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| 1. | Bang!
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| 2. | Soul Burner
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| 3. | Shakin'
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| 4. | My One and Only Love
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| 5. | God Made It Beautiful
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| 6. | Damn Right
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| 7. | Funky Dunky
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| 8. | Night Moves
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| 9. | Later
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| 10. | Footprints
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Jazz
Frank Catalano - Flute (Alto), Producer, Programming, Sax (Tenor)
Chris Paquette - Percussion
David Nelson - Drums
Greg Calbi - Mastering
Frank Catalano makes the first definitive statement of his mature style with his Savoy Jazz debut, BANG!
There is never one moment during Bang! that one could doubt that Frank Catalano can blow the roof off of any establishment while playing his tenor. He is a powerful player with an intense tone who, while hinting in spots at Stanley Turrentine, latter-day Sonny Rollins and various funk tenors, has his own sound and approach. 29 at the time of this recording, Catalano had begun his career 12 years earlier, playing with organist Charles Earland. After touring with Santana, he became the youngest solo artist to sign with the Delmark label (he was 19). Since then he has not only worked with the who's who of Chicago jazz but Clark Terry, Arturo Sandoval, Tony Bennett, Tito Puente, David Sanborn and even DJ Logic. One of the first jazz artists in a long time signed to Savoy, Catalano tears into the opening selection of this CD ("Bang") and never looks back. He dominates and sometimes nearly tears apart the music whether it be a simple funk piece, a relatively brief "Footprints" or "My One And Only Love." While his flute feature on "Night Moves" gives one a chance to catch their breath and "Later" is a throwaway funk novelty, most of the other selections exclusively feature his high-powered tenor with his rhythm section cast mostly in a supportive role. While much of the material is not all that memorable (he needs more challenging material), Frank Catalano certainly gives it his all.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Frank Catalano
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Hard Bop
Frank Catalano has quickly emerged as one of the leading saxophone players in Chicago. In addition to touring with artists ranging from Tony Bennett to Ministry, Catalano has performed and/or recorded with Louis Bellson, Charles Earland, Clark Terry, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Kenny Loggins, Jimmy McGriff, Randy Brecker, and Arturo Sandoval. Catalano has increasingly drawn attention for his own talents. His debut solo album, Cut It Out, released in February 1988, was included on lists of the year's best mainstream albums compiled by Jazz Times, Los Angeles Weekly, and the Chicago Tribune. His second effort, Pins 'n' Needles, featured accompaniment by trumpet player Randy Brecker, trumpet and reeds player Ira Sullivan, drummer Paul Weilico, pianist Larry Novak, and bassist Eric Hochberg. He continues to perform with his own quartet, featuring guitarist Kirk Hunter, Hammond B-3 organist Vijay Tellis-Nayak, and drummer Don Leali, as well as with John Burnett and His Orchestra and Lenny King's Chicago Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra. Playing tenor saxophone since the age of eight, Catalano sharpened his playing skills as a student at DePaul University and launched his professional music career while still a teenager. After playing with jazz drummer Louis Bellson and avant-garde jazz organist Charles Earland in 1991, he accepted an invitation to join pop vocalist Tony Bennett's group.
---Craig Harris, All Music Guide |
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