Joe Kap Organ Trio • Street Noise

 

This recording of largely original compositions from the Joe Kap (né Kaplowitz) Organ Trio is a combination of the old and the new, insofar as the genre of organ-guitar-drum groups are concerned. The band well may have been playing the last set at Dupree's Rib Joint, possibly located near the intersection of Myrtle and Bedford Avenues in Brooklyn, NY, which geographically covers the first two tracks.

The first half of this album seems to be blue and funky, with Kap laying down a groove at either ballad or mid-tempo pace, but relaxed and relying upon single notes as opposed to an overpowering chorded keyboard technique. The second half starts with Cole Porter's "It's Alright With Me" taken way up-tempo and "Try It Baby," an R&B tune that Berry Gordy wrote for Marvin Gaye. From this point, Kap seems more interested in providing more of a funk overlay to these tunes and it adds a bit more grease and grit to the presentation. "Mr. Heid" is a percussive tribute to Bill Heid. "Street Noise Part 2" is a free jazz venture which begins with what sounds like electronica on the Fender Rhodes. On that track, guitarist Paul Pieper, who does not get a lot of solo space, plays in the manner of Dom Minasi with one eye on the sheet music and the other on the stratosphere. There is also a touch of acid jazz on the latter half of the session.

A lot of the enjoyment of this group relates to one's affinity (or tolerance) for the organ trio. Marty Morrison is a powerhouse drummer who obviously clicks well with Mr. Kap, and Pieper gets in some good licks on guitar, but he is largely a background player here. I think that this album is too ambitious in trying to reach across several generations of B-3 followers.
By Michael P. Gladstone
May 2, 2004
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/street-noise-joe-kap-severn-records-review-by-michael-p-gladstone

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Esta grabación de composiciones en gran parte originales del Joe Kap (né Kaplowitz) Organ Trio es una combinación de lo viejo y lo nuevo, en lo que al género de grupos de órgano-guitarra-batería se refiere. El grupo bien podría haber estado tocando el último set en Dupree's Rib Joint, posiblemente situado cerca de la intersección de las avenidas Myrtle y Bedford en Brooklyn, NY, que geográficamente cubre las dos primeras pistas.

La primera mitad de este álbum parece azul y funky, con Kap marcando el ritmo a ritmo de balada o medio tempo, pero relajado y basándose en notas sueltas en lugar de una técnica de teclado con acordes abrumadora. La segunda mitad comienza con "It's Alright With Me" de Cole Porter, subida de tono, y "Try It Baby", un tema de R&B que Berry Gordy escribió para Marvin Gaye. A partir de este momento, Kap parece más interesado en dar un toque funk a estos temas y añade un poco más de grasa y arena a la presentación. "Mr. Heid" es un homenaje percusivo a Bill Heid. "Street Noise Part 2" es una aventura de free jazz que comienza con lo que suena a electrónica en el Fender Rhodes. En este tema, el guitarrista Paul Pieper, que no tiene mucho espacio para los solos, toca a la manera de Dom Minasi, con un ojo en la partitura y el otro en la estratosfera. También hay un toque de acid jazz en la segunda mitad de la sesión.

Gran parte del disfrute de este grupo está relacionado con la afinidad (o tolerancia) de cada uno por el trío de órgano. Marty Morrison es un potente batería que, obviamente, congenia bien con Mr. Kap, y Pieper hace algunos buenos licks a la guitarra, pero aquí es, en gran medida, un músico de fondo. Creo que este álbum es demasiado ambicioso al intentar llegar a varias generaciones de seguidores de la B-3.
Por Michael P. Gladstone
2 de mayo de 2004
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/street-noise-joe-kap-severn-records-review-by-michael-p-gladstone


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Tracks:
1 - Street Noise, Pt. 1
2 - Myrtle Avenue Street Crawl
3 - Cold Chill
4 - Sleeping on the Job
5 - Eldorado
6 - Mad Scientist
7 - It's Alright With Me
8 - Try It Baby Joe Kap TRY IT BABY Lyrics
9 - Like Water
10 - Mister Heid
11 - Street Noise, Pt. 2
12 - Neurosis


Credits:
Joe Kap- Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes;
Paul Pieper- guitar;
Marty Morrison- drums, percussion.

Label: Severn
Released: 2004
Genre: Mainstream Jazz

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