Bman's Blues Report

I just had the opportunity to review the newest release, The Blues, The Whole Blues and Nothing But the Blues  by David Bromberg Band and it's terrific! I've been listening to David Bromberg most of my adult life and he just keeps finding new angles to make it happen. Opening with Robert Johnson's Walking Blues , Bromberg has the lead on vocal and electric guitar, joined by Mark Cosgrove on guitar, Butch Amiot on bass, Josh Kanusky on drums and Bill Payne on piano. Maintaining a traditional but more modern raw feeling, this is a super opener with cool slide work. The clever, How Come My Dog Don't Bark When You Come 'Round? , is really right up Bromberg's alley. A solid portion of his song base is done me wrong, satyric and story telling tracks and he does a real nice job on this one. Adding Nate Grower on fiddle, Steve Bernstein on trumpet, Lou Marini on sax and Birch Johnson on trombone. Little Hat Jones' Kentucky Blues is up next and played straight. ...

DAVID BROMBERG BAND "The Blues, The Whole Blues, and Nothing But the Blues"   Out Today Stream "Walkin' Blues"    "The album solidifies Bromberg's legacy as an American music icon in his own right." -  Music Aficianado "Bromberg has never sung better.. his guitar still gets its licks in, too, whether it’s an electric slide on the Chicago-style original “You Don’t Have to Go," or an acoustic on Ray Charles' "A Fool for You." -   Associated Press Dubbed “an American music icon” (Dr. John),  David Bromberg,  whose incredible career includes collaborations with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Emmylou Harris, Jerry Garcia, Bonnie Raitt, Carly Simon, The Eagles, and so many more, will release  The Blues, The Whole Blues and Nothing But The Blues  on  October 14, his first release with  Red House Records (available on CD,...