Bman's Blues Report

I just received the newest release, Great Day In The Morning , by Brad Vickers & his Vestapolitans and it's a lot of fun. Opening with Little Gem , a swing rocker, Vickers gets the ball rolling in style. Train Goin' Westward Bound is a smart little track with a bluegrass base. Featuring Vickers on vocal and bottleneck slide the track has a quirky but interesting sound supported strongly by Matt Cowan on bari sax and Jim Davis on tenor sax. Saving String Rag has a real light hearted sound featuring Charles Burnham on fiddle as well as Margey Peters on backing vocals. Sit Down and Talk , one of my favorites on the release, is a great little country blues track featuring nice acoustic guitar and vocal work. Great Day In The Morning has a strong country sound with bluegrass additions. This is another cool track with nice banjolete from V D King, fiddle work by Burnham and of course strong vocals and slide work from Vickers. Saturday Blues has a real rural country blues sou...