The Link Quartet - Beat.it - Hammond Beat - CD € 14,25
 
 
 
 
product# 137560
cat# HBR001aCD
release date
 
country US
picture sleeve YES
grade disc NEW
grade cover NEW
release info 2002
compilation NO
distributed item YES
 
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  tracks

01.   - Strudel Girl
02.   - Be Yourself
03.   - Alfa Romeo Duetto
04.   - An Evening With Linda Lovelace
06.   - Crosstown Traffic
07.   - Somebody Stole My Thunder
08.   - Little Italy Serenade
09.   - Happy Boys Happy
10.   - Gianni Fuso Nerini
11.   - If I Could Only Be Sure
12.   - Marshall Jim 100
13.   - Theme from Hammondbeat (solo version)
 
 
 
  Absolute Hammond B-3 madness! BEAT.IT is bold and upbeat instrumental action from the best Hammond-fueled band on the scene today: THE LINK QUARTET.


BEAT.IT illustrates the song writing talent of The Link Quartet from the lush and gentle “Little Italy Serenade” (with flautist Mauro Sbuttoni) to the explosive Hammond originals “Strudel Girl” and the sexed up “An Evening with Linda Lovelace” that puts them in the class of genre leaders The James Taylor Quartet, Soulive, and Medeski, Martin and Wood.


BEAT.IT also features daring and fresh interpretations of challenging covers by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Georgie Fame, The Small Faces and Sonny Phillips that will appeal to fans of the original artists and fans of the genre that The Link Quartet help to define. BEAT.IT’s one, but perfectly matched vocal track, is an inspired adaptation of UK legend Nolan Porter’s “If I Could Only Be Sure” .


Renzo Bassi (bass), Giulio Cardini (guitar), and Tony Bacciocchi (drums) are founding members of THE LINK QUARTET, which began in 1991. They have led, performed with, or produced dozens of bands for 20+ years, giving BEAT.IT a variety of influences from rock-a-billy to punk. These guys have experience and talent in spades. THE LINK QUARTET’s sound is fueled by the ‘gifted beyond his years’ Paolo Negri (Hammond B-3), with the generosity only a perfectly balanced band can achieve. Paolo is one of the meanest Hammond players on the scene…anywhere…period.


BEAT.IT accomplishes that rare feat of delivering the raw energy of a live performance from within the studio…something that most bands only dream they could do. BEAT.IT stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the best Hammond records of the last 50 years and should not be missed! BEAT.IT blows the doors off the 6T’s beat genre in every way imaginable by blending jazz, rock, and funk for a new groovy sound.