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LET US GO
The Making of Mike LeDonne’s Groover Quartet and Gospel Choir – Wonderful
AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING
The Heavy Hitters
HUB
SILVERDUST
It’s All Your Fault
Mike LeDonne belongs to an elite group of musicians – those who have mastered the piano AND the organ while creating original voices for each. However, here on It’s all Your Fault, LeDonne sits down at the organ, puts his foot on the pedals and lays down some of the hippest organ licks you’re likely to hear. Two groups are featured on this recording. Mike LeDonne’s Groover Quartet has had the rare opportunity to play and record together for twenty years and counting. They had no difficulty integrating their sound into this all-star big band put together by Mike and his preferred arranger and conductor, Dennis Mackrel. Recorded in the famed Van Gelder studio and actually using the original Hammond C-3 organ that Jimmy Smith et al. Used to record the music within this recording is adventurous. It’s a continuation of the groove that was established years ago by organists interacting with big bands and it reveals to us the Blues, the Rhythm & Blues and the Jazz that Mike heard coming up through the jazz ranks.
Partners In Time
- Lined with a Groove
- My Funny Valentine
- Saud
- Lament
- Recovery Blues
- Here’s That Rainy Day
- N.P.S
- Bopsolete
Mike LeDonne (piano), Christian McBride (bass), Lewis Nash (drums)
From The Heart
- Drums – Joe Farnsworth, Mike Clark (2)
- Guitar – Peter Bernstein
- Organ – Mike LeDonne
- Tenor Saxophone – Eric Alexander
That Feelin’
AwwlRIGHT!
Mike LeDonne has appeared on over 100 CDs as a sideman with so many jazz giants it is hard to keep count: Art Farmer, Clifford Jordan, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Turrentine, Milt Jackson and others. LeDonne made his first recording as a leader on the B-3 for Savant in 2003 and has since added seven additional records to his discography on the label. To his regular band, The Groover Quartet (Eric Alexander, Peter Bernstein and Joe Farnsworth) Mike has added guests Jeremy Pelt on trumpet and the venerable bassist, Bob Cranshaw. With such an illustrious line-up there are few jazz combos that burn hotter, swing harder or generate more excitement than this all-star aggregation.
I Love Music
Mike LeDonne (organ)
Eric Alexander (tenor)
Peter Bernstein (guitar)
Joe Farnsworth (drums)
Speak
Mike LeDonne (piano)
John Webber (bass)
Joe Farnsworth (drums)
Blue Duo
Mike LeDonne: piano
John Webber: bass
Keep The Faith
Mike LeDonne (organ)
Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone)
Peter Bernstein (guitar)
Joe Farnsworth (drums)
The Backstabbers
Keep The Faith
The Groover
Mike LeDonne (organ)
Peter Bernstein (guitar)
Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone)
Joe Farnsworth (drums)
Five Live
Mike LeDonne (piano)
Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone)
Jeremy Pelt (trumpet)
John Webber (bass)
Joe Farnsworth (drums)
On Fire
Mike LeDonne (Hammond b-3 organ)
Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone)
Peter Bernstein (guitar)
Joe Farnsworth (drums)
Night Song
Mike LeDonne (piano)
Ron Carter (double bass)
Joe Farnsworth (drums)
Smokin’ Out Loud
Mike LeDonne (Hammond b-3 organ)
Peter Bernstein (guitar)
Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone)
Joe Farnsworth (drums)
Bags Groove
Jim Snidero – Flute/Alto Sax
Steve Wilson – Alto Sax
Jim Rotondi – Trumpet
Steve Davis – Trombone
Steve Nelson – Vibes
Mike LeDonne – Piano
Bob Cranshaw – Bass
Mickey Roker – Drums
Then And Now
Eric Alexander – Tenor Sax
Jim Rotondi – Trumpet
Peter Washington – Bass
Joe Farnsworth – Drums
To Each His Own
Mike LeDonne – Piano
Peter Washington – Bass
Mickey Roker – Drums
Waltz For An Urbanite
Mike LeDonne (P)
Steve Nelson (Vib)
Peter Bernstein (G)
Peter Washington (B)
Kenny Washington (D)
Soulmates
Mike LeDonne (P)
Ryan Kisor (Tp)
Joshua Redman (Ts)
Jon Gordon (As)
Peter Washington (B)
Lewis Nash (D)
Common Ground
Mike LeDonne (P)
Dennis Irwin (B)
Kenny Washington (D)
The Feeling of Jazz
Mike LeDonne (P)
Tom Harrell (Tp / Flh)
Gary Smulyan (Bs)
Dennis Irwin (B)
Kenny Washington (D)
‘Bout Time
Mike LeDonne (P)
Tom Harrell (Tp / Flh)
Gary Smulyan (Bs)
Dennis Irwin (B)
Kenny Washington (D)
