I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Early Blues Sessions by Bob Corritore & Friends and it's solid Chicago style blues. Opening with I Want To Be The One features Little Milton on vocal and guitar, Chico Chism on drums, Bob Corritore on harmonica, Henry Gray on piano, and Johnny Rapp on guitar. A solid shuffle, shows Corritore, Rapp and Gray with some real nice riffs for a strong opener. Jimmy Rogers has the mic and some swinging riffs on She Loves Another Man with S.E. Willis on piano, Chism on drums, Bruce Lopez on bass. Chism has the mic on Five Long Years joined by Pinetop Perkins on piano and shows Rapp throwing down some excellent guitar lead. Lil Ed cranks up the slide on Hip Shakin' and his vocals really rock. Backed by Chism, Rapp, and Corritore, I really like this track. Tomcat Courtney has the mic on I Wonder really getting in the Chicago groove. Corritore's harp work is particularly cool on this track backed by Brian Fahey on drums, Patrick Rynn on bass, and Chris James on guitar. King Karl on vocal rams things up on Hear That Rumblin' with melodic harmonica work from Corritore and Rusty Zinn on guitar. Robert Lockwood Jr shines on Ramblin On My Mind with Henry Gray on piano, Mario Moreno on bass and Chism on drums. Wrapping the release is Lowell Fulson on West Texas Blues... a strong nearly a cappella blues, accompaning himself on guitar, with Corritore in tandem on harmonica. Excellent closer.
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