Crescent Crawl, by Bruce Katz Band

Crescent Crawl

by Bruce Katz Band

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Bruce Katz Band’s “Crescent Crawl” is receiving its first ever vinyl reissue. Out-of-print since the original 1992 AudioQuest Music release, the album has become the label’s most sought-after record. The reissue, pressed on 180 gram vinyl at RTI, is a limited edition of 500 pieces with mastering and lacquers by Bernie Grundman – who handled the recording’s original mastering duties. A cherished album in the audiophile blues community; original copies of the vinyl release have been commanding hundreds of dollars across the internet.

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Limited edition of 10 records in silkscreened hand-numbered sleeve!

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1.	Crescent Crawl 07:02	buy track
2.	Just An Expression 03:29	buy track
3.	Contrition 06:54	buy track
4.	BK's Broiler 04:57	buy track
5.	Buzz Cut 03:30	buy track
6.	One Way Ticket 06:53	buy track
7.	Boomer's Thing 05:06	buy track
8.	Beast 04:52	buy track
9.	Will It Go 'Round in Cirlces 06:18	buy track
10.	Just a Closer Walk With Thee 01:25	buy track

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Bruce Katz's solo debut.

"Amazing" is the only way to describe Bruce Katz's piano and Hammond B-3 organ playing. He has awesome technique along with that important "something extra" - soul. Get acquainted with one of the best new bands in jazz!

"After many years as a side man, Bruce Katz stepped out on his own in 1992 to record Crescent Crawl. Although it is an all-instrumental album, Katz is the "frontman" on this recording, taking the spotlight -- and most deservedly so -- on both piano and Hammond B-3 organ. Crescent Crawl blurs the line between blues and jazz (the utilization of an upright bass assists in this effort). The title tune has -- as you would expect -- has a New Orleans groove. "Contrition" appeared on Ronnie Earl's Still River a few years later when Katz was a member of Earl's band, although this version is a bit more understated. Both "Contrition" and "BK's Broiler" feature Katz on the B-3. "Buzz Cut" is essentially a swing tune, but one with a funky feel thanks to guitarist Kevin Barry's rhythmic backing. Billy Preston's "Will It Go Round in Circles" is superb. Katz closes with a harmonically complex solo piano version of "Just a Closer Walk With Thee," a tune he also included in every live gig in the early '90s. This disc is about loose definitions of blues and jazz, strong grooves, and, first and foremost, improvisation -- Just check out the Irish jig that suddenly dances from Bob Malach's sax on "One Way Ticket"!"
- Ann Wickstrom (All Music Guide)

"Eclectic keyboardist Bruce Katz sets no limits on his imagination as he rocks the Hammond organ or tickles the piano."
-Tom Krehbiel, CD Review, June 1993

"I'm tellin' ya, he's downhome and uptown all at once, and that's a winning combination."
-The Boston Phoenix, July 9, 1993

Originally released on AudioQuest Music, now Sledgehammer Blues. Also available at www.valley-entertainment.com/crescent-crawl-1.html.

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released July 6, 1993

Bruce Katz - Organ, Piano
Bob Malach - Tenor Sax
Marty Ballou - Bass
Kevin Barry - Guitar
Lorne Entress - Drums

Produced by Joe Harley

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Audiophile Blues and Jazz. Member of the Valley Entertainment Label Family

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