CHRIS GESTRIN CELEBRATES SHIRLEY SCOTT

Vancouver Reel To Real Recordings celebrates the release  of Shirley Scott Queen Talk: Live at the Left Bank. QueenTalk — so named because of Scott’ssobriquet “the Queen of the Hammond B-3” — showcases the organ originator’ssoulful style in a trio format with Left Bank regular George Coleman anddrummer Bobby Durham, captured at the Famous Ballroom on Aug. 20, 1972; thegifted jazz vocalist Ernie Andrews sits in on three of the album’s 10 numbers.

With Chris Gestrin – Hammond organ, Steve Kaldestad – tenor saxophone and Todd Stewart – drums