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The Johnny Lewis Quartet was a standard organ trio-plus-tenor sax combo working in restaurants and nightclubs in the Pacific Northwest when the group released its sole album, 1972's Shuckin' 'n Jivin', in a tiny self-pressing. Recorded live at the Trojan Horse restaurant in Seattle, Shuckin' 'n Jivin' documents nothing more than a fairly hot set by a very good supper club soul-jazz combo. Tenor Johnny Lewis, organ and clavinet player James (Moody) Thompson, guitarist Joe Villa, and drummer Kenneth Drake are all skilled players with a knack for mellow grooves (a nine-minute take on the standard "Willow Weep for Me" features some particularly good interplay between Lewis and Thompson) and refreshingly little time for showboating, but from the endearingly amateurish cover art and dated period photo (nice collars, dudes) to the solid but uninspired playing in the grooves, Shuckin' 'n Jivin' sounds exactly like what it is: proof that most local bands remain local for a reason. It may have kitsch appeal and some vague historical interest, but as something to be listened to, it's as bland as a ketchup-based shrimp cocktail. The Luv 'n' Haight reissue adds two tracks from a 1975 studio session, competent versions of the Meters' "Cissy Strut" and Buddy Miles' "Them Changes." ~ Stewart Mason
Includes liner notes by Ray Court and D.W. Smith.
Recorded Live In 1972 At The Trojan Horse Restaurant,Seattl
Johnny Lewis Quartet: Johnny Lewis (vocals, tenor & baritone saxophone, trumpet, mellophonium, congas); James "Moody" Thompson (Hammond B-3 organ, clavinet); Joe Villa (guitar); Kenneth Drake (drums).
Personnel: Johnny Lewis (vocals, saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, congas); Joe Villa (guitar); James Moody (Clavinet); James Thompson (organ); Jack Toker (drums).
Audio Remasterer: George Horn.
Audio Remixer: Kearney Barton.
Recording information: Trojan Horse Restaurant, Seattle, WA (1972).
Arranger: Johnny Lewis.
Additional personnel: Jack Toker (drums). Shuckin' 'N Jivin' Music | List Price | $15.98 (You save $1.29) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Pop, Jazz Instrument, Live Performances, Saxophone, R&B | | Label | Luv N' Haight | | Orig Year | 1998 | | All Time Sales Rank | 300514  | | CD Universe Part number | 1258765 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 24, 1998 | | Studio/Live | Live | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | James Moody - Clavinet James Thompson - organ Johnny Lewis - vocals, saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, congas Joe Villa - guitar
Also: Jack Toker |
Johnny Lewis Shuckin' 'N Jivin' Songs | 1. | Shuckin' N' Jivin' |
| 2. | Blue Funk |
| 3. | Cissy Strut - (bonus track) |
| 4. | Chitlins con Carne |
| 5. | Willow Weep for Me |
| 6. | Them Changes - (bonus track) |
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