Bman's Blues Report

  I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Let's Straighten It Out! , from  The Sully Band , and it's solid R&B/soul. Opening with Dr John's When The Battle Is Over , this band is firing on all cylinders with Robert "Sully" Sullivan and Rebecca Jade on lead vocals. With an aggressive chugging rhythm and soulful vocals, backed by Jon Harford on guitar, James East on bass and backing vocal, Mark charles Hattersley on keys, Tres Hodgens on drums and backing vocals,  and Nacho Sobers on percussion, this is a great opener. I really like the band's take on Shuggie Otis' funky Ice Cold Daydream with some screaming guitar work by Harford and great horns by Tripp Sprague on sax, April Leslie on Bari sax, Tomoka Nomura on alto sax and Steve Dillard on trumpet. Excellent! Billy Preston's smash hit, Nothing From Nothing , maintains it's original arrangement but with the addition of some screaming guitar by Harford, Grant Benginger on ...