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SOMETHING TO SAY THE MUSIC OF STEVIE WONDER - P...

Perhaps no other instrument in jazz boasts such a classic and beloved status as the Hammond B3
organ. On stage it sits like a majestic relic from jazz's distant past  a slightly odd Rube
Goldberg machine whose spinning speakers produce a saturated  unmistakable sound imbuing every
performance with its own recognizable style. That style has set deep roots in American music
including  of course  jazz and blues  but it has also provided undeniable contributions to pop
funk and soul. So it should really be no surprise that organist Pat Bianchi would choose a
program of Stevie Wonder's music for his second Savant Records release. Stevie Wonder himself
played a number of keyboards during the early 1970s including the B3 and Bianchi shows just how
well suited the venerable instrument is to Wonder's oeuvre. Pat Bianchi stands at the forefront
of today's B3 players with a Grammy nomination and a lengthy list of credits on his resume. He
has performed with Lou Donaldson  Javon Jackson  Bud Shank  Joe Locke and guitar legend Pat
Martino. (Bianchi plays a MAG Custom Organ  considered to be among the best of the available
portable B3 clones.) With band mates Paul Bollenback on guitar and Byron Landham on drums  the
trio's tight phrasing and razor-sharp ensemble keep the setlist moving along with arrangements
which are never ostentatious but rather subtly layered with remarkable details that sneak up on
you between the solo spots peppered liberally throughout. Lending his talents to the
proceedings is the dynamic tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery on two tracks

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