CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR | DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO

4/13/18: Lamarr and company deliver familiarity to the past with this authentic groove jazz debut release. From the album art and the well put together liner notes reminiscent of the great jazz records released before the mid 70s, to the kickin' riffs off the Hammond B and guitar, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio are well aligned with their predecessors.

We’ve certainly heard the groovy organ grinders of the past like Booker T, Richard Groove Holmes, Joey Defrancesco, Lonnie Smith, Larry Young, the more recent Medeski Martin and Wood, and, the king of them all, Jimmy Smith. This isn't a huge departure from that all that groove and that is something I really appreciate here. Bravo to these 3 Seattleites and the folks at Colemine Records for putting this great record together. 

Simon Sweetman at Off The Tracks writes: This Seattle-based trio of musicians (Lamarr on the organ, guitarist Jimmy James and drummer David McGraw) keep it greasy as they move through 60s and 70s-sounding funk, blues and groove soul-jazz. . . .