{"product_id":"chameleon","title":"Chameleon","description":"\u003cp\u003eA totally obscure release from Youngstown, Ohio's Tony Lavorgna and his late 70's early 1980's band: The St. Thomas Quartet. Like many private press album's it's an ad for their set list, recorded on the cusp of cassettes and definitely pre-cd so strictly vinyl it is. A mixed bag of tunes and influences but two of the tunes absolutely leap into your ears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Hammond led Soul Jazz version of Herbie Hancock's \u003ci\u003eChameleon\u003c\/i\u003e at nearly ten minutes that seems to just get more drivingly funky and intense and David Thomas on the B3 is absolutely inspired on this monster of a track. It makes you wonder why on earth more Hammond players didn't make a feature of this tune?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other inspired choice is War's \u003ci\u003eThe World Is A Ghetto\u003c\/i\u003e which just has to be one of the funkiest versions of this much covered tune. Some soulful sax from leader Lavorgna signposts the way for the rest of the bands soulful and jazzy contributions with again Hammond man David Thomas underpinning with his funk drenched riffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTony Lavorgna is a one off too, his life story is available in Comic Book form under the title \u003ci\u003eBebopman\u003c\/i\u003e by American Splendor writer Harvey Pekar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jazz Room","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50458629701963,"sku":"1155927","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/chameleon","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}