...the Joey DeFrancesco gig was pretty good last night, aside from the fact that Joey's organ kept crapping out on him all night long...he recently got an endorsement deal w/ Deversi organs - makers of a digital B-3 clone that's only about 150lbs and is much easier to travel with than the traditonal B-3...from what i saw last night, that thing is a piece of sh*t and it wouldn't surprise me if i didn't see Joey reverting back to the ol' trusty Hammond and leave that digital crap in the dumpster...it was frustrating to watch him grow frustrated with every break-down and failure that plagued him throughout the night...by the end of the set, he looked super-pissed about the whole set and about ready to take an axe to the damn thing...
...aside from that, the band was smokin'!...David "Fathead" Newman is older than dirt but played with deep soul and wisdom when he did blow...the best sax on-stage was Vincent Herring, without a doubt...he had this Bird thing goin' at time that was really outta' sight...i had no idea that Idris Muhammed was gonna be the drummer and i was deeply engaged with his back-pocket grooves and fantastic hi-hat work all night...when Joey's instrument was working, he just freakin' wailed on that thing...he's no JS by any stretch of the imagination...but he doesn't try to be either and adds a fresh sound and energy to this very essential jazz instrument...a B-3 torch-bearer to be sure...
...they frown-on any picture taking whatsoever at that place so the pics were rushed and hard to come by - all apologies for that...
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Joey DeFrancesco Trio w/ Saxes - The Allen Room - 10/18/08
Idris Muhammed and Paul Bollenback leaving the stage 
Joey D - Leavin' the stage
The Band:(from left to right)
Vincent Herring (as), Joey DeFrancesco (org), David "Fathead" Newman (ts), Idris Muhammad (d), John Nugent (ts) , Paul Bollenback (g)
Joey D's Deversi Organ
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