Mark Hummel Mark Hummel's James Cotton-inspired tone and his ear for penning a solid tune come to the fore on his second disc on the Tone-Cool imprint. With Junior Watson's all-over-the-map style of guitar aboard on the majority of tracks here, the guest shots include Charles Brown (a fine reading of Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood"), David Maxwell on two tracks, and duets with Brenda Boykin on "Tain't What You Say" and "Now or Never." To say this album is stylistically diverse would be stating it mildly. The musical glue that holds it all together is Hummel's awesome talent on the harmonica and a band that never ceases to surprise with each genre switch of the track. Be it jazz, soul, or straight-ahead blues, Hummel and company deliver the goods on this one.
320 kbps122 Megabytes
Credits:
Bill Ortiz - TrumpetBrenda Boykin - VocalsCharles Brown - PianoDavid Maxwell - PianoJune Core - DrumsJunior Watson - GuitarMark Bohn - DrumsMark Hummel - Harmonica, VocalsMike McCurdy - BassMonster Mike Welch - GuitarRob Sudduth - Sax (Baritone)Ronnie James - Weber BassSteve Lucky - PianoTerry Hanck - Sax (Tenor)
Tracklist:
01. I'm Hooked 05:2502. Ooh La La 05:0103. T'ain't What You Say 04:1604. Po' Man's Shoe Shine 05:2505. Ease My Mind 03:5706. Let It Happen 04:0407. Keep A' Talkin' 03:2408. Lucky Kind Of Fella 03:0609. Underhanded Woman 04:0810. West Coast Flood 06:0311. Now Or Never 04:1512. In A Sentimental Mood 04:13
Daniel Larson Band Daniel Larson is an Australian musician who plays Acoustic Blues and Electric Blues..
320 kbps154 Megabytes
Tracklist: 01. Peyote Woman 05:06 02. Catfish Blues 06:44 03. Room # 3 04:12 04. She Moves Me 02:27 05. Heavy Blues 06:33 06. Sleepless 05:03 07. Louisiana Blues 02:51 08. Immigration Man 04:18 09. Preacher Blues 02:41 10. Ain'T Been Home 02:41 11. Zootown Blues 03:23 12. Middle East Blues 09:54 13. Blues Like Rain 02:32 14. Peyote Woman (Extended Version) 06:40 15. Malted Milk 02:19
Trouble No More Trouble No More is an established name on the Dutch blues stages. Since its founding in 1990, the band has been performing on stages with an energetic live show. From pubs and the well-known blues cafés to appealing festivals. Sometimes on large stages, sometimes with the drum kit next to the billiards, but always contagiously enthusiastic. Trouble No More brings swinging rhythm & blues, with Chicago, Texas and West Coast influences. Varied, but always recognizable. Solid as a rock, yet always open to the atmosphere of the moment. With versatile guitar work and raw voice, Onno Blok sets the tone for the band's unique style. Supported by the tight rhythm section of Arie Schilling (bass and vocals) and Paul van Berkel (drums and vocals) and with dynamic keyboard work by Ton Beukelman (Hammond), every Trouble No More performance is a musical party. If possible, the band is supplemented with Job Groot on tenor sax.
320 kbps91 Megabytes
Tracklist:
01. Kiddio 04:2102. Heavy Love 06:0803. Tired of Talking 03:3004. Help the Poor 04:1305. Girl I Wanna Dance With You 03:1906. Flamenco Dancer 05:0107. Blues Highway 04:0708. High Heeled Shoes 03:5709. I Want to Shout About It 03:3710. Record Executive Blues 04:4311. Slippin' In 04:3312. Trick Bag 04:0213. Dance the Night Away 03:28
George Washingmachine My Mum had a Bessie Smith 45 disc in her collection of predominately classical records.
I remember putting this on and hearing Bessie sing the blues like no one else can with Eddie Lang doing something incredible on the guitar. This was very different to Segovia and John Williams. Mum also had some Fats Waller & Django Reinhardt records. These musical sounds were transformative.
The Beatles were a huge phenomenon during my childhood, but by the mid 70’s my ears were tuning in to Frank Zappa, The Grateful Dead and a bunch of Americana Blues recordings.
320 kbps87 Megabytes
Credits:
Andrew Richardson - Bass Graham Bidstrup - Drums Glen Hannah - Guitar Ray Beadle - Guitar George Washingmachine - Guitar, Lead Vocals Rick Mellick - Piano, Organ
Tracklist:
01. Gimme Five 03:2002. Lost Without You 03:0103. She's Forgotten Who I Am 03:1804. I Love to Rock & Roll 03:0305. Where Were You? 03:5206. Three Times a Fool 03:5807. All the Time in the World 05:1108. I'm Ready 03:2009. What, When, Where, Why, Who, How 04:2310. All Your Love 04:44
Greg Serrato For this CD, "Holly Smoke", Serrato presents 11 originals in the rockin' blues, funky grow, Texas walk style. There are some great instrumentals on the album. The instrumental ballad 'Val' is a dense, hypnotic musical meditation.
320 kbps119 Megabytes
Credits:
Greg Serrato - Vocals, GuitarSteve Kelly - Keyboards, PercussionDerek Silverman - Piano, KeyboardsLawrence Perez - GuitarMartin Crowe - HarmonicaCarlos Vega - Drums, PercussionRoger "King Roger" Ehrnman - Tenor Saxophone
Tracklist:
01. Cadillac Blues 03:49 02. That Ain't Right 06:32 03. Holy Smokes 02:41 04. Living on a High Wire 03:57 05. Crying Like a Fool 05:44 06. Going Insane 04:45 07. Val 05:56 08. Kids Have the Blues Too 02:56 09. Jump, Baby, Jump 03:37 10. Warrior of Peace 05:09 11. Cheatin' Hand 07:34
Electric Blues Connection The band around guitarist and singer Michael Grünauer electrifies with powerful, energetic blues rock. Rousing guitar solos that penetrate deep into the substance of the individual tunes load the live atmosphere with high tension.
Since the album “Don’t give up on love”, the trio has been impressing in their performances with their own powerful songs from the blues, rock and funk departments.
In their second album “Life slips away” (2018), the band expanded their spectrum to include expressive and very groovy ballads, and with this creative milestone they have become a force to be taken seriously in Austria and Europemusic scene of their genre. The album single “Meet my love on Sunday” is still in constant radio use.
In spring 2024, the “Electric Blues Connection” will release its third studio album “Heaven and Hell” into the national and international music landscape. With all its facets, this album crosses genrescertainly the band's most stylistically and musically developed work.This is not only because of the sophisticated polyphonic singing in this production, but above all because of the wide musical arc that the “Electric Blues Connection” spans across the varied and varied new songs!
320 kbps128 Megabytes
Credits:
Michael Grunauer - Guitars, VocalsJohannes Winkler - BassKlaus Furstner - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Lost in the Old Times 03:2302. Life Slips Away 03:4803. Nowadays 02:3704. What I Want Aint What I Need 05:0805. Weekend Bluesman 07:1906. Late Starter 05:2107. Run to My Baby 03:2308. Meet My Love on Sunday 02:3309. No Time to Die 03:3510. Straight Ahead 01:5711. Walk Right On 03:3712. It's a State of Mind 04:5713. I Wish That I Was Young 05:50
Chuck Hall Louisiana-born, Texas-bred bluesman Chuck Hall has been bringing his rip roaring brand of Blues Rock to audiences worldwide for nearly 40 years. Chuck has gigged extensively in venues large and small both as a solo act, and with his legendary powerhouse trios Chuck Hall and The Brick Wall, and The Chuck Hall Band. Hall has shared the stage with such luminaries as B.B. King, Gregg Allman, Willie Dixon and Charlie Musselwhite to name a few. His guitar mastery has also landed him a steady gig as a clinician with the iconic guitar brand Fender. The distinguished Blues maestro appears in many of Fender’s marketing campaigns as well.
128 kbps99 Megabytes
Credits:
Scott Andrews - Bass, Backing Vocals Mark Riggs - Drums, Backing Vocals Chuck Hall - Guitar, Lead Vocals
Tracklist:
01. Parttime Man 03:1202. The Right Stuff 02:4403. Yo'ma Thang 03:1904. Strong And True 03:3905. Polly'anna 03:5706. I'm Gonna Ride 04:1407. You Knock Me Out 03:2108. Young Boy 04:3009. She Made My Day 02:3810. Please Remember 04:2011. Baby Please 03:5412. Keep It In The Family 03:48
Dr. Truth UK Blues rock band.
320 kbps137 Megabytes
Tracklist:
01. Naughty Night Nurse 04:0602. Down The Line 05:3403. Code For The Road 06:2804. Twenty Minutes Younger 04:5105. Dealings Of The Dollar 07:3406. One Off The Wrist 05:4807. You're My Disease 07:0308. It Would Have Been Easy 04:5309. Scratch That Itch 03:0910. News Of The World 05:2411. Look After Yourself 06:06
The Climax Chicago Blues Band Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the British Blues band's debut album, issued originally in 1969. Formed in Stafford in 1968 by Colin Cooper, the band recorded their debut album in September and November 1968. Produced by Chris Thomas and engineered by Jeff Jarratt and Geoff Emerick, the sessions produced more material than that which appeared on the original album. Seven extra tracks, recorded and mixed during these recording sessions appear as bonus tracks on this remastered reissue for the first time. This Esoteric Recordings includes a lavishly illustrated booklet that fully restores the original album artwork and a new essay.
320 kbps176 Megabytes
Credits:
Colin Cooper - Vocals, HarmonicaPeter Haycock - Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, VocalArthur Wood - Piano, Organ, Celeste, HarmoniumDerek Holt - Rhythm Guitar, Organ, Bass GuitarRichard Jones - Bass GuitarGeorge Newsome - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Mean Old World 03:5202. Insurance 03:4903. Going Down This Road 03:0204. You’ve Been Drinking 02:2805. Don’t Start Me Talkin’ 03:1806. Wee Baby Blues 03:2007. Twenty Past One 03:0808. A Stranger In Your Town 04:1609. How Many More Years 02:5810.Looking For My Baby 02:5011.And Lonely 08:4012.The Entertainer 02:4413.Checking On My Baby 03:24 14.Arthur's Boogie 01:35 15.Stormy Monday 05:36 16.Don't Start Me Talkin' (Take One) 02:54 17.Anybody's Boogie 00:58 18.You've Been Drinking (Take One) 04:11 19.And Lonely (Take Five) 05:33
Martha High Born in Victoria, Virginia, Martha Harvin was a long time vocalist with James Brown who has toured with Lyn Collins, Vicki Anderson, and Marva Whitney as a member of the Original Funky Divas. She began her career in Washington, D.C. and attended the same High School as several other of the Soul fraternity including the Four Jewels and Margie Clarke. She was discovered by The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, at the age of 18 in the mid-1960s while singing with The Four Jewels at the world famous Apollo Theater in New York. They later become The Jewels after Mr. Brown invited them to join him on the road with the James Brown Revue. After the Four Jewels disbanded in the sixties, Martha Harvin was later renamed Martha High by Mr. Brown who also crowned her The Goddess of Soul. She performed with Mr. Brown for 32 years and has the distinction of having worked with him longer than any other singer.
When Martha High sang the high note during the intro of James Brown’s The Payback, she wrote her name indelibly into the pages of Funk and Soul history, much like Merry Clayton's cry “It’s just a shot away!” on the Rolling Stones’ song, Gimme Shelter, wrote her name into the pages of Rock and Roll history. She left James Brown's entourage in 1995 to tour with Maceo Parker.
Amid her success with Mr. Brown, she has joined other legendary artists on stage including Michael Jackson, Bo Diddley, and BB King. She was featured in The Blues Brothers film and the television series, New York Undercover. She performed for audiences around the world in addition to giving special guest performances on over 50 television series featuring world renown hosts like Johnny Carson, Don Cornelius (Soul Train), Jay Leno, David Letterman, Arsenio Hall, Jerry Springer, and Jonathan Ross.
After working with Maceo Parker and his band for 16 years, she has become a highly sought-after performer and currently enjoys a successful solo career. She’s also one of the best live performers in the business and has taken the stage at the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Indianapolis Jazz Festival, and many other live events throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan.
Today, Martha High is an internationally acclaimed performer, author, vocal instructor, radio talk show host, and artist.
320 kbps127 Megabytes
Tracklist:
01. Introducing The Diva 03:2002. W.O.M.A.N. 07:2303. Gotta Have A Job (You Don't Work, You Can't Eat) 04:5504. Crumbs Off The Table 04:5505. I'd Rather Go Blind 11:3306. Think 03:2407. Summertime 12:3408. Clean Up Woman 04:3409. I'm A Good Woman 06:05
James Ibold US blues singer and guitarist who played with pianist Big Joe" Duskin.
128 kbps113 Megabytes
Tracklist:
01. One Take Back 03:5202. In The Third Degree 06:0703. She's Ah Back-Stabber 03:5804. The End of My Rope 06:5105. Baby, Please Come Home 05:1106. Call it Stormy Monday 05:0507. A-Leslie for Lonnie 04:3708. Lady, My Lady 04:2309. Walking on a Tight-Rope 05:0210. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 05:01
West Side Joe Frontman, guitarist and songwriter Joe Schicke had a long history as a sideman in Memphis, but is now based in Colorado and this is the debut release from his new band. West Side Joe & The Men Of Soul is a trio, with Taylor Tesler on bass and Steve Amedee on drums, but the sound is far greater than that as keys appear on most tracks and horns are added to four. The guest musicians include John Magnie, Al Gamble and Brian Keller on keys, Al Chesis on harp, Lionel Young and Vi Wickam on violin, Russick Smith on cello and a three person horn section, Phuong Nguyen on sax, Greta Cornett on trumpet and John Giordanengo on trombone; Saja Butler is on vocals on three tracks and adds banjo to another, Bevin Luna adds vocals to three and Stella Schicke sings on one cut.
The music ranges widely, the first four tracks showing the versatility of the band. The title track “Keep On Climbin’” bounces along with gospel harmonies and excellent slide guitar as Joe sets out his positive attitude to life; “Vacate My Heart” is a full-tilt rocker with thrilling guitar work over a busy first appearance from the horn section who stay on board for “Found You”, a Memphis soul tune in which Joe pays tribute to the love of his life, whilst “Easier Than You Think” is R&B with a strong bass line. Saja Butler takes the lead vocals on “Come Thru”, leaving Joe to play some delicate guitar fills and “Man Down” builds into a statement of female empowerment aided by the female vocalists who tear it up on the outro. On “Raindrop Don’t Care” it’s Stella Schicke on lead, a ballad with more fine accompaniment on guitar and keys. The attractive ballad “Give Love For Free” has fine horns (particularly the trombone) and an engaging guitar solo, the whole having something of a Tedeschi-Trucks feel to these ears.
After that run of gentler tracks we get right back to the blues with “Colorado Mama”, the classic Elmore James slide riff present and correct and harmonica further upping the blues quotient on a tribute to the person who brought Joe to his adopted state. Joe’s short, semi-acoustic, country-tinged “I Got A Letter” precedes the rolling Rn’B of “When You Get The Chance” which has a New Orleans feel from the horns and Joe’s Earl King style guitar work. The album closes with a classic slow blues in “I Can’t Lose”, six minutes long and plenty of space for Joe’s stylish guitar work, this time more in a BB King style.
This is a very impressive debut album, good songs, well produced and plenty of variety to enjoy, so no surprise that it is one of the nominations for New Artist Debut in this year’s Blues Blast Music Awards. Definitely one to look out for!
320 kbps111 Megabytes
Credits:
Taylor Tesler (American Idol's Casey Abrams) - Bass, Vocals "West Side" Joe Schicke - Guitar VocalsSteve Amedee - Drums, Percussion, VocalsTaylor Tesler - Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
Tracklist:
01. Keep On Climbin' 04:2602. Vacate My Heart 03:1803. Found You 03:5204. Come Thru 04:0905. Easier Than You Think 03:5606. Man Down 04:2907. Raindrop Don't Care 04:1908. Give Love For Free 04:1309. Colorado Mama 03:3710. I Got A Letter 02:3211. When You Get The Chance 03:5312. I Can't Lose 06:08
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