Pete Levin | Certified Organic
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Roll's Quick Pick
People who can play the Hammond B3 organ, while
doubling on bass, are hard to come by. People who
can make music doing it are rarer still. Pete Levin, A-list
keyboardist (Paul Simon, Annie Lennox, Gil Evans, John
Scofield just for starters), and local legend is one of the
best at this, and here he gives us the second installment
of his love affair with the Hammond in a trio setting. With
the indefatigable Harvey Sorgen (Hot Tuna) on drums,
and Jesse Gress, Mike DeMicco, Joe Beck and John
Cariddi circulating through the guitar chair—and other
guests—Levin’s trio cracks through a selection of jazz/
R&B instrumental originals and versions of Cole Porter,
Jaco Pastorius and Prince tunes, all with a rich interplay
and soulful soloing and textures. Levin’s B3 organ is like
butter and, let’s be honest, everything goes better with
butter. Organic butter, of course.
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