Here's a challenge for you: All you need to complete it is this
album, a decent sound system, and a chair. Now put the CD in the
cradle, turn up the volume, and press play; the challenge is
not to tap your feet, click your fingers, or get up from the
chair and dance. If you get through the first number without
moving, then you're pretty tough; the second, well, that would be
even more impressive; but if you get through the third, then call a
doctor - you might be dead!
I doubt if there's ever been a more apt name for a band than
Jan Kořínek's group, Groove. This
Czech organ trio must be one of the grooviest little units on the
planet, as this album - their debut on Hard Bop Records - clearly
demonstrates. No matter what kind of groove, whether it be swing
(One For Groove, The Hustler, Green Granted), straight
down the line funk (Funky Griff, Groovin' For Little V, Fire
Eater, It's Your Thing), or slow ballad tempos (A Fool For
You, Trouble In Mind), the band hit it, and don't miss a beat.
Add to that some stimulating guest spots from saxophonists
Rostislav Fras and Bedrich Smarda, as well as the trumpet stylings
of Miroslav Hloucal, and you have yourself a special album
indeed. By the way, if you get to the last track without moving,
call an undertaker!