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Keystone Korner in San Francisco has been one of jazz's most storied rooms since the 1970s, a place where legends have always played like they mean it. DeFrancesco, who came up under Miles Davis and spent decades schooling younger players in the Hammond B-3's full potential, brought that same weight to every club date he ever played. What you hear on these tracks is a musician who never coasted, right up to the very end.
The legacy of Joey DeFrancesco was solidified decades ago, not only by single-handedly resurrecting the organ's prominence in jazz, but through the passion and power of every note he played on any instrument he touched. Live at Keystone Korner, the first posthumous album from the legendary organist and multi-instrumentalist following his untimely passing in 2022, was recorded only weeks before his transition and stands as his final known recording as a bandleader-capturing a virtuoso at the height of his ever-evolving innovation. With his extraordinary talents on organ, trumpet, tenor saxophone and a rare vocal feature in the spotlight, it is safe to say Joey's influence on the musical community will resonate far beyond our lifetime, inspiring generations to come.
Tracklist
1. Awake And Blissed (7:27)
2. Vibrations In Blue (9:33)
3. Free (7:42)
4. Lady G (11:09)
5. In Times Of Reflection (12:18)
6. Inner Being (9:18)
7. Roll With It (7:28)
8. One More Blues (9:20)
UPC: 708857121922
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Release Date: 10.16.26
Format: CD