Servin' It Up

From Jazziz
Benjie Porecki appears like the next bright light on the Hammond B-3 front, gladly filling our desire for an aggressive organ approach with Servin' It Up (Severn Records), an album that's equal parts blues, funk, and jazz. He frames his wide range of tempos - from the slowly simmering "Last Train to Aalter" to the fiery, Booker T-type explosion "Chicken-Neck Wilson" with two takes on the title concept. "Breakfast" rolls along like a train steaming quickly through the blazing sunrise, while "Dinner" is slower, more contemplative, but still drenched in blues. Porecki's sound is further distinguished by the blistering support of electric guitarist Alex Schultz, whose striking solos and harmonic sparks keep the organist on his toes. As strong as he is on the Hammond, Porecki proves equally adept on acoustic-piano-led trio numbers. He also manages to give new bluesy, improvisational life to some familiar pop songs like "Sunny," "Boogie on Reggae Woman," and "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

--- JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

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Average customer rating: STUNNING ! wannatitlehereitis For B-3 lovers, a must.

Servin' It Up Benjie Porecki Manufacturer: Severn ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Rest of My Life ASIN: B00000DC4I Release Date: 1998-10-27

Tracks:

1. Servin' It Up (Breakfast)
2. Last Train To Aalter
3. Beautiful Love
4. Chicken Neck Wilson
5. Blue In Green (Introduction)
6. Blue In Green
7. Baptism #2
8. Servin' It Up (Dinner)
9. Sunny
10. Boogie On Reggae Woman
11. 5 A.M. In The Night
12. Bridge Over Troubled Water

Customer Reviews:

STUNNING !.......2003-02-01

An impressive first album. Benjie Porecki shines on piano and organ and Alex Schultz guitar solos are excellent. The group plays a mixture of jazz and soul/blues. My favorite tracks are Servin' it up (a grooving opener), a very jazzy rendition of "Beautiful love" (with great piano), a soulful "Baptism". The last four tracks are superb: "Sunny" is one of the best versions I ever heard of this great song. Porecki swings hard at the organ on Stevie Wonder's "Boogie on reggae woman", played as a shuffle-blues. "Bridge over troubled water" is played slowly and soulfully and Schultz is brilliant again. "5 a.m. in the night is a gem, the most unexpected song. It's a trio thing with Porecki playing bluesy piano at a slow tempo.

wannatitlehereitis.......2000-04-24

Fans of funky B-3 will love this CD, album or whatever it is called these days. Porecki is a madman on organ and piano. Alex Schultz is a tasty guitarist. Together they make a superb duo. The bottom is rock solid. Buy it - you won't be disappointed.

For B-3 lovers, a must........1999-03-04

I heard an awesome Hammond B-3 Organ player in a song on a local jazz radio station. I didn't catch the artist, so I emailed the station, who said it may have been Benji Porecki, who I never heard of. I searched the net, found a site with a sample, and sure enough, found the same song. I then went to Amazon, where of course, I found it, and then ordered it. The CD is excellent, and B-3 lovers will wear it out. It has a good diversity of songs, some really rocking and some, using piano, that are really mellow. Benji really mixes it up, and shows a lot of energy as well as humor and other emotions. I am now a Benji Porecki fan. Buy this one.

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Servin' It Up Dana Land Manufacturer: Jen-Car Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAD776 Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

1. Old Devil Moon
2. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
3. If I Only Had a Brain
4. Route 66
5. Blizzard of Lies
6. Sway
7. Monkey See, Monkey Do
8. Dindi
9. Who Will Buy?
10. Good Day Sunshine
11. What Game Shall We Play Today

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Servin' It Up! Hot! Doc Gibbs Manufacturer: Doc Gibbs ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAGYZS Release Date: 2002-08-06

Tracks:

1. Bam!
2. Hilda's Lullaby
3. Baila Pammi
4. Miles of Hope
5. Waiting 4 You
6. Salvador Bahia
7. Servin' It Up
8. Madre del Mar
9. Rose
10. 7 Up, 6 Down
11. Doc's Pots
12. Starline
13. Arroz Con Pollo

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