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B3 Kings – Laughing All The Way – CellarLive 

by Audiophile Audition | Dec 1, 2017 | Jazz CD Reviews

B3 Kings – Laughing All The Way – CellarLive CL122516 50:40*** A fun-filled excursion into a jazz-infused Christmas song fest.   ( Cory Weeds – tenor saxophone; Bill Coon – guitar; Chris Gestrin – Hammond Organ, tambourine, shaker & bells; Denzal Sinclaire – drums & vocals; Jack Duncan – congas & shaker #1,2,9 ) It’s that ho ho ho time of year and record labels are full of the Christmas spirit as they put out all those seasonal-themed discs that were recorded in the middle of summer. Well, the folks at CellarLive at least had the good sense to get this recording in the can in the fall of 2016.  Perhaps that might help to explain that the musicians on the recording  of Laughing All The Way have a more infectious association with the music as it is slightly closer to the actual holiday. Predictably, the song set, is for the most part, the traditional Christmas material. What is not predictable, is the various style and tempos in which the material is presented. The session  begins with a B3 Kings original “The Twelve Bars of Christmas”. By substituting “Bars” for “Days”, the players  offer a raucous  “bar” band take on […]