I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Make Them Dance, from Johnny Rawls and it's full of R&B, blues and soul. Opening with rocker, So Cold, Johnny Rawls on lead vocal leads the attack with the style early Clapton/Bramlett collaboration with Will McFarlane on guitar, Steve Potts on drums, Bob Trenchard on bass and Dan Ferguson on keys, beefed up by Mike Middleton on trumpet, Andy Roman on sax, Nick Flood on bari sax, Frank Otero on trombone, Kimberly Horton and Trinecia Butler on backing vocals. Latin flavored rocker, Make Them Dance is the title track with rich backing vocals, warm keys by Ferguson, a real nice sax solo by Roman, and hot percussion by Potts. Give It To Me has cool R&B roots with a hi stepping rhythm and solid horn backing. Rawls works the vocals and McFarlane adds cool bluesy guitar riffs making the track just that much bluesier. My favorite track on the release, Say That You Love Me, has a distinct Curtis Mayfield feel, giving Rawls a real nice chance to shine vocally. Warm vocal backing by Horton and Butler and a smooth guitar solo by McFarlane gives the track even more depth. Wrapping the release is soulful, The Long Road, with it's full horn backing. Rawls shines on lead vocals and the melody is a certain radio track. Middleton and Otero really beef up the brass and tight rhythms by Potts make this a solid closer.
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