The Bruce Katz Band 1997 Mississippi Moan

Genre: Blues
Rate: 320 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 00:56:44
Size: 129,83 MB



review by Scott Yanow

The music on this CD is comprised mostly of instrumentals, with Bruce Katz sticking primarily to piano, performing just a few numbers on the organ, the instrument for which he is best known. Katz's style ranges from Albert Ammons and Jimmy Smith to the flash of Jerry Lee Lewis. The selections include straight blues, a few stomps, some solo boogie-woogie, a couple of more advanced jazz tunes, and vocals by Mighty Sam McClain on "Hanging on the Cross" and "I'm Gonna Love You." Due to its variety and strong jazz content, this release (which also features guitarist Julien Kasper and Tom Hall on tenor and baritone) is easily recommended to both blues and jazz collectors.



Tracklist:

01 - Hep-Ology 04:32

02 - Night Of Joy 03:58

03 - Hanging On The Cross (Between Heaven And The Blues) 05:42

04 - Norton's Boogie 03:52

05 - Mississippi Moan 05:46

06 - In The Garden (Traditional) 04:06

07 - Elmore's Glue 04:39

08 - Jackalope Bar-B-Q 02:55

09 - The Prowler 06:24

10 - I'm Gonna Love You 04:26

11 - Compared To What 04:19

12 - Praise House 06:05





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The Bruce Katz Band 2008 Live! At The Firefly

Genre: Blues
Rate: 320 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 01:05:57
Size: 150,93 MB



Bruce Katz, a 3 time Blues Music Award nominee for "Piano Player of the Year," is a legendary keyboardist who has released 6 CDs as a leader and appeared on nearly 70 others CDs with the likes of Ronnie Earl, John Hammond, Duke Robillard, Little Milton, Jimmy Witherspoon and many, many others. He also tours regularly as a member of the Gregg Allman Band.

The Bruce Katz Band blurs the lines between blues, "soul-jazz", rock and New Orleans-inspired roots music. They combine exciting instrumental jams and vocal tunes with their original, trademark sound, blending the B3 organ and guitar. (http://www.brucekatzband.com/)

Artists:

Bruce Katz - Organ, Piano
Rod Carey - Bass
Ralph Rosen - Drums
Chris Vitarello - Guitar



Tracklist:

01 - Deep Pockets 05:17

02 - Better Get It In Your Soul 06:23

03 - The Blue Lamp 07:40

04 - Jump Start 04:13

05 - Ice Cream Man 06:45

06 - Southern Route 05:04

07 - Bugged Out 04:42

08 - Marshall County 05:19

09 - Crew Of Two 05:01

10 - Norton's Boogie 05:17

11 - Victoria 06:10

12 - Brother Steve 04:06





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Bruce Katz Band 2002 Three Feet Off The Ground

In over three years since the last Bruce Katz Band CD the music has developed and perhaps matured, now a four piece the group's new album "Three Feet Off The Ground" is tighter and more revealing of their influences and direction. Those influences are disparate, from the obvious delta blues, to the less obvious Thelonious Monk and Mile Davis.

The album consists of eleven solid tracks lasting a total of just over 57 minutes. Things get off to a goo start with a swinging blues number "Beef Jerky", where we get the first glimpse of the depth of Katz's love affair with the Hammond B-3 Organ. This is followed by the longest track on the disk (7:16), a mellow more jazzy number "in The Shadow" has Katz's piano is nicely counterpointed by Kasper's fine guitar work. "Wrecking Ball" is another fine track with Blake Newman showing that the acoustic bass may still have an influential place in a modern four-piece band.

This is followed by perhaps the two best tracks on the album. "Way Down Time" is a night time track that develops throughout its 6:24, this is where the jazz influence is most keenly felt, the rich complex sounds seem to hark back to some jazz of the seventies, Kasper's guitar work, certainly reminds me at times of George Benson's work in that era. "Three Feet Off The Ground" has a bluesier feel with each musician given ample scope to display their skills, the guitar is a bit harder now, with Katz ably switching from piano to B-3, this is another cool track.

The album continues with more good music with all four musicians given further scope, "The Hook" probably best displays Rosen's work on the drums, a real strong well maintained beat. "Switchin'" nicely concludes the album with fine work all round, particularly Rosen and Katz on the B-3.

This is a well-produced and most enjoyable album, it keeps your attention as the tracks develop but doesn't blast you away. I hope I soon get the chance to see them live, and I look forward to their next album. Ian Webb



Tracklist

01 - Beef Jerky

02 - In The Shadow

03 - Wrecking Ball

04 - Way Down Time

05 - Three Feet Off The Ground

06 - Walk With Me

07 - You're It

08 - Jet Lag

09 - The Hook

10 - Key To The City

11 - Switchin'



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