Mel Rhyne brought a breath of fresh air to the increasingly popular “organ trio” sound when he debuted on Wes Montgomery Trio (OJC-034), and he worked a similar transformation on the larger organ combo with this, his first album as a leader. In addition to adding horns, Rhyne also employs a second keyboard in the person of Three Sounds pianist Gene Harris, and the resulting ensemble features such distinctive touches as the leader’s organ voiced with trumpet… MORE