City Hall Records artist: Bey Paule Band - Not Goin' Away - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Not Goin' Away , from Bey Paule Band and it's rich. Opening with Black Bottom , a soulful track featuring Frank Bey on lead vocal and Loralee Christensen, Lisa Leuschner and Larry Bastiste on backing vocals. Soft cradling horn work by Nancy Wright on sax, Mike Rinta on trombone and Tom Poole add a really nice additional dimension. High stepper, Kiss Me Like You Mean It , has a cool melody and nice organ work from Tony Lufrano. Anthony Paule's clever guitar riffs give the track extra sting against Paul Revelli's tight drums and running bass line from Paul Olguin. Slinky blues track, Right In Front Of You , has a great bottom and Lufrano lays down a really nice piano groove and Paule takes center stage for a clean precise guitar solo. Soul ballad, Next To My Heart, gives Bey a nice platform to show off his soulful vocal chops, with Lufrano and Paule both adding sweet soulful riffs. Very nice! Someone For You is a nice easy R&B t...