Organist
Joey DeFrancesco had an opportunity on his fourth Columbia project to mostly perform with his own group, a trio consisting of guitarist
Paul Bollenback and drummer
Byron Landham. Among the guests on a few selections are trumpeter
Jim Henry, tenor saxophonist
Tony Malaby and, on "Family Jam," guitarist
Johnny DeFrancesco (Joey's brother) and organist
John DeFrancesco (their father). Special treats are
Joey DeFrancesco's effective trumpet solos on four of the 14 selections; highlights overall include "Sister Sadie," "Big Bad Jim," "Evidence" and "Bye Bye Blackbird." ~ Scott Yanow