivacious, R&B and slightly funk tinged opener, “Groove Attitude.” Through it all, the musicians’ purvey hearty environs, whether engaging in a mid-tempo blues vamp on, “Fever” or melding simple rock motifs with a piquant Afro-Cuban pulse during the feisty, “Samba de Boyz”.
The merriment surges onward with Sonny Rollins’, “St. Thomas” and Cole Porter’s “Love For Sale,” as Augustine effectively utilizes all registers of his Steinway atop succinctly stated block chords, emphatic rhythmic passages and elegantly executed right hand single note leads. - Cool Today, Jazz Tonight serves as an appropriate description for this rather luminously performed affair, marked by an air of innocence and the artists’ noticeable camaraderie. Recommended!
Track Listing
Groove Attitude; Night Train; Cool Days/Jazz Nights; Fever; (On This) Special Day; Samba de Boyz; Nature Boy; Peel Me A Grape; St. Thomas; Funk
Personnel
Joe Augustine; Steinway D grand piano: Denny Jiosa; guitar: Steve Novosel; acoustic bass: Chester Thompson; drums: Glen Caruba; percussion
Album information
Title: Cool Today, Jazz Tonight | Year Released: 2001 | Record Label: 1201 Music
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