JOEY DeFRANCESCO ft. JOE DOGGS - Falling In Love Again (2003) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Is this still young but nearly legendary hipster, who almost singlehandedly rekindled jazz's interest in the Hammond B-3 organ, going to the dogs? The folks at Concord Records hope so, sending out a doggie biscuit with their press materials as DeFrancesco gives one of his favorite East Coast jazz singers, Joe Doggs, a prominent spotlight. Doggs' soulful vocals (praised in the liner notes by Quincy Jones and very reminiscent of the passionate Jimmy Scott experience) and fresh, expansive arrangements are at the cool, swinging heart of the collection's 11 cherished standards. Between vocal passages, the organ great also continues his long tradition of working with top trad jazz names like Pat Martino, tenorman Red Holloway, drummer Jeff Hamilton (complementing DeFrancesco's core trio member Byron Landham), and Kevin Eubanks. "All or Nothing at All" rolls along at eight minutes, with DeFrancesco's B-3 simmering coolly under Doggs' sweet seductive vocals before swinging harder during the playful instrumental break punctuated by Martino's crisp guitar solo. The same basic principles embrace the easy, strutting take on the Gershwins' "But Not for Me," with DeFrancesco's lively soloing giving way to a fiery tenor spotlight by Holloway. Other standards given the royal treatment are "Love for Sale," "Dearly Beloved," and "My Romance." Next time when you hear the term "Dogg style," you may think beyond Snoop Dogg and the more vulgar connotations. by Jonathan Widran  
Tracklist :
1    All Or Nothing At All 7'55
Written-By – Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence
2    But Not For Me 5'07
Written-By – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
3    Falling In Love Again 4'02
Written-By – Friedrich Hollaender, Sammy Lerner
4    Love For Sale 7'07
Written-By – Cole Porter
5    Dearly Beloved 6'03
Written-By – Jerome Kern, John H. Mercer
6    Can't We Begin Again 3'15
Written By – Carl Carter, Jimmy Scott
7    My Romance 6'12
Written-By – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
8    Street Of Dreams 4'04
Written-By – Samuel M. Lewis, Victor Popular Young
9    Secret Love 4'31
Written-By – Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain
10    Pennies From Heaven 4'51
Written-By – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
11    Everytime We Say Goodbye 5'32
Written-By – Cole Porter
Credits :
Congas – Ramon Banda (pistas: 2, 5, 8)
Drums – Byron "Wookie" Landham (pistas: 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11), Jeff "Hammer" Hamilton (pistas: 2, 3, 6, 8, 10)
Guitar, Soloist – Pat Martino (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 9)
Organ [B-3] – Joey DeFrancesco
Rhythm Guitar – Kevin Eubanks (pistas: 1, 4, 5, 9), Ron Escheté (pistas: 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Tenor Saxophone – Ralph Moore (pistas: 9), Red Holloway
Trumpet – Elijah Davis (pistas: 4, 6, 7, 11)
Vocals – Joe Doggs