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Rhythmic articulation, style, hard driving harmonic statement, group symbiosis... It's all there! And, it edifies us, the listener... You're literally drawn in, and you're glad to be part of this musical journey!! I relegate my readers to Gary Smulyan's Hammond B-3 jazz quartet. Nothing reinvents the blues idiom more than a burnin' B-3 capably driven by the likes of this group's sideman, Mike LeDonne... Nothing for Mike to apologize here for! His Blues for DP is smokin' and no jockin' and ain't this what were talkin' about? This group anticipates well the meaning and the aesthetic of what they proffer, and they expound their art to our sensibilities profoundly, eloquently, and most important... convincingly!! By default therefore, their combined musical overture prepares us, the listener to assimilate their craft intelligently, thus widening our artistic circle of understanding. It's easy to almost become overwhelmed by the level and utter virtuosity of the hidden talent(s) that are part of our artistic ethos. That said, I for one always appreciate this type of skilled musical drama.
