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I started a quest to find terrific blues music and incredible musicianship when I was just a little kid. I also have a tremendous appreciation of fine musical instruments and equipment. One of my greatest joys all of my life was sharing my finds with my friends. I'm now publishing my journey. I hope that you come along!
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I started a quest to find terrific blues music and incredible musicianship when I was just a little kid. I also have a tremendous appreciation of fine musical instruments and equipment. One of my greatest joys all of my life was sharing my finds with my friends. I'm now publishing my journey. I hope that you come along!
Please email me at Info@Bmansbluesreport.com
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Prairie Dog Blues Festival Presents Howard & The White Boys
Blind Pig Records artist: Deanna Bogart - Just A Wish Away - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Just A Wish Away from Deanna Bogart and it's quite good. I'll start off by saying this is not a traditional blues release by any means. What it is more is a pure artist finding her own voice and expressing it in many different ways. Opening with If It's Going To Be Like This, Bogart is on piano and vocals joined by Derwin "Big D" Perkins and Cris Jacobs on finger pickin guitar, Charlie Wooton on bass, Terrance Houston on drums and especially featuring Marty Rifkin on pedal steel on this country flavored track. On funky R&B style track, Fine By Me Good Bayou, Bogart shows her vocal style and of course her sax work joined by Mark Mullins, Craig Klein and Greg Hicks. If You Have Crying Eyes, a vocal duet with Cris Jacobs has a gospel ballad arrangement with country hints for a real nice sound. Back and Forth Kid, a vocal and piano track has the maturity of Carol King and presents Bogart in a very straight forward light. Collarbone is a horn infused jazz style instrumental with a cool Latin rhythm. There are some really nice efforts efforts on this track and especially nice George Benson like guitar wizardry accompanied by Houston on drums. Bramhall/Vaughn penned Tightrope gets a New Orleans funk feel with a lot of keys and drums (George Horn) and rhythm guitar. Bogart takes some of her nicest piano solo's on this track laying it wide open. On ballad What Is Love Supposed To Do, Bogart again cranks out a serious ballad with a twist of country, highlighted by her solid vocals and balanced by Rifkin on pedal steel. Maybe I Won't is a light jazzy track with solid vocals and warm sax work. Rafael Pereira adds some crisp percussion work giving this track a cool feel. Conversing With Lincoln is a fast paced calypso style track with nice sax work and nicely blended vocals. Wooten's smokin' bass work drives the track with support by Houston drums. Big D pops in for some hot guitar riffs giving this track a sophisticated spin. On Sly Stone's Hot Fun In The Summertime, Bogart gives the classic hit a lighter spin with Alvin Ford Jr. on drums. The horn work on this track is full and Scott Ambush playing bass is complimented by Joshua Fairman on synth bass. Bogart takes a full throated sax solo on melody on this one and Wooten does some real hot under the track bass riffs on bass. Surprisingly, the final track, classic Bye Bye Blackbird, done in New Orleans style is my favorite on the release. Opening with full sax melody and leaving space for light, crisp guitar work from Jacobs, Bogart really plays it up on this one. Alvin Ford Jr. is back on drums and his work helps to accentuate the march style. A very cool conclusion to a different style of release.
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Labels:
Blind Pig Records,
Deanna Bogart,
Just A Wish Away,
Review
Monday, July 21, 2014
Audio Fidelity To Release 5.1 Multichannel Hybrid SACD of Mike Bloomfield - Al Kooper - Steve Stills 'Super Session' Mixed By Legendary Al Kooper!
Audio Fidelity To Release 5.1 Multichannel
Hybrid SACD of Mike Bloomfield - Al Kooper - Steve Stills 'Super Session'
Album Mixed By Legendary Al Kooper!
"...one of those albums that seems to get
better with age...a super session indeed!"
Camarillo, CA – Marshall Blonstein's Audio
Fidelity will be releasing a limited numbered edition 5.1 Multichannel Hybrid
SACD of the legendary Mike Bloomfield - Al Kooper - Steve Stills 'Super Session'
album! Al Kooper was an A&R executive with Columbia Records in the early
1960's after leaving the group Blood, Sweat & Tears. The Super Session album
was conceived as a jam session with Kooper on keyboards and former Paul
Butterfield Blues Band member Mike Bloomfield on lead guitar along with veteran
studio musician and Wrecking Crew member "Fast" Eddie Hoh on drums and Barry
Goldberg, also on keyboards. Bloomfield was available during the first day of
recording for Side 1 of the LP (tracks 1-5). For the second day of recording,
Kooper brought in former Buffalo Springfield guitarist Steven Stills to perform
on the music that became Side 2 of the LP (tracks 6-9). Recorded on a shoestring
budget over a 2-day period in Los Angeles, Super Session went on to become a
rock classic and earned the trio a gold record for sales of over one million
copies.
"I always wanted to mix this in 5.1. I finished it
in 2006, and it's been sitting there until Audio Fidelity released it from
captivity. It's the first album I ever mixed in 5.1 I hope everyone enjoys it.
Surround Sound allows the listener to get up close to each musician and hear
details you can't hear in stereo. Hope ya like details - I DO!" - Al
Kooper
The package includes new liner notes
written by Al Kooper that tells the story of the Super Session album and the new
5.1 Multichannel mix. The 5.1 mix by Al Kooper with mastering by Bob Ludwig was
never released and yet it has acquired some fame from industry insiders familiar
with the Multichannel mix with comments like "excellent" and "it deserves to be
heard." The new mastering of the Stereo
layer of tracks for new SACD Stereo and CD Stereo audio are by mastering
engineer Steve Hoffman.
"...some truly spectacular, not to mention,
historical rock'n'roll moments."
Tracks:
1. Albert's Shuffle
2. Stop
3. Man's Temptation
4. His Holy Modal Majesty
5. Really
6. It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train to
Cry
7. Season of the Witch
8. You Don't Love Me
9. Harvey's Tune
Produced by Al Kooper
Stereo CD and SACD mastering: Steve Hoffman at
Stephen Marsh Mastering
Multichannel SACD 5.1 mix: Al Kooper
Multichannel SACD 5.1 mastering: Bob Ludwig at
Gateway Mastering Studios
For more information: http://www.audiofidelity.net/content/bloomfield-kooper-stillssuper-session
Al Kooper official website: http://alkooper.com/
Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com
The 2-Channel CD Stereo can be played on all
standard CD players. The SACD Stereo requires a SACD player. SACD Surround Sound
requires a Multichannel SACD player and system.
Labels:
Al Kooper,
Mike Bloomfield,
Steve Stills,
Super Sessions
Presenting Jeremy Baum - The EEL!
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Jeremy Baum,
VizzTone Label Group
FORMER SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS LEADER TOM MAXWELL DEBUTS "BLOW WOLF" FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM
FORMER SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS LEADER TOM
MAXWELL
DEBUTS "BLOW WOLF" FROM FORTHCOMING
ALBUM
“Tom Maxwell & The Minor Drag” Album Out On August 26,
2014
“Hell: My Life In The Squirrel Nut Zippers” Out August 26,
2014 On Oyster Print Press
Listen To "Blow Wolf" via The AV
Club:
July 18, 2014 - After an almost ten year hiatus from
recording, the former lead singer of the Squirrel Nut Zippers, Tom
Maxwell returns with a new album, a new band Tom Maxwell & The
Minor Drag and a new book.
As a member of the Squirrel Nut Zippers between 1994
and 1999, Maxwell became a critic’s darling and his song “Hell” became a smash
hit at radio. Tom’s songs propelled the Squirrel Nut Zippers to multi-platinum
status, selling over 3 million albums.
His new self-titled album, Tom Maxwell & The Minor
Drag, was recorded with long-time Zippers producer Mike Napolitano and
features guest vocals by Ani DiFranco. The Minor Drag is an
extraordinary collection of musicians, featuring members of Lost In The
Trees and The Old Ceremony. They display remarkable flexibility and
nuance, and boast instrumentation not often found: drums, tuba, vibraphone,
piano and guitar.
Along with the new album, a memoir written by Maxwell about
the Squirrel Nut Zippers’ strange rise, Hell, will be published by Oyster
Point Press (formerly Pressque Publishing) on August 26th,
simultaneous with the release of this album.
You can read more about the album and book via USA
Today here:
Both are available for pre-sale now on Tom Maxwell’s website
at: www.tommaxwell.com
Tom Maxwell & The Minor Drag have just announced an album
release show at the Mercury Lounge in New York City on August 25th. Tickets go
on sale today at Noon EST : http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/event/633211-tom-maxwell-minor-drag-new-york
Labels:
Blow Wolf,
SKH Music,
Tom Maxwell
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