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Joey DeFrancesco: Organ Master meets Crooner

by R.J. DeLuke
October 8, 2003

Joey DeFrancesco is rightfully known as an incredibly talented organ player. He's got an array of solid CDs that document his rise to the top. He can fit into any setting, from hard bop to the electronic funk of 1980s Miles Davis. He can swing a room of lead balloons. This affable Italian can even croon ...

Joey DeFrancesco: Goodfellas

by AAJ Staff
January 22, 2003

(Whistling “Speak Softly Love") Recognize that tune? Of course you do! It’s the theme from The Godf- Okay- so maybe this type of intro doesn’t work so well in print. But one thing which does work is this album! No plaintive strings or weeping accordion. No way. This is jazz. Jazz that swings like DiMaggio and ...

Ballads And Blues

By Joey DeFrancesco

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2002
Track listing: Get It All; These Are Soulful Days; Take the Coltrane; You Don

The Philadelphia Connection - A Tribute To Don Patterson

By Joey DeFrancesco

Label: HighNote Records, Inc.
Released: 2002
Track listing: S`Bout Time; Perdido; Opus De Don; The Good Life; Little Shannon; Oleo; Blue Don; Blue N Boogie;

Joey DeFrancesco: Ballads And Blues

by Jim Santella
September 1, 2002

Joey DeFrancesco’s organ trio has been together for twelve years already. And what a solid unit they’ve become. Byron Landham and Paul Bollenback make soulful music when they’re working alongside DeFrancesco and his timeless repertoire. This time out, he’s included several familiar classics, a few originals, and some in-betweens. Guests Pat Martino, Gary Bartz, Papa John ...

Singin' And Swingin'

By Joey DeFrancesco

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2001
Track listing: You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To; Mr. Dennis Houlihan; They Say it's Wonderful; Did You Hear Him Holler?; Mack The Knife; One Mint Julep; In the Wee Small Hours; I Thought About You; The Sidewalk is Wild; Let Me Love You Tonight; Kansas City; Danny Boy; I'm Getting Sentimental Over You.

The Champ Round 2/Hip Cake Walk

By Joey DeFrancesco

Label:
Released: 2001
Track listing: The Champ Round 2The Champ, Back at the Chicken Shack, Bayou, I'm an Old Cowhand, The Sermon, The Boss, Oh No Babe, Hackensack, Greensleeves, The Champ (The Rematch)Hip Cake WalkThe Cat, Freddie Freeloader, Song For My Father, Milestones, High Rider, Moanin', Back at the Chicken Shack, Latin Groove, Hip Cake Walk

Singin' and Swingin' / Burning Grooves

By Joey DeFrancesco

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2001
Track listing:

Singin' and Swingin':You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To; Mr. Dennis Houlihan; They Say It's Wonderful; Did You Hear Him Holler; Mack The Knife; One Mint Julep; In The Wee Small Hours; I Thought About You; The Sidewalk Is Wild' Let Me Love You Tonight; Kansas City; Danny Boy; I'm Getting Sentimental Over You. (Total Time: 59:44)

Burnin' Grooves:Blues For T; Backward Shack; Girltalk; Fungi Mama; Jumpin' The Blues; Ashleen; Bluesette; Road Song; So Long For Now. (Total Time: 60:44)

Joey DeFrancesco: Singin' And Swingin'

by Jim Santella
November 1, 2001

Just look at that song list! These are standards that cook every time out. Organist Joey DeFrancesco takes the bull by the horns and performs themhisway. Hammond B-3 melodies control the session and provide great listening. With his trio, DeFrancesco wows any crowd, any place, any time. His boundless energy and the natural manner with which ...

Joey DeFrancesco / Tony Monaco Trio: Singin' and Swingin' / Burning Grooves

by C. Michael Bailey
October 1, 2001

The Hammond B-3 Organ— New and Newer. The temptation not to couple these two discs in a single review perished when reviewing the musician's credits. Both of these Hammond B-3 releases have one big thing in common: Joey DeFrancesco and his regular rhythm. But, Mr. DeFrancesco does not lead both of these releases. Complicated? No, not ...