3osity - 3osity
Banishing the scoffers and nay-sayers who reject the organ trio as a valid traditional jazz format, the musicians of 3ósity (organist Pat Bianchi, guitarist Dave Corbus and drummer Todd Reid) plow through their latest eponymous release and lay that misconception satisfyingly to rest. The opening track is the fiery, “Inception,” written by piano master McCoy Tyner. Tackled with all the gusto an opening track should offer, it gives ample space for Corbus to showcase his flashy guitar technique and Bianchi to demonstrate his finger-flying chops across the organ. The Jimi Hendrix tune, “Wind Cries Mary” is treated with the slow, cool reverence it deserves, with Corbus and Bianchi demonstrating tasteful solos and Reid laying down a solid groove via brushes and easy-does-it cymbal work. Another stand-out track, the Latin-flavored, “Una Mas” shows off the trio in all their upbeat glory and emphasizes their cohesiveness and close communication—the hits are tight and the entrances exact. Organ-trio Latin jazz, you ask? Believe me, it’s good.
But if the other tracks don’t get your foot tapping, then skip right to track nine, “Second String”. If the funkified drumbeat and bass introduction don’t get you, then the shuffling rhythm (thanks to Reid) and syncopated comping will.
-Devin