Mike LeDonne

From the Heart W/ the Groover Quartet (JAZZ)

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From the Heart W/ the Groover Quartet

Mike LeDonne

Savant

633842216829

JZD 156840

JAZZ

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CD 14,99 €

Rivulets are dug deep with B3er Mike LeDonne and his quartet of Eric Alexander/ts, Peter Bernstein/g and either Joe Farnsworth/dr or Mike Clarke/dr. The mix of tenor sax and guitar with the Hammond is something designed in heaven, as it always fits like peanut butter and jelly for a perfect taste. Ex-Headhunter Clark brings a funky soul to the title track and the Memphis swampy “Here Comes the Doctor” that sounds like something fit for the Fabulous Flames. Alexander’s tenor sounds like dry rub beef ribs on the bluesy “Someday” and the smoke filled read of Ray Charles’ “Come Back Baby.” Bernstein weaves around on the steady “Then Came You” and hustles through the ride cymbal on Stevie Wonder’s “Fun Day.” All the while LeDonne hums like Mario Andretti as he goes high octane throughout. Rib sticking blue plate special!

PERSONNEL:

  • MIKE LeDONNE, organ
  • ERIC ALEXANDER, tenor sax
  • PETER BERNSTEIN, guitar
  • JOE FARNSWORTH, drums
  • MIKEN CLARK, drums

Recorded in New Jersey, January 8, 2018.

TRACKS:

  • 01. Someday
  • 02. From the Heart
  • 03. You’ll Never Know What You Mean to Me
  • 04. Here Comes the Doctor
  • 05. Come Back Baby
  • 06. Fun Day
  • 07. You Send Me
  • 08. Then Came You