Outhipped

Outhipped

ASIN: B00002DEOW

Editorial Reviews
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With an inventiveness that rivals Medeski, Martin & Wood, German organist Barbara Dennerlein stands out in contemporary soul jazz, stretching the idiom with every fresh outing. Combining the deep grooves of Jack McDuff and the scintillating fleetness of Jimmy Smith, she also adds a repertoire of sounds and approaches that connect Martin Denny's lounge exotica to Sun Ra's cosmic atmospherics. On previous albums, Dennerlein has made a point of surrounding herself with stellar sidemen, but on this one she's gone well beyond the small group format, employing a dozen musicians in groups of five to 10 players. Along with frequent associates like trombonist Ray Anderson, guitarist Mitch Watkins, and percussionist Don Alias, the band includes drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, saxophonists Antonio Hart and Craig Handy, and flutist Steve Slagle. Frequently, Dennerlein even forsakes her brilliant foot-pedal technique for the superb acoustic-bass work of James Genus. It's a remarkable assembly in all its forms--funky, precise, and adventurous--and it brings distinctive snap and dense rhythmic currents to the organist's coiling, boppish tunes and spacey textures. Hart recalls Johnny Hodges, and Anderson brings a plunger mute to add Ellington-like touches to "Odd Blues," while a quintet with Handy and trumpeter Darren Barrett digs deeply into the slow blues of "Farewell to Old Friends." "Mabuse," an invocation of director Fritz Lang's criminal mastermind, shifts direction with cinematic ease after a bracing blast of free improv, and the Stones's "Satisfaction" receives a witty, infectious transformation. Dennerlein and company manage to keep this 75-minute CD percolating with both variety and a strong sense of identity. --Stuart Broomer

Tracks:

Outhipped
Frog Dance
Odd Blues
Bloody Mary
Sweet Poison
Black & White
Mabuse
Strange Passion
Farewell to Old Friends
Satisfaction
In the Mud
Jammin'

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With an inventiveness that rivals Medeski, Martin & Wood, German organist Barbara Dennerlein stands out in contemporary soul jazz, stretching the idiom with every fresh outing. Combining the deep grooves of Jack McDuff and the scintillating fleetness of Jimmy Smith, she also adds a repertoire of sounds and approaches that connect Martin Denny's lounge exotica to Sun Ra's cosmic atmospherics. On previous albums, Dennerlein has made a point of surrounding herself with stellar sidemen, but on this one she's gone well beyond the small group format, employing a dozen musicians in groups of five to 10 players. Along with frequent associates like trombonist Ray Anderson, guitarist Mitch Watkins, and percussionist Don Alias, the band includes drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, saxophonists Antonio Hart and Craig Handy, and flutist Steve Slagle. Frequently, Dennerlein even forsakes her brilliant foot-pedal technique for the superb acoustic-bass work of James Genus. It's a remarkable assembly in all its forms--funky, precise, and adventurous--and it brings distinctive snap and dense rhythmic currents to the organist's coiling, boppish tunes and spacey textures. Hart recalls Johnny Hodges, and Anderson brings a plunger mute to add Ellington-like touches to "Odd Blues," while a quintet with Handy and trumpeter Darren Barrett digs deeply into the slow blues of "Farewell to Old Friends." "Mabuse," an invocation of director Fritz Lang's criminal mastermind, shifts direction with cinematic ease after a bracing blast of free improv, and the Stones's "Satisfaction" receives a witty, infectious transformation. Dennerlein and company manage to keep this 75-minute CD percolating with both variety and a strong sense of identity. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

One of her best!.......2006-02-28

One of Barbara's best recordings, this features a large group of top sidemen, including Ray Anderson and Mitch Watkins, playing her own compositions. Barbara is on top form, justifying her position as the foremost jazz organist, using the whole range of the Hammond to produce some amazing jazz. Not to be missed!

Outhipped is the word!.......2001-10-11

This CD is really good and shows the different talents how to play a B3. The jazzy style is very much variant and shows the improvisation talent of Barbara. A must for jazz organ lovers!

Wonderful Barbara completely "outhipped".......2001-10-10

First of all I like to say that I am always impressed by the performances of Barbara. "outhipped" is one of those CDs one plays over and over again. The apparent easyness she handles the B3 is wonderful, both discant and bass. Her feet must be as fast as her hands.
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This is a wonderful album.......2000-03-11

This is one fine jazz CD to come out this year. I love its funky sound. But it also sounds like jazz fusion (what it used to sound like), it has the blues and it can be spacey and beautiful sounding also. This album is extremely varied with many textures and timbres. I had never heard of Barbara but thought I'd give her music a try. A delightful suprise. The sonics are great also. Joe Ferla recorded this session and did a fine job capturing this session.

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