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This One's On Me by Roy Meriwether
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fave it Bebop | Traditional Jazz Combo
10 tracks | 64 minutes
Released Apr 2007
on Roy Meriwether
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:56 The Sidewalks Of New York lyrics BUY MP3 05:56 The Sidewalks Of New York lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:56 The Sidewalks Of New York
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:16 This One's On Me lyrics BUY MP3 04:16 This One's On Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:16 This One's On Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:42 Don't Look Under The Bed lyrics BUY MP3 06:42 Don't Look Under The Bed lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:42 Don't Look Under The Bed
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:24 When I Think Of Miles lyrics BUY MP3 07:24 When I Think Of Miles lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:24 When I Think Of Miles
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 10:45 Ah George, We Hardly Knew You lyrics BUY MP3 10:45 Ah George, We Hardly Knew You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 10:45 Ah George, We Hardly Knew You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:38 Don't Call Me Brother (& Rip Me Off) lyrics BUY MP3 05:38 Don't Call Me Brother (& Rip Me Off) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:38 Don't Call Me Brother (& Rip Me Off)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:05 Please Send Me Someone To Love lyrics BUY MP3 06:05 Please Send Me Someone To Love lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:05 Please Send Me Someone To Love
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:41 Soup & Onions lyrics BUY MP3 05:41 Soup & Onions lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:41 Soup & Onions
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:27 Silver Mist lyrics BUY MP3 05:27 Silver Mist lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:27 Silver Mist
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:19 The Beautiful Ones lyrics BUY MP3 06:19 The Beautiful Ones lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:19 The Beautiful Ones
Original, bluesy, versatile and jazzy. This is music like you have never heard it played before.
Editorial review
New York City-based pianist Meriwether has always had chops to burn, as he displays here. There are instances, however, where he does tone down and get into more soulful, patient constructions. Bassist Chris Berger and drummer Neal Smith are relatively unheralded, but do their rhythmic jobs in buoying the leader's flights of fancy. Meriwether also composed several of these ten selections. Three are ballads: the moderately slow title track; the slower "Silver Mist," an older composition (1968) which Meriwether revisits; and the languid "When I Think of Miles." He also penned the wildly upbeat soul blues "Soup & Onions," another older tune (1966) that has perennially been a set closer in his live dates. The pianist also has a penchant for jazzing up pop tunes: The O'Jays "Don't Call Me Brother" is done as a waltzy funk; Prince's "The Beautiful Ones" as a steady tick-tock ballad; and the universal Percy Mayfield evergreen "Please Send Me Someone to Love" as a patently slow and sweet number. A little more progressive is the Don Pullen piece "Ah George, We Hardly Knew Ya" in a six-beat blues funk bag with none of Pullen or Meriwether's histrionic pianistics, but with plenty of soul. A blues strut -- perhaps what the pianist does best ? la Gene Harris -- appears on "Don't Look Under the Bed," while Meriwether's signature tune "Sidewalks of New York" sports "Cherokee" changes and inflections of "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" in solid blues-gospel garb where the pianist splashes note clusters and furious runs in showy fashion. For those who are familiar with Meriwether's expertise, this CD will serve as further evidence of his talent. For those who are not, this may be a good primer to lead toward his older recordings, especially the Columbia discs of the '60s. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Roy has outdone himself on this release. If you have never experienced any of his music, this is a good place to start.
This One's On Me gives you a feel for the versatility and depth Roy has developed over the 40+ years he has been writing and performing music. You will be captured by the beauty of original tracks like Silver Mist and When I Think Of Miles. And then get up and boogie to Soup & Onions (another original) and Don't Look Under The Bed.
Sample this album and you will want to buy it! And you will listen to it over and over and over again!