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Gigantic •
oh el oh ay •
The Only Juan •
Hissy Fit •
Dont' Shave the Feeling •
Iron Sky •
Tridruga •
Crunch •
Box of Lucky •
Box of Saft •
Box of Jerry Granelli •
Box of Love •
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J. A. Granelli and Mr. Lucky
Love Slave Records
J. A. Granelli - bass, piccolo bass
David Tronzo - slide guitar
Jamie Saft - organ
Kenny Wollesen - drums
Price: $14.00
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A collection of songs blending simple and beautiful compositions with some of
New York's most original players. This music is about subtle feel and joyous music making.
Click on a link below to hear an MP3 sound clip:
Tronz
Mr. Lucky
Lane
Karnish
"Four Stars" - Down Beat
"One of the Ten Best of 2001"
- Allaboutjazz.com
"I could listen to this stuff all night long"
- M. Vail, Keyboard Magazine
"They slink, they plink, they crawl on their bellies like snakes. Even better this
new foursome of Granelli, Tronzo, Saft, and Wollesen scratches it's pop itch by
coordinating smarts and cheese into fun-prov ala Sex Mob. Their "Lola" isn't the one
with the c-o-l-a cola, it's the one that gets whatever she wants. There's a good chance
that tonight's audience will get same."
- Jim Macnie, Village Voice
"The deceptively simple (or perhaps simply deceptive) compositions, largely Granelli
originals, have a palpably wry off-center noir wit. The way "Lane", for example, goes
off on an unexpected detour suggests that Granelli's wellspring of inspiration could
just as easily be The Band, or The Flying Burrito Brothers, as it could be Miles or
Mahavishnu. Granelli's conspirators on "el oh el ay" include some of the most distinctive
musical voices to be found in NYC - or anywhere. I am loath to categorize Mr. Lucky's music.
Suffice it to say that it occupies a region bounded by Ayler, Larry Young, and ECM on
one side, the Meters and Elmore James on another, Tom Verlaine on yet another, and also
Hank Williams, Sr. on another (to name just a few). Or maybe it's jazz-rock all over
again. Only, back in 1973, jazz-rock meant something totally different than it does
today, and J. Granelli's latest release is further evidence for the continued fecundity
of this oft-disparaged musical pairing. "el oh el ay" is replete with the sort of cinematic
grit and quirky Americana that only a Morricone or a Zappa could pull off three decades
ago. It's perhaps more commonplace today, but no less rewarding to experience."
- David Wayne, allaboutjazz.com
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