Back at the Chicken Shack

Ik hoor vaak dat de spontane Jazz-sessies het meeste gevoel meegeven. Ik ben het er niet mee eens. Juist een meer uitgedachte een plaat als dit neemt je muzikaal mee. Het is wellicht niet heel bijzonder. Maar wel bijzonder toegankelijk.

Enjoyed this, but wasn't completely blown away. Just very pleasantly funky throughout.

It is getting hard to remember if an album has baffled me as to why it is on this list yet, but this one certainly makes me feel that way. I mean, it has a pretty decent average global rating, and musically it is inoffensive at worst, but why is this here? Like, this genuinely makes me upset listening to it, because it is either the type of music I'd hear at a nice-ish restaurant trying to sound intellectual, or the background music of a baseball documentary, depending on which instrument has the focus, and even though it is only four songs, it gets old FAST. I mean, wouldn't have one song sealed the deal as to what my thoughts would be? Again, this is extremely technically competent, but I can't seriously be in the minority for thinking that it is insane that this made the cut over so many other iconic albums? Just upsetting, and drags it way down.

I'm sure the dog on the front had nothing to do with it, though. He's a good boy.

unremarkable jazz. decent background music I suppose. I didn't hate it. 2/5

Really good jazz album, added to my rotation.

Love this. Soulful jazz with a focus on organ is something I didn't know I needed so much.

Soul Jazz comfort food. I like the tracks with Kenny Burrell on guitar best, particularly "Messy Bessie."

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Listening to this album I think Tom Waits might've listened to it once or twice.
It's nicely smooth jazz, but in my limited knowledge of Jazz, nothing really special

Back At The Chicken Shack doesn't ever say anthing interesting as it remains locked to its 12 bars like a weight around its neck. When I Grow To Old To Dream is a good track. Minor Chant is also a good listen, though I am generally not a huge organ jazz kind of guy. Yea I enjoyed every track on this other then the title track. Does it go wild off kilter places? no. But this was absolutely pleasant.

Five songs in 43 minutes, means it must be either jazz or prog-rock! Jazz it is, which I still don't really get. Very impressive musicianship, even if it doesn't move me like some other music does.

It’s good, very good even. But I’m just not that into jazz. I could see putting it on in the background of a fancy cocktail party!

Second album in a row with not lyrics, so that’s not great for me!

Lovely jazz, less showy than Miles Davis.

What a lovely, funky, jazz album!
Really cool with the organ.
Best track: Minor Chant.