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Dick Oatts • Gratitude

 



Review by Ken Dryden
Dick Oatts is a veteran of many top-notch jazz bands, a renowned jazz educator, and a fine alto saxophonist and bandleader deserving of wider recognition. One of the busiest musicians in the Manhattan jazz scene, Oatts gathered a number of other Big Apple-based players, including trumpeter Joe Magnarelli, pianist/organist Gary Versace, bassist Dave Santoro, and drummer Tony Reedus for this 2007 session that focuses on the leader's striking originals. Versace has been primarily making his name as an organist, though he is still very comfortable on piano, his first instrument, lighting a fire in the infectious hard bop vehicle "Owe Joe" and playing a sensitive duet with Oatts in the haunting ballad "Gratitude." The pieces with organ also stand out. "Emphasizing Eric" is a loosely constructed free piece over a catchy vamp, while the light, Latin-flavored "A Change Will Come" and the percolating hard bop vehicle "Organic Lady" also shine.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/gratitude-mw0001925250

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Reseña de Ken Dryden
Dick Oatts es un veterano de muchas bandas de jazz de primer nivel, un reconocido educador de jazz y un excelente saxofonista alto y director de orquesta que merece un reconocimiento más amplio. Oatts, uno de los músicos más activos de la escena del jazz de Manhattan, reunió a varios otros músicos de la Gran Manzana, incluido el trompetista Joe Magnarelli, el pianista/organista Gary Versace, el bajista Dave Santoro y el baterista Tony Reedus para esta sesión de 2007 que se centra en los sorprendentes originales del líder. Versace se ha hecho un nombre principalmente como organista, aunque todavía se siente muy cómodo tocando el piano, su primer instrumento, encendiendo un fuego en el contagioso vehículo hard bop "Owe Joe" y tocando un dúo sensible con Oatts en la inquietante balada "Gratitude."También destacan las piezas con órgano .  "Emphasizing Eric" es una pieza libre de construcción suelta sobre un empeine pegadizo, mientras que "A Change Will Come", ligera y con sabor latino, y el vehículo de bop duro percolado "Organic Lady" también brillan.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/gratitude-mw0001925250


Tracks:
1 - Organic Lady - 6:36
2 - Owe Joe - 7:08
3 - Gratitude - 7:13
4 - A Change Will Come - 10:02
5 - Dues In D Minor - 6:48
6 - Emphasizing Eric - 7:56
7 - Horton's Lament - 6:12
8 - Tune For T - 7:33

Credits:
    Alto Saxophone, Composed By – Dick Oatts
    Bass – Dave Santoro
    Drums – Tony Reedus
    Engineer – Jon Rosenberg
    Organ [Hammond], Piano – Gary Versace
    Photography By, Producer – Nils Winther
    Trumpet – Joe Magnarelli

Recorded December 2007

Label:    SteepleChase – SCCD 31653
Country:    Denmark
Released:    7 de oct de 2008
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/5958354-Dick-Oatts-Gratitude






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