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Title: Where's the Hammond?
Review: Upped one star for period authenticity.If I paid a cover at a small club in 1972 to hear Grant Green, my reaction to this band would've been, "Where's the Hammond?" Because a B3 is basically what it needs. It took an exceptional player to carry a band on a Fender Rhodes, & Clarence Palmer isn't brimming over with ideas. The sound of the piano is already too close to vibes. The song selection isn't particularly inspired; nice that they gave the James Brown number a try. The great Neil Creque contributes a pretty tune & sweet playing on "Cease The Bombing," but what that title has to do with the get-ready-to-make-out mood of the song can only be explained by assuming Neil had a very strong opinion about the Vietnam War. "Carryin' On" is like the middle set in a night's work; everyone's keeping something in reserve for the hipper late crowd.
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