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Frank Catalano: Mighty Burner
By With three fine Delmark hard bop discs under his belt, the twenty-something Chicagoan unleashes this crowd-pleasing live session. He takes no pauses, focusing on quartet music, soloing liberally and barely pausing for a minimal drum solo by Robert Gay. The title track is a rocked-out blues that presses the accelerator continuously. Jazz snobs certainly should avoid the funky music laid down here. Catalano plays bar-walking pleasers throughout. (I think Mr. Coltrane dipped his big toe into some of this pleasure early on too.)
If Catalano weren't a major talent on the saxophone, this guilty pleasure of an album would call for a pass. But he tosses some smart blues improvisation within the honking on "Burner's Blues," and the funk lays heavy on "God's Love For Music, with some sizzling electric keyboard and bass backing. While the disco remix tacked onto the end is very forgettabledid somebody call for a 1970s soundtrack?the live tracks are a jazz fan's guilty pleasure.
Track Listing
Mighty Burner; Love Bugaloo; Tuna Town; Burner
Personnel
Frank Catalano
saxophone, tenorFrank Catalano: tenor saxophone; Vijay Tellis-Nayak: piano; Matt Thompson: bass; Robert Gay: drums; Greg Spero: keyboards (5); Shawn Sommer: bass (6).
Album information
Title: Mighty Burner | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: Bright
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About Frank Catalano
Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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