Bman's Blues Report

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release (June 16, 2017), Double Strike , from Andy T. Band and it has a cool swing. Opening with I Want You Bad , Alabama Mike leads the way on vocal with Andy T on guitar, a featured solo by Anson Funderburgh and rocked nicely by Kaz Kazanov on tenor sax, John Mills on bari sax and Al Gomez on trumpet with Larry van Loon on keys, Johnny Bradley on bass and Jim Klinger on drums. On R&B track, Somebody Like You , Mike really sets down some of his best vocals on the release with cool key work by van Loon.   Deep Inside has a real nice blues lope featuring Nick Nixon on lead vocal coaxed along by Greg Izor harp.  On Chuck Willis' I Feel So Bad , Nixon and Andy set a cool blues rocker pace. With stinging guitar riffs and a solid bass line, this track has a great feel. Another Chuck Willis track, Juanita , is sopping with classic R&B style making it one of my favorites on the release. Funderburgh's Mudslid...

A Andy T Band, featuring James "Nick" Nixon Nick Nixon is one of those amazing artists that rarely surface today. This velvet voiced singer was born and raised in Nashville, TN, and was part of the thriving Jefferson Street blues scene of the 60's. Nick was a Chess Records recording artist in the 70's, and is a key figure in the reviving Nashville blues scene today. His latest, soon to be released CD was recorded with guitarist/bandleader "Andy T" Talamantez (Guitar Shorty, Smokey Wilson), and produced by Anson Funderburgh. This new CD will follow his successful 2001 release on the European, Black Magic label, No End to the Blues, and his acclaimed 2005 recording, Back Down South. As a long-time member of The New Imperials, an act with a forty-five year history, Nick has performed with many of the top blues and R&B artists in the world. Nixon is something of an institution in the Music City, regularly performing for civic functions and even singing...