Linda Dachtyl, Don Hales, Cary Dachtyl - Full Steam Ahead (2025)

Tracklist

01. Illumination
02. The Outsider
03. Roxy Strut
04. Wildflowers
05. Full Steam Ahead
06. Lava Lamp Suite
07. Caravan
08. Think of One
09. Round Midnight
10. April in Paris

Linda Dachtyl and her husband/drummer, Cary Dachtyl, hail from (arguably) one of the most fertile areas of the world for Jazz Organ music: Columbus, Ohio. The many jazz organists from this city have truly helped advance this music to the point of worldwide recognition and appreciation and the music contained in this CD is certainly an extension of this movement with its mixture of original tunes, covers, and classics.

Linda doesn't necessarily see a formula for an organ recording other than to include a ballad, Latin or some Blues, Funk or even Pop material. She is motivated purely by those tunes that she likes and those that she feels will have traction. As she says: You never know what people like and you have to be objective about your own work.

Linda's organ chops are at the superb level with great dynamics and imaginative shifts in registrations. Her command of the Hammond organ and Leslie speaker is evident in this recording as in all her previous releases. Her range of styles heard in this recording create a warm and rhythmic texture and that's why the ten inherent tracks will hopefully appeal to a wider audience with more eclectic tastes. Cary's original (1967) Ludwig drum kit gives him just the right loudness levels and facility to ride with Linda throughout this session. Also being a drummer in a rock band (RoxyJanes), Linda understands the need to lock-in with her drummer husband when they perform together. (RoxyJanes' member Gayla Smith created the art work for her release.)

Adding to the core group of Linda, Cary and guitarist Don Hales are saxophonist Mark Donavan (tenor sax, alto sax, clarinet), trumpeter Ben Huntoon and percussionist Patrick Ankrom who each bring their own mood, attitude and signature sound to the totality of this project.

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