I've been listening to the Robert "Nighthawk" Tooms release, Spectator Shoes. It really quite good! The recording is made up of 11 tracks, most of the tracks being written by Tooms. First up is the title track, Spectator Shoes, a song about those cool black and whites (of course I have a pair)and how they make the day. This has some really cool guitar riffs and Tooms shows his vocal and harp chops and of course some cool B-3 thrown in. Forgive and Forget is a loping Texas style blues that will get your foot stompin'. It is a great rhythmic track as well as having great cool instrumental breakouts. Whooping and Hollering features Earl Forest on vocals and is a very solid blues song driven by bass and piano. Tooms is a really good pianist and it shows throughout this recording. Feed The Monkey is a laid back tune with a bit of a jazz twist. Aside from the clever lyrics, this tracks has some great riffs on guitar and keys. Cotton's Sack is really a harp driven song and Tooms shows his able capabilities on the harp. This may be my favorite track on the disk. Ode To Jimmy McGriff is a classic B-3 song. High Fidelity Blues is a great harp tune looking back at the Chicago blues and it's immediately recognizable sound. Next time you see me has that classic Texas blues drive great for a guitar riff and some great harp. Crumpty-ta-lump is a Texas style mostly instrumental track to finish out the set.
If you haven't heard this recording before, it's worth the time!!
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