Bman's Blues Report

 

I just received the newest release, Easy Gone , from Ray Bonneville and it's interesting and poetic. Opening with Who Do Call The Shots , Bonneville sets the ground work for what proves to be an interesting, story telling journey. Backed by only bass by Gurf Morlix and drums by Geoff Arsenault, Bonneville weaves his tale with and interesting intertwining of musical sounds and eerie almost supernatural guitar howls. Very nice. Shake Off My Blues has a easy Ben E King/R&B kind of sound with a twist of island rhythm and steel guitar. Where Has My Easy Gone has a really nice earthy feel not unlike some contemporary Ry Cooder stuff. Love Is Wicked has a real folk quality along the lines of Merle Travis. Bonneville adds some cool guitar riffs as well as nicely nested harmonica lines creating one of the coolest tracks on the release. When I Get To New York has a bit of a blues romp to it with an interesting underlying guitar rhythm. Bonneville again steps up on harp and shows a ...