Paul Murphy’s Jazz Room Records reissues 1982 organ-led soul jazz rarity from Ohio’s Tony Lavorgna
Legendary UK jazz DJ Paul Murphy and his Jazz Room Records label continues it’s unearthing of jazz dance gems with the recent reissue release of Youngstown, Ohio’s Tony Lavorgna and The St. Thomas Quartet’s 1982 soul jazz album Chameleon.
This private-press recording features two massive jazz funk covers in Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters’ “Chameleon” and War’s “The World Is A Ghetto”. With David Thomas laying down some foundational funky Hammond B3 organ grooves with some soulful saxophone playing from Lavorgna, both of the group’s versions are right up their with the classic originals.
With original copies hard to come by, Jazz Room Records has released another essential reissue that is primed and ready for the jazz dancefloor. Highly recommended!
Tony Lavorgna and the St. Thomas Quartet — ‘Chameleon’
(Originally released: 1982 / Antelope Records Inc)
(Reissued: 2022 / Jazz Room Records)
- Now’s The Time
- Chameleon
- Georgia On My Mind
- Take The A Train
- Body And Soul
- The World Is A Ghetto
