{"id":5366,"date":"2015-04-02T10:19:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T15:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=5366"},"modified":"2015-04-02T10:19:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T15:19:16","slug":"best-of-f16c-les-james-trio-joes-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=5366","title":{"rendered":"Best of F16C – Les James Trio – Joe’s Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download The Les James Trio – Joe’s Thing<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Greetings all<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

The end of the week is here, and I should remind you all the the Funky16Corners Radio Show<\/strong> comes to you each and every Friday night at 9PM on Viva Radio<\/strong><\/a>. If you cannot be there at airtime, you can always subscribe to the show as a podcast in iTunes, listen on your mobile device via the TuneIn app, or grab an MP3 out of the archive right here at the blog.<\/p>\n

The fam and I are doing some Spring-breaking, so here’s something from the archives to keep you ears warm until Monday – Larry<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Originally posted November, 2012<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I often find myself running out of steam by the end\u00a0of the week.<\/p>\n

You know how it is.<\/em><\/p>\n

Truth be told, I have discovered that the remedy to such a lull is not \u2013 as might be expected \u2013 a solid and powerful boot in the ass, \u00a0but rather something subtly powerful.<\/p>\n

Enough of a push to restore momentum, but nothing too sudden.<\/p>\n

It is in furtherance of this idea that I have dipped into the crates and whipped out something that just might do the trick.<\/p>\n

A while back, I was perusing the interwebs in search of some tasty vinyl to add to my record box, when I happened upon an auction for an unfamiliar, but very interesting looking record.<\/p>\n

The disc in question was a mid-70s joint by a crew called the Les James Trio<\/strong> out of the Rocky Mountain metropolis of Denver, CO.<\/p>\n

Now, I know that \u201cDenver jazz\u2019 doesn\u2019t light any fire in your ears \u2013 unless you are a Paul Quinichette<\/strong> aficionado \u2013 but this auction came with a tantalizing soundclip.<\/p>\n

So tantalizing in fact that I chased this record down like a lion after a juicy springbok, landed it and devoured it forthwith, if by \u201cdevour\u201d it is meant to be understood as recording and digimatizing said record for the delectation of you good people.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s not much out there about Les James, other than a few links that suggest that he was something of a local institution in Denver, and the liner notes to the album which intimate that he might have hailed from Eastern Europe and made his way west, piano in tow.<\/p>\n

The tune I bring you today \u2013 he one that made me covet the album so fiercely \u2013 is entitled \u2018Joe\u2019s Thing\u2019, written by and named for James\u2019 bassist Joe Lopez.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Much like the record that I brought you all on Monday, the things that happen on this record in regard to the alchemy of bass and drums is truly something to behold.<\/p>\n

\u2018Joe\u2019s Thing\u2019 is in no way a \u201cfunk\u201d record, but it is immediately obvious once the ones and zeros start to flow that is is monumentally funky, in a way guaranteed to make you sit up, notice, and groove, all at the same time.<\/p>\n

Unlike so many self-released combos (Century was a famous \u201cpress your own\u201doutfit out of California) the Les James Trio was actually a pretty tight unit. James was an excellent pianist, Lopez a shit-hot bassist and the drummer (listed only as Jo Jo<\/strong>) does his part admirably.<\/p>\n

\u2018Joe\u2019s Thing\u2019 is a groover\u2019s treasure because it starts out with a mighty riff, and then returns to the well a number of times, including a couple of phased drum breaks.<\/p>\n

This is a banger \u2013 a subtle one \u2013 but a banger nonetheless.<\/p>\n

You can send your thank you notes via the comments below.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re most welcome.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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