Groove Machine

Guitarist Charlie Apicella and his augmented quartet offer five originals from the leader, one from organist Radam Schwartz and two covers - Lou Donaldson's "Hot Dog" and Willis Jackson's "Brother Elijah". In addition to Apicells and Schwartz, the players include Gene Ghee (tenor sax) and Alan Korzin (drums) with Freddie Hendrix (trumpet on 4 songs), Amy Bateman (violin on 1 song) and Mayra Casales (congas on 4 songs). The players are wonderfully tight and the flow is infectious throughout.