Bill Heid
is a fine organist whose style has touches of
Jimmy Smith
,
Don Patterson
, and
Larry Young
. Although all nine selections on
Dark Secrets
are his originals, the music is very much in the mid-'60s tradition, with a couple
blues
(
"Boppin' and Eatin'"
is particularly enjoyable), bits of groove pieces, and some more adventurous explorations. Tenor saxophonist
Scott Peterson
also gets in some good solos, trumpeter
Joe Margarelli
is an asset, and drummer
Randy Gelispie
(sometimes joined by one of two percussionists) keeps the music moving. Easily recommended to fans of
soul-jazz
and organ-based
hard bop
. ~ Scott Yanow