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THIS IS THE REAL THING!

André Larue | Charlesbourg, Québec Canada | 04/27/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Put four more than gifted musicians together, place them in the relax mood of an informal and unexepected session and let the tape roll. What you've got here is a burning, hard swinging straight ahead jazz record. Marchel Ivery is surely a great tenor man, playing whith autority and respect of the tradition. There's a very good choice of tunes (mostly standards)and with Joey DeFrancesco onboard you can't be wrong. The sound is very good and have this lively and warm feeling that is one of Leaning House trade mark. In fact, this is one of the very best tenor-organ combo that i've heard so far. If you like 100% swing, home cooking jazz, buy this one: This is The Real Thing!"

Comes Out Swinging!!!

Bopplayer | MN | 12/30/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This recording features stellar playing, and a good mix of tunes. I had never heard of Marchel Ivery but oh man can he play that big brassy in your face style. Joey DeFrancesco is great but there's no suprise right? Clint Strong, no tempo can stop his fluid classic bop lines, however he's somewhat buried in the mix compared to the others, and I would love to hear him on a full arch top versus the Les Paul he always uses on dates. Over all, an excellent album."