The veteran saxman loosely fashions his label debut as a tribute to three diverse and influential jazz legends, Stanley Turrentine, Grover Washington, Jr., and soul-jazz organist Charles Earland. Blake’s more than up to the task of capturing the many moods of the first two, but how to capture the bluesy Hammond B-3 energy of Earland? Blake looked no further than Joey DeFrancesco, who brings his driving enthusiasm (and blazing sense of improv, where there are openings) to all but one of the tracks.
Ron Blake – Tenor & Soprano Saxophones
Joey DeFrancesco – Hammond B3 Organ (1~4,6~10)
David Gilmore – Electric/Acoustic Guitars (2,3,4,9)
Greg Hutchinson – Drums (1~9)
Christian McBride – Acoustic/Electric Basses (3,4,5,7,9,10)
Bob Muller – Triangle (9)
Rashawn Ross – Trumpet (2,3,4,8,9)
Sara’s Dance
More Today Than Yesterday
Happenstance
Mister Magic
You Must Believe In Spring
Minor Chant
Making Love To You
Mighty Burner
Asalto Navideno
Lament