Bman's Blues Report

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Shufflin' The Blues , by Holly Hyatt and John Burden and it's polished and precise. Opening with a shiny cover of Muddy Waters' Blow Wind Blow, Holly and Jon trade lead vocals as Holly walks her bass and Jon stretches out on his electric guitar backed by Marvin Walker. Next up is Memphis Slim's Mother Earth Blues with a rich, warm cover. I like this track and the duo does a real nice job making it their own with cool riffs by Jon and solid bass work by Holly. Let's Boogie is a cool rocker with a classic feel. Holly sets a nice groove on bass and Jon's guitar tone is clean and smooth. Steppin' blues, Lowdown Blues , has a clean, almost pop sound with a light drum dusting and and country tweaked guitar riffs. Cool. Robert Johnson's, Come On In My Kitchen , is my favorite track on the releae with really nice slide work and beautiful use of Holly and Jon's voices in call and response wi...