Organist Joey DeFrancesco is what Count Basie would call "the provider of the real the barbecue music." JOEY D! is an exceptional entry in his career. Recorded and released in 2008, this is music that'll get you on your feet! It has classic organ trio and Hard Bop influences, but above all it stands on its own as fresh and inventive Jazz that swings. Jazz, afterall, is in DeFrancesco's blood—he is the grandson of Joe DeFrancesco, pianist with the Dorsey Brothers. This album contains Miles Davis' Dig and the standards Nancy, Come Dance With Me, and a jazzed-up Take Me Out to the Ballgame! 

CD is SIGNED by Joey DeFrancesco!!

Trio with tenor saxophonist Jerry Weldon and drummer Byron Landham.

1 Dig 7:12
2 Lament 6:29
3 Take Me Out To the Ballgame 8:02
4 If Ever I Should Leave You 10:39
5 Besame Mucho 8:13
6 Come Dance With Me 5:49
7 Nancy (With the Laughing Face) 6:42
8 Blues Up And Down 6:57

High Note HCD 7190