Guest Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 This message comes from drmike, program director and host of www.radioioJAZZ.com ... one of the largest radio networks of our type in the world.. we are heard in over 78 different countries and this week we have chosen organissimo's "this is the place" as our featured album of the week... We invite fans of the band to visit our web site... read the review... and listen all week for tracks from the release as blended with the most current jazz releases and pre releases available in the world... we are full service radio with free streams and higher quality pay streams... hear for yourself the best jazz mix on the planet... and find out why I think that organissimo has just put out one of the most significant releases of 2005... email me from the site or respond to this forum with your opinion... organissimo is brilliant!... Quote
Dan Gould Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Glad to see the album is being spotlighted, but when will the website be updated? I couldn't find any reference to the band on the home page. Quote
catesta Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 I went to the site, but could not find anything on our boys. Quote
scottb Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 It is there now, you can't miss it. "this is the place" by organissimo ... coming out this week is the second release by organissimo, "this is the place" ... a self-produced cd from the lansing michigan based trio. organissimo is a popular bar band that has expanded to larger clubs and festivals in the midwest... we bring this dynamic trio to the world ....this week on radioioJAZZ... ... usually skeptical when i hear the words 'organ trio', i will give a listen because i find it interesting to check how organists build a whole cd within the trio format. please don't misunderstand me. i love jazz played on the hammond and perform with my own xk2. but to build an entire album that will maintain the interest of a broad listener population can be problematic. this challenge creates no problem for organissimo... ... organissimo consists mainly of three players... organ, drums, and guitar... the organist is 28 year old jim alfredson. encouraged by his father who himself was a professional musician, jim began writing songs on a yamaha organ at the age of eight. ... joe gloss is the guitarist. also from lansing, the 35 year old began early with bluegrass and switched to jazz in 1990'a... ... the drummer for organissimo, randy marsh, is known as the '1st call drummer of choice' on the michigan jazz scene. alfredson and gloss sought out the 55 year old drummer to perform with them ... marsh brings fire and intensity to the foundation of the trio... as well as a great sense of humor and harmonica... ... the result is funk, blues, and jazz... organissimo's "this is the place" is serious fun. each track highlights the player's individual talents. be careful as you listen though... you can get wrapped so heavily within the groove that the individual solos seamlessly enter the mix before you realize it. each player crafts and expresses melodically within the context. groove is common ground... but when played by masterful musicians who integrate their own voice, the results are special. the musicianship of the players and the unique sound of this trio 'nudged' me to pick this album for this week's feature ... ... an organ trio with organ, drums, and guitar playing 'funk' will leave skeptics yelling "oh yeah? what about the bass?". when 'funk' works, the bass and drums have to talk with each other with punch. alfredson and marsh handle this problem beautifully. listen to the track "play nice"... the hook and beat will grab your ears then gloss's guitar will provide the upper melody... then alfredson kicks in his own lead. your attention span will never be challenged... this formula works for the 'trademark' sound of organissimo... ... "smoking section" is a heart pumpin tune that also showcases the solo ability of alfredson and gloss... don't miss randy marsh's harmonica on "brother ray" ... ... check out organissimo's web site at www.organissimo.org. learn more about this trio and purchase your own copy of "this is the place" ... ... organissimo and "this is the place" ... this week on radioioJAZZ... let me know what you think about these tracks... an e-mail is simply a click away!... ... we are here for you! ...your ticket for the the best in jazz! Quote
scottb Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Wealthy Street just streamed on their site! (I finally got my sneak peek!) Seriously I thought it was Scofield at first! A more edgy guitar tone than anything on ...Sisters. Very nice Joe. You other two guys were OK as well. Now I really can't wait to get my copy! Jim, please put mine in the mail TOMORROW! I know you've got 'em! It's not like I'm asking for special treatment or anything... well actually I am. I didn't want to bring it up but... I was the very first person to order Boogaloo Sisters on that historic March 1st just after midnight as soon as it became available, remember? Doesn't that count for something? Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Cool! Thanks, Mike, for posting this. I finally got to check out the site and its very nice! scottb, glad you finally got your preview. If you didn't order a signed copy (I don't have my list in front of me right now) I can put it in the mail today. I'll send it post-haste!!! Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 By the way, the web address is www.radioiojazz.com I accidentally typed in www.radiojazz.com and that's a completely different website. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Tell you what, Scott. If I get the CD in the mail today, you'll be the first to write a review on the CDBaby page, right?! Quote
scottb Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Of course! By the way, I did order a signed copy. Two actually! I was going to suggest you could send one copy now and just one signed one later but I don't want to run up the shipping so I guess I can wait like everyone else. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 We're signing them tonight, which means they'll go out tomorrow. Is that cool? Quote
scottb Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 (edited) Very cool! By the way Smokin' Section is streaming right now! Sweet! Edited August 1, 2005 by scottb Quote
Ron S Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Seriously I thought it was Scofield at first! A more edgy guitar tone than anything on ...Sisters. Very nice Joe. You other two guys were OK as well. Now, if they'd just change the name of the group to GUITARISSIMO. (Damn, they're goes any hope of decent inscriptions on my CD from Jim and Randy.) Quote
Joe G Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Seriously I thought it was Scofield at first! A more edgy guitar tone than anything on ...Sisters. Very nice Joe. You other two guys were OK as well. Now, if they'd just change the name of the group to GUITARISSIMO. (Damn, they're goes any hope of decent inscriptions on my CD from Jim and Randy.) ← Too much pressure. I'd rather be the "secret weapon". Quote
Guest Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 notice... "wealthy street" coming up at 2:38 eastern on www.radioioJAZZ.com .... listen and rate all tunes... .. Quote
Ron S Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Seriously I thought it was Scofield at first! A more edgy guitar tone than anything on ...Sisters. Very nice Joe. You other two guys were OK as well. Now, if they'd just change the name of the group to GUITARISSIMO. (Damn, they're goes any hope of decent inscriptions on my CD from Jim and Randy.) ← Too much pressure. I'd rather be the "secret weapon". ← Stealth Guitar: Quote
scottb Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 How cool does that feel to have your tunes streaming about 1 per hour in the midst of Miles Davis, John Scofield, Terence Blanchard, Frank Morgan? Quote
GregN Posted August 19, 2005 Report Posted August 19, 2005 Seriously I thought it was Scofield at first! A more edgy guitar tone than anything on ...Sisters. Very nice Joe. You other two guys were OK as well. Now, if they'd just change the name of the group to GUITARISSIMO. (Damn, they're goes any hope of decent inscriptions on my CD from Jim and Randy.) ← Too much pressure. I'd rather be the "secret weapon". ← Yeah, we've got our whole marketing strategy worked out: Randy is the cute one! Jim is the pensive one! And Joe is the quite one! Got to keep these marketing roles straight. We got these contrivances from the Monkees, afterall... Did I just say Randy was the cute one???? Quote
Theo Posted August 20, 2005 Report Posted August 20, 2005 So, are you people hip to www.live365.com? They play Organissimo all the time, right between Charles Earland and Joey, along with Niacin and Tony Monaco, Jimmy Smith and all the biggies. I stream this station all the time: try live365 Lelslie over drive: great organ sounds! I am so proud of my guys I could bust. Quote
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