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ONE WAY Recommends [Issue
#16] Terry Gibbs By
Jason Sklar
Feelin’ Good: Live In Studio
(CD
Mack Avenue)
Terry Gibbs brings
a fresh energy to the table, swinging like guitarist Pat Martino’s recent
live recordings (probably due to the fact that Joey DeFrancesco hits the Hammond
B3 organ as hard here as he does there), but with a traditional approach found
in Lionel Hampton’s recordings with Benny Goodman and Stan Getz. It even
manages to groove like the blues playing of Kenny Burrell, Stanley Turrentine,
and Jimmy Smith. The disc appropriately includes a bossa version of Turrentine’s
“Sugar.” Throughout the album, Eric Alexander takes strident risks
on tenor saxophone, but maintains a close sense of where the progressions are
and where they’re headed. And Terry’s son, Gerry Gibbs, strikes the
drums with a crisp shuffle to support his dad. Yes, Terry has swung himself
right into the new century swinging years younger than the 80 years he’s
lived, but with a refined touch that only comes with years of experience. Feelin’
Good is firmly rooted in driving swing that makes sure to pair each Be with
a capital Bop!
