Jumpin', Papa John DeFrancesco, Music CD

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Jumpin'


1	24/7 6:14
2	Jumpin' 7:46
3	Gf's Attitude 8:32
4	Latin Groove Duce 8:09
5	J.E. for You 6:48
6	You Are So Beautiful 6:35
7	Minor Chant 6:37
8	China 5:53

Biography

Editorial Reviews

Papa John DeFrancesco, the father of organist Joey DeFrancesco, is a fine organist himself. The weakness to his otherwise enjoyable set is that the tunes (with the exception of the pop song "You Are So Beautiful") are all either blues or near-blues, generally taken at similar tempos. The sameness to the individual tunes is unfortunate (better planning should have gone into the date), but the playing is first-rate throughout. In addition to DeFrancesco, the large-toned tenor saxophonist Jacques Johnson is a major asset and John DeFrancesco Jr. is a fine guitarist. The music is solid soul-jazz with appealing grooves, but it is a pity that most of the songs do not stand out by themselves. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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Jumpin'


1	24/7 6:14
2	Jumpin' 7:46
3	Gf's Attitude 8:32
4	Latin Groove Duce 8:09
5	J.E. for You 6:48
6	You Are So Beautiful 6:35
7	Minor Chant 6:37
8	China 5:53

All Music Guide

Papa John DeFrancesco, the father of organist Joey DeFrancesco, is a fine organist himself. The weakness to his otherwise enjoyable set is that the tunes (with the exception of the pop song "You Are So Beautiful") are all either blues or near-blues, generally taken at similar tempos. The sameness to the individual tunes is unfortunate (better planning should have gone into the date), but the playing is first-rate throughout. In addition to DeFrancesco, the large-toned tenor saxophonist Jacques Johnson is a major asset and John DeFrancesco Jr. is a fine guitarist. The music is solid soul-jazz with appealing grooves, but it is a pity that most of the songs do not stand out by themselves. Scott Yanow

Product Details

Format: CD
Release Date: 02/18/2003
Label: SAVANT
Catalog No.: 2046
UPC: 633842204628
Sales Rank: 169,175

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Papa John DeFrancesco		Primary Artist, Hammond Organ
Marlon Simon		Percussion
Jacques Johnson		Tenor Saxophone
Glenn Ferracone		Drums
Johnny DeFrancesco		Guitar

Technical Credits
Joe Fields		Executive Producer
Papa John DeFrancesco		Producer
Bill Milkowski		Liner Notes
Laurene Defrancesco		Producer
Keiji Obata		Art Direction