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A totally obscure release from Youngstown, Ohio's Tony Lavorgna and his late 70's early 1980's band: The St. Thomas Quartet. Like many private press album's it's an ad for their set list, recorded on the cusp of cassettes and definitely pre-cd so strictly vinyl it is. A mixed bag of tunes and influences but two of the tunes absolutely leap into your ears.

A Hammond led Soul Jazz version of Herbie Hancock's "Chameleon" at nearly ten minutes that seems to just get more drivingly funky and intense and David Thomas on the B3 is absolutely inspired on this monster of a track. It makes you wonder why on earth more Hammond players didn't make a feature of this tune?

The other inspired choice is War's "The World Is A Ghetto" which just has to be one of the funkiest versions of this much covered tune. Some soulful sax from leader Lavorgna signposts the way for the rest of the bands soulful and jazzy contributions with again Hammond man David Thomas underpinning with his funk drenched riffs.

Tony Lavorgna is a one off too, his life story is available in Comic Book form under the title "Bebopman" by American Splendor writer Harvey Pekar.

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released May 27, 2022

1982年発表のオハイオ産ジャズファンク作品がアナログ再発
オハイオ州ヤングスタウン出身サックス奏者トニー・ラヴォールニャが70年代後半から80年代初頭まで率いていたバンド”セント・トーマス・カルテット”と1982年に残したジャズファンク作品がUKの超有名クラブ・ジャズDJポール・マーフィー主宰レーベル《JAZZ ROOM RECORDS》よりアナログ再発!デヴィッド・トーマスのハモンド B3がファンキーに踊りまくるハービー・ハンコック&ザ・ヘッドハンターズの超名曲「Chameleon」や、リーダ―のラヴォールニャがソウルフルなプレイで魅せる70年代を代表するソウル/ファンク・バンド、ウォーの大ヒット曲「The World Is A Ghetto」のカバーなどを収録。

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A totally obscure release from Youngstown, Ohio's Tony Lavorgna and his late 70's early 1980's band: The St. Thomas Quartet. Like many private press album's it's an ad for their set list, recorded on the cusp of cassettes and definitely pre-cd so strictly vinyl it is. A mixed bag of tunes and influences but "Chameleon" & "World is a Ghetto" are where it's at!. ... more

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