Lofty S Roach Souffle Music Cd

Harry Connick, Jr. - Lofty S Roach Souffle

Lofty's Roach Souffle      Artist : Jr. Harry Connick      List Price : $10.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1990-06-15      Studio : Sony      Label : Sony      Avg. Customer Rating : (14 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Lofty S Roach Souffle      Connick does Monk well      Rating:      This 1990 album from Connick is difficult to get hold off now but its worth the effort. First off if you like Connick for his singing rather than his Piano playing this may not be for you. As a singer Connick's biggest inspiration was Frank Sinatra. As a Pianist (and on this album) his biggest influence was Thelonious Monk. The two are poles apart! All the tunes are Connick originals, and quite a few sound like they could have been written by Monk. 'Hudson Bomber' could easily be a Monk track. In fact Monk wrote a tune called 'Coming on the Hudson' which was clearly Connicks inspiration. More original is some of the slower numbers on here such as ' Lonely Side' and 'Little Dancing Girl' which show a more melancholy side to Harry Connick. On the last track Connick gets down to his New Orleans roots with 'Bayou Maharajah'. With a classic 2nd line rhythm, this is far removed from Thelonious Monk and nods to James Booker, Prof Longhair and Dr John - a great track. With Connick are two classy musicians. Ben Wolfe is on bass and Shannon Powell on drums. Overall this is a fine album whose only fault is its lack of originality.     Customer Reviews for Lofty S Roach Souffle Cd      In dire need of remastering!      Rating:      (This review refers to the 1990 issue of this disc. It is unclear, as of yet, if the 2007 issue has been, in fact, remastered or merely re-released.) Excellent music from excellent musicians. No question. The technical aspects of this release are, however, far from optimal. Digital overs and overs and overs... ...detected on 3 tracks and counting... ...lost interest, unlistenable... On a 'boom box' it's perfect. (Not the target audience, however.) On anything else it is simply a crime. (Mastered By Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA, 1990)