A review of the organist's debut album on Savant
Published April 30, 2019 – By Mike Joyce
Hammond B-3 vet Caesar Frazier and company offer listeners drawn to vintage jazz organ abundant relief with this album, clearly inspired by the keyboardist’s organ-combo influences. Suffice to say, fans of Jimmy Smith, Brother Jack McDuff, Shirley Scott, and Don Patterson, to say nothing of guitarists Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, and George Benson, have reason to cheer.
Though Closer to the Truth marks Frazier’s label debut on Savant, his list of credits, including a pivotal association with saxophonist Lou Donaldson, is as impressive as it is long. Unsurprisingly, the 11 performances here are stamped by Frazier’s authority and soulful, none more so than the Benny Golson standard “Blues March,” cast as a hypnotic funk interlude streaming with evocative solos by the bandleader, tenor saxophonist Lyle Link, and guitarist Jacques Lesure. Selecting album highlights is tricky, though, since repeat spins of Nat Adderley’s “Jive Samba,” George Shearing’s “Lullaby of Birdland,” and Frazier’s own “Codes” reveal new virtues and nuances.
While there’s a lot to be said for Frazier’s slow-burn finesse—check out the album’s lovely, brush-stroked coda “That’s All”—the keyboardist also swings with consummate ease, adroitly aided by drummer Leon Joyce, Jr. Uncluttered and unfussy, the arrangements are another big plus: roomy enough to showcase each member of the group without resorting to routine exchanges.
https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/caesar-frazier-closer-to-the-truth-savant/
Note: In some albums it appears as "Ceasar Frazier"
https://www.discogs.com/es/artist/136168-Caesar-Frazier
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Una crítica del álbum debut del organista en Savant
Publicado el 30 de abril de 2019 - Por Mike Joyce
El veterano del Hammond B-3, Caesar Frazier, y compañía ofrecen a los oyentes atraídos por el órgano de jazz clásico un abundante alivio con este álbum, claramente inspirado en las influencias del organista en el organocombo. Baste decir que los fans de Jimmy Smith, el hermano Jack McDuff, Shirley Scott y Don Patterson, por no hablar de los guitarristas Kenny Burrell, Grant Green y George Benson, tienen motivos para animar.
Aunque Closer to the Truth marca el debut de Frazier en la discográfica Savant, su lista de créditos, incluyendo una asociación fundamental con el saxofonista Lou Donaldson, es tan impresionante como larga. No es de extrañar que las 11 actuaciones aquí estén marcadas por la autoridad y el alma de Frazier, nada más y nada menos que la "Marcha del Blues" estándar de Benny Golson, emitida como un hipnótico interludio de funk con evocadores solos del director de la banda, el saxofonista tenor Lyle Link y el guitarrista Jacques Lesure. La selección de los temas más destacados del álbum es difícil, ya que los giros repetidos de "Jive Samba" de Nat Adderley, "Lullaby of Birdland" de George Shearing, y los propios "Codes" de Frazier revelan nuevas virtudes y matices.
Aunque hay mucho que decir de la delicadeza de Frazier, como la encantadora coda "That's All", el teclista también se mueve con consumada facilidad, ayudado hábilmente por el baterista Leon Joyce, Jr. Los arreglos son otra gran ventaja: lo suficientemente amplios como para mostrar a cada miembro del grupo sin tener que recurrir a intercambios rutinarios.
https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/caesar-frazier-closer-to-the-truth-savant/
Nota: En algunos álbumes figura como "Ceasar Frazier"
https://www.discogs.com/es/artist/136168-Caesar-Frazier
https://www.caesarfrazier.com/
1 - Let's Get Started - 0:37
2 - Jive Samba - 7:59
3 - Blues March - 5:30
4 - You Don't Know What love Is - 5:50
5 - Codes - 5:22
6 - King Of Leonne - 5:37
7 - 1-2-3 - 6:20
8 - Jive Samba Reprise - 1:32
9 - Soul Shadows - 5:40
10 - Lullaby Of Birdland - 5:13
11 - That's All - 5:39
Credits:
Drums – Leon Joyce, Jr
Electric Organ – Caesar Frazier
Guitar – Jacques Lesure
Tenor Saxophone – Lyle Link
Label: Savant – SCD 2171
Released: 2019
Genre: Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/Caesar-Frazier-Lyle-Link-Jacques-Lesure-Leon-Joyce-Jr-Closer-To-The-Truth/release/13617485
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