Outside In

by Gary Versace

Overview

Gary Versace is one organist who plays music far beyond soul-jazz, moving into a realm of progressive sounds that approach the visionary Larry Young and rival peer Larry Goldings. With saxophonist Donny McCaslin and electric guitarist Adam Rogers, Versace is able to buoy their melodies with a visceral yet vibrant underpinning. He is fond of rhythms removed from 4/4, and the complex moods displayed during "Dangerous Land" and the quirky "Pinwheel" suggest that Versace will never play it safe, especially in the company of individualist musicians like Rogers and McCaslin. Though mostly in neo-bop modes, Versace also favors light Latin or Mediterranean rhythms, and even a tone parallel to the music of Duke Pearson on this stellar effort that stands head and shoulders apart from groove organ combo music. ~ Michael G. Nastos

Product Details

Release Date:	02/19/2008
Label:	Criss Cross
UPC:	8712474129829
Rank:	242193

Tracks

1. Dangerous Land
2. The Grand Inquisitor
3. Blue Soup
4. Now Is Then
5. Poster Boy
6. Pinwheel
7. A Thousand Words
8. Many Places

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gary Versace   Primary Artist,Organ (Hammond)
Adam Rogers   Primary Artist,Guitar
Clarence Penn   Primary Artist,Drums
Donny McCaslin   Primary Artist,Sax (Soprano),Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Gerry Teekens   Producer,Cover Design
Max Bolleman   Engineer
Gildas Bocle   Photography
Ted Panken   Liner Notes