On My Mind/In My Heart

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Personnel: Jesse Dee (vocals, guitar); John Aruda (tenor saxophone); Paul Ahlstrand (baritone saxophone); Scott Aruda (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jeff Galindo (trombone); Steve Mossberg (piano); Eli Winderman (Hammond b-3 organ); Benjamin Zecker (vibraphone, glockenspiel); Matt "Pie" Beaulieu (drums, hand claps); Randall Billion (hand claps); Yahuba Garcia Torres (percussion). Audio Mixer: Jack Younger. Liner Note Author: Steve Morse. Recording information: Basement 247, Allston, MA; Watch City Studios, Waltham, MA. Photographer: Michael Spencer . It's obvious from the title track that kicks off his first Alligator release, On My Mind/In My Heart, that Jesse Dee loves original R&B and soul. That's not to say he's a revivalist. All 11 tracks are original compositions which owe to the past, but not in a contrived manner. Dee soaked up R&B, Motown, doo wop, and soul by listening to oldies radio as a youth in the '80s. He manages to conjure up Sam & Dave on "Tell Me Before It's Too Late," Smokey Robinson on "The Only Remedy," Little Bob & the Lollipops (of "I Got Loaded" fame), on the title cut, while "Stay Strong" is reminiscent of Sam Cooke. Modern R&B tends to get watered down with sterile production techniques and obvious attempts to reach a larger audience, when it could be like On My Mind/In My Heart: natural, engaging, fun, and groove-oriented. ~ Al Campbell