08/02/2009 10:00 PM - The Rusty Scott Organ Group
435 South Huntington Avenue
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130
US
Cost:Always Free
Description:"The name is Rusty, but the sound is smooth Besides the fact that there’s some wonderful ensemble work going on here among some nicely lyrical originals - and a few well-placed, well played covers - there are two much bigger pluses to deal with. Leader and pianist Rusty Scott has an apparently effortless time switching between energetic and laid-back playing, and tenor man Tim Mayer offers up some of the warmest and swingingest sounds around. The Boston-based quartet is at it’s seamless best on Scott’s light and boppy "Saturday Afternoon," while Billy Strayhorn’s "Raincheck" comes across as the most musically adventurous arrangement, and the title cut, penned by Mayer, makes for four minutes of total joy." Ed Symkus The Tab