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Nightcrawlers: Do You Know A Good Thing?

By Pierre Giroux
August 29, 2021
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Nightcrawlers: Do You Know A Good Thing?

A nightcrawler is defined as a member of a fictional subspecies who are born with superhuman abilities. It is hard to imagine this is the definition tenor saxophonist

Cory Weeds

saxophone, alto
b.1973

" data-original-title="" title="">Cory Weeds had in mind when he brought this band back together for a recording session. Possibly, he might have been thinking about the funky organ-based recordings exemplified by the Blue Note (1963) recording entitled Never Let Me Go with organist

Shirley Scott

organ, Hammond B3
1934 - 2002

" data-original-title="" title="">Shirley Scott, along with tenor saxophonist

Stanley Turrentine

saxophone, tenor
1934 - 2000

" data-original-title="" title="">Stanley Turrentine, conguero

Ray Barretto

congas
1929 - 2006

" data-original-title="" title="">Ray Barretto, bassist Major Holly Jr. and drummers

Al Harewood

drums
1923 - 2014

" data-original-title="" title="">Al Harewood and

Clarence “Jelly” Johnson

" data-original-title="" title="">Clarence ��Jelly�� Johnson. Regardless of intent, what emerged was Do You Know A Good Thing? a rockin' groovy fun-filled session.

It starts with tenor saxophonist

Eddie Harris

saxophone, tenor
1934 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie Harris's composition "1974 Blues" which opens with some slinky guitar work from

Dave Sikula

guitar

" data-original-title="" title="">Dave Sikula followed by tenor saxophonist

Cory Weeds

saxophone, alto
b.1973

" data-original-title="" title="">Cory Weeds who offers some authoritative lines. Holding all this together is organist

Chris Gestrin

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Chris Gestrin with some stuttering keyboard riffs and juicy sound. The previously mentioned Shirley Scott provides the material for the title track "Do You Know A Good Thing When You See One?" which is ready-made for organist Gestrin's full bodied approach to the instrument. The notes fly between Weeds and Sikula and get swept up in the flow of the number.

The ballad, "These Foolish Things" was written by Englishmen Jack Strachey and Holt Marvell in 1935 and picked up by

Benny Goodman

clarinet
1909 - 1986

" data-original-title="" title="">Benny Goodman for a 1936 recording which gained some popularity. Cory Weeds wrote the current arrangement in a mid-tempo frame, and has some Latin conga accents from percussionist

Jack Duncan

congas

" data-original-title="" title="">Jack Duncan. This rendition is full of charm with some smart hooks. Trumpeter

Donald Byrd

trumpet
1932 - 2013

" data-original-title="" title="">Donald Byrd first recorded his composition "Soulful Kitty" (sic) "Kiddy" for Byrd In Flight (Blue Note, 1960). The band gives this number a good workout in finger busting style where each note has import as part of the flow.

Jazz and soul organist

Hank Marr

organ, Hammond B3
b.1927

" data-original-title="" title="">Hank Marr wrote the composition "(The) Greasy Spoon" for his King Records (1969) release Greasy Spoon and that track is a perfect closer to this session. Gestrin sets the stage with a funky organ groove which is on the gruff side. Weeds picks up on the line which has a slow-burn appeal, all the while drummer

Jesse Cahill

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Jesse Cahill is laying down a grounded beat. As Cory Weeds states in the liner notes: " We need to forget about what was going on in the world..and make some joyous music."

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Track Listing

1974 Blues; Do You Know A Good Thing When You See One?; Devilette; These Foolish Things; Soulful Kitty; Movin' Out; New Crawl; Greasy Spoon

Personnel

Cory Weeds

saxophone, alto

Dave Sikula

guitar

Chris Gestrin

piano

Jesse Cahill

drums

Jack Duncan

congas

Album information

Title: Do You Know A Good Thing? | Year Released: 2021 | Record Label: Cellar Music Group

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