I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, The Great Women in Blues, by Lisa Mann's Northwestern All-Stars, and it's powerful. Opening with traditional spiritual numbers, Wade In The Water/Swing Low Sweet Chariot really demonstrating the richness of Odabi's voice...wow. Rolling into rocking blues, I Sing The Blues, Odabi holds the crowd in her hands supported by the potent backing of Mann on bass, Jimi Bott on drums, Louis Pain on organ, and flaming guitar work by Ben Rice and Jason Thomas. Very cool. Pops Staples' Why Am I Treated So Bad has a lightly funky arrangement with rich harmonies by Odabi and Mann and crushing double stops against cool lead by Rice and Thomas really gives this track a potent signature. One of my favorites. Rudy Toombs' R&B hit, 5-10-15 Hours is smooth as silk with Odabi swinging the lead and Mann, Rice and Thomas setting the groove. Tasty blues riffs by Thomas and a tight bottom by Bott give this track great traction. Rose Marie McCoy's So Good To My Baby turned driving boogie has a lot of spring and hot solos by Rice on guitar and Pain on keys gives this track that extra something. Wrapping the release is Willie Dixon's Wang Dang Doodle with plenty of swagger with Mann driving the bottom on bass, Rice and Thomas laying in hot riffs and Odabi holding court. The organ efforts of Pain really add a lot of flavor to this track on organ, winding it up for an solid closer.
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