2007-05-17
Rochester City Newspaper - Review
Organist Pete Levin has been a vital force in the jazz and pop music worlds since the 1970s. But if you know him, it's probably through his work with others. He began on French horn with Gil Evans, but once he brought a Moog synthesizer to a practice his role --- and career --- changed. Since then he's played keyboards for Paul Simon, Annie Lennox, his brother, Tony Levin, and many others. Deacon Blues features Joe Beck and Mike DeMicco on guitar, Danny Gottlieb, Ken Lovelett, and Carlos Valdez on drums and percussion, and Tony Levin on bass. All are stellar players, with DeMicco and Beck soloing beautifully at every turn. But the obvious star is Levin who, aside from providing some original soul-jazz tunes (notably "Uptown"), takes the Hammond B-3 for wild rides on rock classics like Steely Dan's title track, Brian Wilson's "Sail On Sailor," and a classical classic, Erik Satie's "First Gymnopedie."
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