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Frank Salis H3O: Mad Dog

By AAJ Italy Staff
January 14, 2011
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L'ascolto del primo brano di questo disco, una lunga e pensosa "Intro" del solo organo Hammond di Frank Salis non ci fa sospettare che si tratterà di un album che possiamo inserire nella categoria dell'acid jazz, con riferimenti a Jimmy Smith ed agli organisti del suo periodo. L'organista svizzero è molto bravo a creare atmosfere cariche di ritmo, a partire da "Austin," e - in particolare - con la title-track dalle spiccate venature funky. A parte le composizioni dell'autore da segnalare anche il blues "Cold Shot" scritto da Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Intorno all gruppo principale di Salis girano sideman interessanti, fra cui risalta Joe Colombo con il suo originale uso del dobro in due brani, "Street Walk" e "Cold Shot".

Un disco divertente da ascoltare, pure se non si va in discoteca!

Track Listing

01. Intro (F. Salis) - 2:55; 02. Austin (F. Salis) - 3:17; 03. Neither in Your Dream (F. Salis) - 5:50; 04. Mad Dog (F. Salis) - 3:38; 05. Fourth Degree (F. Salis) - 1:29; 06. Street Walk (F. Salis) - 4:27; 07. Mombasa (F. Salis) - 3:55; 08. Cold Shot (Stevie Ray Vaughan) - 5:00; 09. Blues for Me (F. Salis) - 3:00; 10. Austin Remix (F. Salis) - 4:39.

Personnel

Frank Salis

organ, Hammond B3

Frank Salis (Hammond); Marco Nevano (sax tenore); Phil Giomo (chitarra 2,4,8); Rocco Lombardi (batteria); Max Pizio (sax 4); Luca Prisciotta (chitarra 4); Joe Colombo (dobro 6,8).

Album information

Title: Mad Dog | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: Taran's Free Jazz Hour

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About Frank Salis

Instrument: Organ, Hammond B3

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