726436037556

The Regulator

Artie Zaitz

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Format: LP

Cat No: BF005LP

Release Date:  13 September 2024

Label:  Banger Factory Records

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  726436037556

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    A true jazz scene veteran barely in his thirties, Artie Zaitz is a musician of taste, imagination, and fire with an instinctive ability to combine multiple contrasting elements in a single run delivering extended, embellished jazz phrases blended seamlessly with blues sensibility and connected via chromatic ladders.

    In this, his debut recording as leader, The Regulator (in recognition of his skill in holding down a groove) presents some of the cream of the London jazz scene in an exciting, esoteric combination. Fresh, fun, cool, yet full of blues and grit and infused with trademark humour, Zaitz lays down 6 tracks, deep in parallel with classic organ recordings tracked live in the studio and recorded in full analog glory.

    The essence of this combo is in its homage to the soul jazz organ/guitar combos of the mid-60s New York Chitlin circuit although, rather than utilising the traditional organ trio set up, they decided to take it further by adding percussion. First-call organist Ross Stanley stretches out his harmonic and stylistic versatility on the Hammond C-3 "Big Bertha", whipping up a musical tornado firmly abetted by drummer Steve Brown who provides the greasy, swinging, yet solid groove that drives the band. Dave Pattman on conga revels in the space he finds to showcase his Afro-Cuban and Latin American influences adding delectable flavour to the groove.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Some Extent
      • 2. Con Alma
      • 3. A Nod To The High Priest

      Side 2

      • 1. Boogaloo Ga Goo
      • 2. Our Miss Brooks
      • 3. The Regulator