Pat Bianchi

Pat Bianchi – In the Moment (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 59:53 minutes | 677 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Savant

Capable of everything from vibrato-laden intimate murmurings to sermonizing at a roaring volume, the jazz organ can sometimes be strangely dispiriting – like being stuck at a bar with a non-stop talker. Pat Bianchi will have none of that, eschewing all the clichés and displaying the instrument’s versatility with a set list that ranges from Chick Corea to Patsy Cline to Monk and Billy Eckstine. For this, Bianchi’s first recording on Savant, the leader has brought along a number of friends and colleagues including Pat Martino, Joe Locke, Carmen Intorre, Jr. the late, lamented Kevin Mahogany and others making for an extra-special debut recording.
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Pat Bianchi – Something to Say – The Music of Stevie Wonder (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 46:32 minutes | 894 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Savant

Although originally from Rochester, NY, Pat spend his formative years in Denver and is still loved by jazz fans of the Front Range. Bianchi’s newest outing is a tribute to one of his favorite RnB and soul artists, Stevie Wonder. Although he does include 2 big hits by Stevie, Pat gravitated to the more obscure album tracks and added a composition of his own in homage. Pat on the B-3 organ is joined by 2 excellent players, Paul Bollenback-guitar and Byron Landham-drums with special Wayne Escoffery on tenor sax for 2 selections!
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