Year: 1992
Time: 50:29
Size: 116,3 MB
Label: Audioquest Records
Styles: Blues/Jazz Blues
Art: Front
Tracks Listing:
1. Crecent Crawl - 7:02
2. Just an Expression - 3:29
3. Contrition - 6:54
4. BK's Broiler - 4:57
5. Buzz Cut - 3:30
6. One Way Ticket - 6:53
7. Boomer's Thing - 5:06
8. Beast - 4:52
9. Will It Go 'Round In Circles - 6:18
10. Just a Closer Walk With Thee - 1:25
After many years as a side man, Bruce Katz stepped out on his own in 1992 to record Crescent Crawl. Although it is an all-instrumental album, Katz is the "frontman" on this recording, taking the spotlight -- and most deservedly so -- on both piano and Hammond B-3 organ. Crescent Crawl blurs the line between blues and jazz (the utilization of an upright bass assists in this effort). The title tune has -- as you would expect -- has a New Orleans groove. "Contrition" appeared on Ronnie Earl's Still River a few years later when Katz was a member of Earl's band, although this version is a bit more understated. Both "Contrition" and "BK's Broiler" feature Katz on the B-3. "Buzz Cut" is essentially a swing tune, but one with a funky feel thanks to guitarist Kevin Barry's rhythmic backing. Billy Preston's "Will It Go Round in Circles" is superb. Katz closes with a harmonically complex solo piano version of "Just a Closer Walk With Thee," a tune he also included in every live gig in the early '90s. This disc is about loose definitions of blues and jazz, strong grooves, and, first and foremost, improvisation -- Just check out the Irish jig that suddenly dances from Bob Malach's sax on "One Way Ticket"!
Crescent Crawl
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