RCA/Silvertone Records artist: Buddy Guy - Ain't Done With The Blues - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Ain't Done With The Blues, by Buddy Guy coinciding with his 89th birthday and it's jammed with over an hour of blues and rock. Opening with Hooker Thing, Buddy lays down a classic John Lee Hooker acoustic guitar riff and sings Buddy style. This really captures the playful guitar finesse of Guy. Blues rocker, Been There Done That is a great opener with a kick ass beat and shows Buddy singing like he's a kid and with aggressive guitar riffs, joined by Chuck Leavell on B3. Rob McNelley on rhythm guitar, Kevin McKendree on piano and Tom Hambridge really hangs tight on the drums. I just saw Kingfish last week and he really knows how to put things right. He's featured on funky, Where U At with his funky blues guitar styling under Buddy's silky smooth vocals. The addition of horns on this track add nicely to the richness and Hambridge's drumming works great with McKendree on piano. Excellent! Buddy takes it down slow on Blues On Top and his beautiful vocals are paired with his raw guitar playing and McKendree on piano. Excellent! How Blues Is That is a great Chicago style blues with McKendree on piano nicely complimenting Buddy's vocal and hot riffs and rock slide hero...yup, Joe Walsh, sits in on slide giving it a great fat electric sound, anchored by McKendree. Buddy's not holding back. Buddy hooks up with Peter Frampton on blues rocker It Keeps Me Young. Buddy belts the blues and Frampton plays some straight up lead with McKendree on piano and his vocals are perfect, holding off his own guitar solo till the end for a hot ending. With a humping bass line, Upside Down has a real Wilson Pickett feel and Buddy belts it out and wails on guitar. Punchy horn backing gives the track more traction and Leavell, McKendree and Hambridge pull it all together. Very nice. Another acoustic blues is One From Lightnin', a short few bars of Lightnin riffs showing respect to Mr Hopkins... one of my all time favorite blues players. Whipping out a boogaloo beat, Earl King's Trick Bag is up next and Buddy is having a blast. Hambridge really plays up the drums and McKendree the piano, giving free way to Buddy to grab those spine tweaking guitar riffs that he's known for. Wrapping the release is a great cover of J.B. Lenoir's Talk To Your Daughter setting a great groove on acoustic guitar paired with McNelley on guitar and Hambridge on percussion. Strong closer. 

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David M'Ore: Holy Sinners & Sinful Saints - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Holy Sinners & Sinful Saints, by David M'Ore and it's a solid blues rocker. Opening with Me And My Baby, David More on lead vocals and guitar is joined by Wade Olson on drums and Marshall St. Clair on bass. A cool track with a funky back beat, a solid opener. Title track, Holy Sinners And Sinful Saints, features More laying down some stinging guitar lead under gritty vocal and with it's driving is a strong rocker. Bluesy ballad, Bleeding Heart, features a melodic guitar lead with rich, distorted tone and a crisp bottom. This is definitely one of my favorite tracks on the release with strong radio potential. Lumbering, Hoochie Man, is a real nice blues based rocker with a solid guitar vamp. Bottom heavy, gritty and filled with super guitar overtones, under the lead vamp, this is another of my favorite tracks on the release. Still In Love With You is a real nice track with notes of Santana and Gary Moore filtering through into a solid bluesy ballad. Wrapping the release is blues rocker, Money and Trouble with a super blues guitar vamp, and lead vocal, overlaid with screaming lead guitar soloing. Olson and St. Clair anchor the bottom giving More plenty of space to lay it all out there. Solid closer. 

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Treated and Released Records artist: Reverend Freakchild - A Bluesman of Sorts - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, A Bluesman of Sorts, by Reverend Freakchild, and it's a cool blues rocker. Opening with laid back rocker, Green and Brown Blues, with the smokey feel of John Kay, the Rev has the vocal lead and harmonica along with rhythm guitar, backed by John Robinson on bass and Patrick Carmichael on drums. Cool track. On Robert Johnson's Come On In My Kitchen, the Rev sets up a cool acoustic slide and falsetto vocal paring, not unlike Johnson or Skip James adding to it's stark blues feel. Willie Newbern's Roll and Tumble Blues is another track with authentic treatment with primitive acoustic slide work, harmonica and "hambone" carrying some of the best vocals on the release. Original shuffle, A Day Late and A Dollar Short, has a cool groove with bass, drums and organ backing the Rev on vocal.  Chris Whitley's Dust Radio is a cool closer for disc one with slack string guitar giving the track a real back alley feel. Side two opens with a rocking take on Jimmy Reed's Big Boss Man. The Rev digs in on electric guitar, complimenting his vocal and harmonica, backed by organ and percussion...a solid contribution. John Lennon's Yer Blues give the Rev a great foil to play contemporary blues rock with a heavy bottom. He digs in vocally and with a pounding bass/drum anchor and full organ revival, he really rocks this track. Lightnin' Hopkins' Death Bells has super, scatter guitar acoustic accompaniment giving it an authentic Delta feel and his vocals are nicely adapted to the style. Very cool. Wrapping the release is Fenton Robinson's (Peppermint Harris') As The Years Go Passing By has a vintage 60's sound featuring soulful vocals by the Rev and some really flamboyant blues riffs to top it off. Solid closer for a real nice release. 

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MoMojo Records artist: Brandon Santini - Which Way Do We Go? - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Which Way Do We Go?, from Brandon Santini and it's a solid blues rocker. Opening with laid back, title track, Which Way Do We Go?, Brandon Santini on vocal and harmonica sets a soulful table with just a touch of country with Timo Arthur on electric guitar, Jeff Jensen on guitar, Cliff Moore on bass, Ron James on drums and Jesse James Davis on backing vocals. A well rounded track with a solid melody, this is a cool radio track. Rocker, See That Pony, has a cool, stripped down feel with heavy snare driven drum work by James and cool rhythm guitar by Arthur. Santini alternates vocal and harmonica melody but his solo harmonica solo is serious business. One of my favorite tracks on the release is Do What Comes Naturally with it's driving guitar/bass/drum rhythm and grinding vocals. Arthur's guitar solo is just right for this primitive rocker giving it just the right amount of fuel. High energy rocker, Working On A Mystery, really gets going with Jensen adding some great rhythm, Jesse James some great backing vocals and Santini's hottest harmonica on the release.  Blues vamp on acoustic guitar and distorted power chord overlay by Arthur on Blues So Bad, gives this track an earthy feel giving Santini on vocal and harmonica a dark shadow to sing in, supported by Moore and James. Quite cool. Wrapping the release is springy, She Got The Way, with Santini on gravely vocals and a cool bluesy harmonica vamp and solo over Arthurs rhythm work. He breaks loose with a real nice guitar solo giving the track just the right amount of sting making it a solid closer. 

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Blues House Productions artist: John Primer - Grown In Mississippi - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Grown In Mississippi, by John Primer and it's deep rooted blues, Delta style. Opening with John's Blues Holler, an authentic style acapella track replicating the sounds that Primer heard by field workers in his youth. Rolling into Born In Mississippi with Primer showing his slick finger work and his warm vocals on acoustic guitar. Fluid, precise and solid. Very nice. Willie Dixon's Down In The Bottom features Primer guitar and vocal and Watermelon Slim on slide dobro, and backed by Billy Earheart on piano. Very nice. Bobby Rush joins on Nothin' But A Chicken Wing adding some nice harp work to this funky blues track featuring Primer on lead vocal and guitar, Harvell Thomas Jr on bass and Quicksand Martin on drums. This track is stripped down and moving. Another track with a cool funk is When I Met The Blues driven by Lee Williams on drums and featuring Lightnin' Malcolm on guitar and Primer on guitar and vocal. Charlie Musselwhite has a great showcase of his masterful harp playing on Sonny Boy Williamson's, Baby Please Don't Go working very nicely with Primer on lead guitar and vocal. One of my favorites on the release. Slow blues, Let Me Be Your Electrician, features Steve Bell Harrington on harmonica, Watermelon Slim on dobro and Primer on guitar and vocal really digging in setting up one of Primer's best solos on the release. Tight, Chicago blues, I Ain't Kickin' Up No Dust features Primer on vocal and real nice slide guitar, Deak Harp whipping out a tasty solo on harmonica, Quicksand Martin on drums and Thomas Jr on bass adding yet another texture to this already flavorful set. Wrapping the release is John's Crawdad Song, a simple take on a traditional song with Primer on vocal and guitar and Gary Vincent on bass. Solid closer for a cool release. 

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Ginger St. James - Told Ya - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Told Ya, from Ginger St. James and it's a rock'n blues rockabilly set. Opening with Not Round Here, Ginger St. James really gets things moving with her energetic vocal styling, backed by SnowHeel Slim on guitar and tambourine, Chris Altmann on bass and Cleave Anderson on drums. Solid opener. Bluesy ballad, Lowdown Lonesome Blues is definitely one of my favorites on the release with terrific vocals by St. James and it's hip grinding rhythm..Slim lays in a tasty, "lowfi" guitar solo that really works great with the track. Honky Tonk Hangover has a cool, southern soul feel with sassy vocals by St. James and a cool guitar solo with a twangy sound. Funky, Soul Shack, is another track with that southern soul feel. St. James could easily fill the bill on 60's Atlantic or Capitol records with period correct guitar work by Slim. Wrapping the release is country flavored, Railway Rider with it's classic snare chatter and Slim on the chicken pickin. St. James vocals adapt nicely to this country styling and Altmann on pedal steel ices the cake. Cool release. 

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OFEH Records artist: Blind Lemon Pledge - Lemon Live! - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Lemon Live!, from Bling Lemon Pledge and it's solid rural style blues. Opening with Blackeyed Suzie, Blind Lemon on vocal and slide guitar set the pace with a traditional sound, trading lead with Sioux City Slim on harmonica, and backed by Mr. Peter Grenell on bass and Rockin' Juli Moscovitz on drums. With an easy blues rock feel, Sugar Rush has suggestive lyrics and easy going melodic harmonica work by Slim. One of my favorite tracks on the release is Muddy Waters' I Feel Like Goin' Home, with solid lead vocals and raw, acoustic slide by Blind Lemon and melodic harmonica lead by Slim. Very cool. Another favorite of mine from the release is original composition, You Can't Get There From Here, with a Tampa Red/Bob Dylan feel. I like it's laid back easy vocal feel and nicely composed instrumentation by Slim on harmonica. With it's snappy rhythm, Railroad Mama is another of my favorites with a steady train like snare attack by Moscovitz and melodic soloing by Slim on harmonica. Wrapping the release is rocker, Junkyard Dog, with dog howls and all. The crowd obviously enjoys this track with it's bluesy harmonica and feel good approach. Solid closer. 

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Little Village Foundation artist: Aki Kumar - God Bless The USA - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, God Bless the USA, from Aki Kumar and it's cool. Opening with a Chicago style take on Joe Strummer's Should I Stay made popular by the British punk band, The Clash. With a low slung guitar rhythm by Bob Welsh, June Core on drums, and Kedar Roy on bass this track takes form. Aki Kumar on vocal and harmonica really fleshes out the track with Welsh on piano and Julia JD on backing vocals. Very cool. Willie Dixon's I Just Want To Make Love gets an incredibly out of the box rework with Jim Santi Owen on tabla, Welsh on guitar, Will Marsh on sitar, and Kumar on vocal, harmonica and vocal. Really interesting barely touches it. A reggae/funk workover on Neville Brothers' Sissy Strut now remade as Desi Strut is great with Kumar taking the lead on harmonica and Owens and Marsh providing the basics of the backing with Welsh on guitar and Core on drums. Oh Yeah...it's cool! One of my favorite tracks on the release is It Is What It Is, Chicago styling, Morganfield influenced blues with Kumar on lead vocal and harmonica. Pete Fazzini sits in on lead guitar on this one getting that metallic, Morganfield slide tone down pat. With Roy on bass, and Core on drums, this track hits the spot. Rocker, Hard To Get, sounds like it's from a beach movie from the 60's with it's characteristic guitar (Welsh)/ drums (Core) feel and Jack Sanford on sax working the track under Kumar's vocals. Don't miss Welsh's flashy solo on this one. Wrapping the release is shuffle, Harp Tuah giving Kumar a wide open land to play. With Welsh on guitar, Bermudes on bass, Core on drums, Tony Stead on organ and Welsh on piano, this is a strong closer for a real cool release. 

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Little Village Foundation Artist: Terry Hanck - Grease To Gravy - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Grease To Gravy, from Terry Hanck and it really swings. Opening with Wilson Pickett's Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You, Terry Hanck has got another hot one on the griddle. Singing and playing tenor sax, Hanck has great feel, backed by Kid Andersen who is everybody's not so secret weapon on guitar, Jim Pugh on B3, and Jon Otis on drums. Great opener. Andersen really steps up on slide guitar on 2nd line track, If A Politician Was A Doctor, with Chris Peet on drums and Hanck really working the sax and pure vocals. Very nice. Ray Charles' Come Back Baby has a great feel and Hanck's soulful vocals and King Curtis like sax work are featured along with June Core on drums, Chris Burns on piano, Pugh on B3 and Andersen on bass. Albert King's Overall Junction features Hanck really honking on sax, great rhythm and lead guitar by Johnny Cat Soubrand, Andersen on B3 and D'Mar on drums. Strong instrumental. One of my favorite tracks on the release is Hanck original Run Run Baby with great lead vocals, solo and underlying sax by Hanck, Soubrand again really playing excellent lead guitar, Andersen on bass, Pugh on B3 and Jon Otis on drums. Great groove! Another cool track is When I Get My Shit Together, reminding me a lot of some of my favorite Elvin Bishop tracks with spoken dialog, low slung, soulful blues melody and excellent soloing by Hanck and Soubrand. Wrapping the release is reggae flavored instrumental, Midnight On The Reef with excellent drum rhythms by Chris Peet, excellent guitar styling by J.P. Soars, Mark Doyle on piano and soulful melodic sax work by Hanck. Strong closer for a very cool release. 

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Big Radio Records artist: Christopher Wyze & The Tellers - Live In Clarksdale - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live In Clarksdale, from Christopher Wyze & The Tellers and it's a solid blues rocker. Opening with rocker, Three Hours From Memphis, Christopher Wyze leads the way on vocal, With Doug Banks on drums, Mark Yacavone on keys, Gerry Murphy on bass and John Boyle laying down some solid guitar riffs. Shuffle, Money Well Spent, features Wyze on vocal and with great piano backing and a Boyle working the frets nicely. Wyze pulls out his harmonica on Cotton Ain't King adding nice contrast to his lead vocals and Yacovone's keys really add depth. Good Friend Gone has the feel of Morganfield territory with straight up vocals and harmonica by Wyze and a solid guitar riff by Boyle. Leroy Carr's How Long Blues has a real nice feel along the lines of an old Clapton solo cut with a cool jam between Yacavone and Boyle. Wrapping the release is Jimmie Cox's Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, covered by Clapton on Layla. Wyze pulls back to more of an original style arrangement, singing with Yacavone on piano. Solid closer. 

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MoMojo Records artist: Allison August - August Moon - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, August Moon, by Allison August and it's funky and sassy. Opening with Afraid of Love, Allison August shows what a great lead vocalist does and with excellent backing vocals by Maxayn Lewis and Jen Caston on, tight drum rhythm by Bryan Head, David J. Carpenter on bass, Sam Meek on guitar, Lenny Castro on percussion, Joe Sublett on sax, Les Lovitt on trumpet and Sam Meek on guitars, this track is tight! Sugaray Rayford joins August on lead vocals on I Won't Say No with a charging drum/percussion line by Tony Braunagel and Castro and a slashing guitar lead by Meek accented by Mike Finnegan on organ. Top radio track selection is Desiree with it's warm, memorable melody and vocal/keyboard interplay between August, Teresa James and Gregg Sutton and  Finnegan. Very nice. I like the cautious confidence on The Cure, and it's funky underbelly. August manages the track masterfully followed by James and Sutton on backing vocals and trademark slide work by Little Feat's Paul Barrere really gives the track a cool bite. Wrapping the release is straight up rocker, Born Yesterday with Braunagel hitting it stiff on drums and Phil Parlapiano on organ. Sublett and Lovitt on horns give the track strong support and crisp guitar work by Josh Sklair give the track additional warmth. 

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Fran Drew and the Lucky Strikes - Trial By Fire - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Trial By Fire, by Fran Drew and the Lucky Strikes and it's packed with energy. Opening with flamboyant music producer, Huey Meaux's Neighbor Neighbor featuring Fran Drew on lead vocal and the powerful sax work of Sax Gordon. Gene Donaldson and Steve Isherwood lay down a sassy blues guitar solo backed by Dennis Cotton on drums, and Max Samson on bass, making for a solid opener. Potent blues classic, Breakin' Up Somebody's Home, really a staple for Albert King is a solid addition here with Jeff Bousfield on keys holding down the potatoes as Isherwood and Donaldson put up the meat backing Drews vocals. Hank Ballard's track, Roll With Me Henry is set to a grounded boogie beat anchored by Samson and Cotton and features some slashing guitar riffs by Isherwood under the lead vocals of Drew. Dayna Kurtz's, I Look Good In Bad, may be my favorite track on the release with healthy piano and organ work by Bousfield and a flaming guitar solo by Jeff Bousfield giving this track a real zing. Lil Son Jackson's earthy Rock Me Baby gets into a real nice blues slot with Drew and Rich Badowski on harmonica working the lead. Wrapping the release is Memphis Minnie's Chauffer Blues featuring Badowski on harmonica and Drew on lead vocal riding high on the bouncy melody and featuring a stinging guitar solo by Isherwood. Solid closer. 

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Delmark Records artist: Johnny Iguana - At Delmark - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, At Delmark, from Johnny Iguana and it's full blown boogie. Opening with Little Brother Montgomery's Bass Key Boogie, Johnny Iguana really gets it grinding with excellent piano articulation and punctuation. Exceptional opener. On Junior Wells' Messin' With The Kid, Iguana does his own Nawlins take on the track with some good old fashion piano rolls. Very cool. Original track, One More For The Cleaning Crew has a "closing down the bar" feel with some really cool and fluid piano runs delivering an solid melody. Another addition is Magic Sam's You Belong To Me maintaining the original hard feel but with a different approach. Iguana really works the keyboard giving the track plenty of punch. Wrapping the release is Jay McShane's classic, Roll 'Em in super modified barrelhouse meets spiritual form. This is a cool piano boogie to close the set. 

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Shari Puorto - Hold On - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Hold On, by Shari Puorto, and it's a a solid blues rocker. Opening with title track, Hold On, Puorto hits the road running with powerful vocals , backed by Ryan Ball on guitars, Scott Chasolen on keys, Doug Woolverton on backing vocal, Byron Isaacs on bass and Randy Schrager on drums. Potent opener. Cyclone is another track with real grit driven by a vibrant guitar riff by Ball and a tight bottom by Schrager and Puorto on clean lead vocal. Bluesy, Why Not Me?, showcases some of Puorto's best vocals over a bed of piano and organ by Chasolen and grinding guitar riffs by Ball. Adding a bit of funk on You're Right, I'm Wrong for You, Puorto sings playfully with snappy drumming by Schrager and bouncy keys by by Chasolen and reinforcing guitar riffs by Ball. Wrapping the release is a strong radio effort, Home BoundH with a subtle background by Ball and Chasolen and driven vocals by Puorto and a tight bottom by Isaacs and Schrager. Very nice release by Puorto. 

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RD Records artist: Mike Dangeroux - Empty Chair - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Empty Chair, by Mike Dangeroux and it's a cool mix of blues and rock. Opening with shuffle, End Like This, Mike Dangeroux leads the way on vocal and guitar as well as bass, joined by Vincent Varco on piano, and Daron Casper Walker on drums. With an Elmo James kind of turnaround, this is a cool opener. Blues rocker, Play My Cards Right, has a snappy drum beat and Dangeroux's vocal/rhythm guitar sets the pace. I like Mike's guitar phrasing and style on this one. Solid contribution. Wrapping the release is slow blues, What's Taking So Long, featuring Dangeroux showing his chops over his soulful vocals. Varco on organ and tight drums from Walker makes this a solid closer. 

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RaShad The Blues Kid - Live In Clarksdale - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live In Clarksdale, by RaShad The Blues Kid and it's hopping. Opening with Feel Alright, RaShad sets a funky beat on lead guitar and vocal with a thick bass line by Omari Jones on bass and Devin James on drums. Jock Webb Sr. on harmonica adds a lot of texture to the mix and with Gabriel Spells on keys, and Tyler Criglar and Jadarion Taylor on backing vocals, this track is moving. Up tempo rocker, Do It Right is bound to get everybody up and moving. With RaShad on vocal and guitar, Spells on keys, Webb on harmonica and a stiff bottom by James this track is a real rocker. Soul track, That's What You Are, is a strong contribution to the release with great vocals,  a terrific melody, solid guitar tones, and a memorable beat. Slow blues, Singing The Blues, really digs deep with soulful vocals and solid harmonica by Webb winding down with super lead by RaShad. Jimmy Wilson's soul track, Tin Pan Alley, popularized by SRV among others get a real nice rework here with deeply soulful lead and backing vocals and my favorite guitar work on the track. Sit back and enjoy. Wrapping the release is driving Chicago style blues, Juke is a hardy jam with a solid bottom by Jones and James and coaxed along by RaShad and Webb. Solid closer for a cool release. 

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Run It Back Records artist: Andrew Duncanson - California Trap - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, California Trap, from Andrew Duncanson, and it's a busting with soul. Opening with Relearning To Climb, a cool soul tune with a great melody, featuring Andrew Duncanson on lead vocal, backed by Tia Carroll, Lara Price and Lisa Leuschner-Andersen on backing vocals and a full compliment of Memphis instrumentation. Kid Andersen on guitar, Michael Peloquin on tenor sax, Ed Morrison on trumpet, Jerry Jemmott on bass, Dmar Martin on drums, Jim Pugh on B3, and Mike Rinta on trombone really give this track a breath of reality. Solid opener. Chugging, Hold Me Back, really gets moving with Duncanson on vocal and guitar and featuring Peloquin on harmonica as well as guitar. Title track, California Trap is one of my favorite tracks on the release with a BB King/Mike Bloomfield feel. Kid Andersen is stellar on guitar backed by Baxter Robinson on piano and excellent vocals by Duncanson. Dripping in soul, What Kind Of Man, is a nice showcase for Duncanson on vocal with rich horn backing by Peloquin, Rinta, Mike Rose on trumpet and Doug Rowan on bari sax and warmed by the backing vocals of Tia, Lara and Lisa. Very nice. Loping blues, Feelin' Better Now features real nice harmonica by Peloquin nicely complimenting Duncanson on vocal. Strong. Another terrific track, Next Life, features Duncanson's best vocals on the track, with Andersen really laying in some excellent blues phrases on guitar and solid horn backing by Rinta, Rose, and Rowan. Excellent! Wrapping the release is Better Off Now, with nicely stylized vocals by Duncanson and punchy trumpet work paired with bari sax by Morrison and Rowan. Strong closer. 

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