REVIEW: The Radam Schwartz Organ Big Band, ‘Message From Groove and GW’ (Arabesque)


Veteran organist Radam Schwartz teams up with young tenor saxophonist Abel Mireles and his New Jersey-based Jazz Exchange Big Band for this easygoing, 10-track romp that recalls the glory days of organ and large ensemble collaborations. The session’s title references West Coast bandleader Gerald Wilson’s popular 1961 release You Better Believe It! — a date

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