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Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom: VooDoo Boogaloo
by Mark Sabbatini
Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom VooDoo Boogaloo Levtronic 2005
Something doesn't seem fair. There's a lot of ideas at work, everyone plays their roles well and, yet the thought is where is the excitement?
Maybe it's just too many people are doing modern organ jazz ensembles well these days. Or Ron Levy's been at it so long a solid performance merely meets expectations. Or a couple of songs from days past contributes to ...
read moreRon Levy: Best of B-3 Organic Grooves
by Mark Sabbatini
Here's a tip: When offering newbies something pretty good, don't mess things up by highlighting what they're missing. To a newcomer to longtime organist Ron Levy, his Wild Kingdom's Best Of B-3 Organic Grooves comes across as a quality collection of funk/blues from four previous releases. But I found this part of its promotional text at his web site :
Several songs have been re-mixed and edited down for more friendly radio play times and has also been ...
read moreRon Levy Donating CD Sales to the Red Cross in Conjunction with CDBaby.com
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All About Jazz
Dear Friends and RLWK Fans all over,
As you're well aware, Hurricane Katrina has devastated the Gulf Coast region and has in all effect, changed the beloved city of New Orleans forever, once my second home.
In a wistful moment of wonderful, sometimes foggy [I admit] memories; I can recall jamming with Fess at Quint Davis's house back in the 70's while I was with BB, Allison Minor smilin' & dancin', hanging out at all the great little dives & ...
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Organist Ron Levy Releases 'After Midnight Grooves' with Melvin Sparks and Karl Denson on Levtron Records
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All About Jazz
After Midnight Grooves extends the attention to detail and groove obsession that Finding My Way demonstrated as my pick for #1 Soul Jazz CD of 2003". Levy slows the rolling boil to a steamy simmer, at times adding strings" appealing to the smoothest of the hippest 'after hours' jazz crowds. On the other funkier cuts, Levy and celebrated guest artists like Melvin Sparks and Karl Denson add vibrant colors, new dimensions, textures and intriguing arrangements to solid soul jazz rhythms, ...
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