With you in mind : the songs of Allen Toussaint

"Moore had done studio work with Toussaint, and the shadow of his influence on the trio looms large.Instead of cutting an original record, the three assembled a host of NOLA luminaries for this masterful presentation of Toussaint's multi-faceted compositions. Vocalist Cyril Neville fronts the band on half the set's tunes, including the raucous "Here Come the Girls" (with a burning solo by Trombone Shorty). Neville's also there on the syncopated, second-line funk of "Life," whose horn section boasts solos by trumpeter Nicholas Payton and saxophonist Skerik, as well as a killer backing chorus comprised of Erica Falls and Jolynda Chapman. The latter of these two fronts the trio on the soulful ballad "All These Things." There are excellent instrumentals to boot ... It's likely that other tributes to Toussaint's genius will follow, but it's just as likely that few will be as heartfelt and discerning as the Stanton Moore Trio's With You in Mind".

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"On this (...) album, a tribute to the late Crescent City icon Allen Toussaint, the interactive trio is joined by a host of special guests who put a personal spin on tunes by the prolific New Orleans songwriter ... The biggest surprise here is "The Beat," based on a Toussaint poem from a little-known book of poetry he wrote back in the day. Recited by Cyril Neville, this rare spoken-word number, underscored by Moore's entrancing Afro-Caribbean rhythms, is another ingenious wayt hat the drummer was able to put his own stamp on the legend's music".