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Living blues

2022 January

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Robert H. Cataliotti

2022 January

"City > County > City is an organ trio record, but this trio puts a unique spin on the classic format in that it features B-3 organ, drums, and harmonica, which might seem odd given the similarity in timbre between the keyboard and harp. Harmonica man and vocalist Jason Ricci and organist/pianist Joe Krown, however, make the combination work with Ricci out front with his prodigious chops and Krown laying down a groove that leaves plenty of space for the harp player to strut his stuff ... The whole program, as the title implies, features this same shifting between more down-home blues and swinging jazz ... City > County > City offers a fresh take on a tried-and-true format that showcases three great instrumentalists showing off their skills and generating deep blues feeling".