Gerry Hundt Trio - One More For Me
ALBUM REVIEW
Gerry Hundt Trio - One More For Me
Gerry Hundt is a total musical shape-shifter who’s been tearing up the Chicago and Midwest blues circuits for over twenty years. Most blues fans first caught wind of him back when he was the secret weapon in Nick Moss & The Flip Tops, touring hard and proving he could play pretty much anything with strings or keys—switching seamlessly between guitar, harmonica, bass, and Hammond organ. He’s got a massive respect for old-school acoustic styles and post-war electric grooves, which even scored him a couple of Blues Music Award nods for his crazy good mandolin playing. These days, he’s running things out of Northwest Indiana, putting out raw, unpolished roots music on his own terms under his Steady Groove Music label.
Opening with Pimenta, a energetic instrumental, Gerry Hundt creates a bell like solo crafted primarily from harmonics over a solid rhythm supplemented by a steady drum beat Tom Lehnert. Chicago style shuffle, Caught In The Middle, a Chicago-style blues is up next and Hundt crafts a real tasty Elmore James (Lil Ed) style solo on slide under his own vocals backed by Renaud Lesire on bass and backing vocals and Lehnert on drums.
Kid Man Blues, really has that vintage blues sound with Hundt on mandolin showing definite stylistic influences of mandolin player Johnny Young, complimented nicely with his own harmonica. Very cool. Eddie C. Campbell's, Runnin' Wild, has a real driven spunk with forceful rock guitar rhythms and low octave guitar work with country riffs and traditional blues structures, anchored by Lehnert's drum and the steady hand of Lesire on bass.
I'm Gone has a steady almost funky rhythm/lead guitar alternating under Hundt's vocals, creating a high stepping feel, developed during Hundt's time performing with the Corey Dennison Band (under the title The Deacon). Strange Things Happening is a cool pseudo rocker with interesting story telling lyrics by Hundt and nice surf bends mixed in. With everything in the stew including a key change, this is a cool track. Wrapping the release is End Of The Day Blues, a slow blues, dialed up to 9 with ultra cool effects, slide, and low octave soloing. Twisting Peter Green, Elmore James and Earl Hooker and squeezing it from Hundt's fingers, this is a really strong closer.
📋 Album Credits & Production Info Toggle Display
- Album Title One More For Me
- Artist The Gerry Hundt Trio
- Record Label Steady Groove Music
- Release Date September 18, 2026
- Personnel Gerry Hundt (Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica), Renaud Lesire (Bass, Harmonica, Vocals), Tom Lehnert (Drums)
- Studio Production Recorded live on October 22, 2025 at Holtz Sound Studio in Tuntange, Luxembourg by Charles Stoltz; Produced by Gerry Hundt and Tom Lehnert; Mastered by Justin Perkins.
🎼 Track Listing & Personnel Toggle Display
Featured Personnel & Masters: Renaud Lesire, Tom Lehnert, and Gerry Hundt.
- Pimenta
- Caught In The Middle
- Pretty Baby
- Kid Man Blues
- Ruby Doobie
- Runnin' Wild
- I'm Gone
- Rambler's Blues
- Strange Things Happening
- End Of The Day Blues
📺 Session Video Performance Toggle Display
Watch: The Gerry Hundt Trio perform live studio blues tracks
🎵 Discography & Purchase Options Toggle Display
| Album Title | Record Label | Accreditation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| One More For Me | Steady Groove Music | Live-In-Studio Chicago Blues Session | 2026 |
| Since Way Back | Blue Bella Records | Traditional Multi-Instrumental Solo Debut | 2007 |
My take
Recorded entirely live in the room, this session throws out the digital polish and overdub safety nets to capture raw, one-take chemistry. It effortlessly blends driving acoustic roots with plugged-in mid-century shuffles, coming across as a gritty, performance-driven showcase of a tight trio just locking in and trading instruments.
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