Jumpin'

by Papa John DeFrancesco

Overview

Papa John DeFrancesco, the father of organist Joey DeFrancesco, is a fine organist himself. The weakness to his otherwise enjoyable set is that the tunes (with the exception of the pop song "You Are So Beautiful") are all either blues or near-blues, generally taken at similar tempos. The sameness to the individual tunes is unfortunate (better planning should have gone into the date), but the playing is first-rate throughout. In addition to DeFrancesco, the large-toned tenor saxophonist Jacques Johnson is a major asset and John DeFrancesco Jr. is a fine guitarist. The music is solid soul-jazz with appealing grooves, but it is a pity that most of the songs do not stand out by themselves.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/18/2003
Label:	Savant
UPC:	0633842204628
catalogNumber:	2046
Rank:	124517

Tracks

1. 24/7
2. Jumpin'
3. Gf's Attitude
4. Latin Groove Duce
5. J.E. for You
6. You Are So Beautiful
7. Minor Chant
8. China

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Papa John DeFrancesco   Primary Artist,Hammond Organ
Marlon Simon   Percussion
Jacques Johnson   Tenor Saxophone
Glenn Ferracone   Drums
Johnny DeFrancesco   Guitar

Technical Credits

Billy Preston   Composer
Joe Fields   Executive Producer
Bruce Fisher   Composer
Papa John DeFrancesco   Producer
Bill Milkowski   Liner Notes
Laurene Defrancesco   Producer
Keiji Obata   Art Direction