Collected Works

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Total Tracks: 14   Total Length: 58:43

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An absolute gem.

william.j.tinker

I stumbled accross this accidentally, but the previews impressed me so much that I grabbed the whole album. Really highly recommended. Funky, engergetic, top musicianship and production.

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Lively, Rocking, Mellow and Essential

NiteOwl

Johnny frigo is 83 years old but this does not hamper him in the least. Any younger person (or older) would be happy if they could play half this good. Add this to your collection. You won't be sorry.

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Fans who buy this Johnny Frigo CD expecting to hear some hot swing violin will be surprised. Frigo spent most of his career (until the mid-’80s) as a studio bassist in Chicago who played jazz now and then. In the early ’70s, a dance teacher persuaded Frigo to record some danceable jazz for his students to learn by. The result was 14 groove tunes that are an R&B-ish and funky brand of jazz. Frigo is on bass throughout, keeping the rhythms going for a septet of local musicians that includes his son, Rick Frigo, on drums and pianist/organist Dick Marx. Along with some funky originals are such unexpected tunes as Buddy Miles’ “Do Whatever Sets You Free,” Isaac Hayes’ “Walk From Regios,” and a lengthy version of “Them Changes.” The music is enjoyable enough; just do not expect it to be swing standards. – Scott Yanow

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