DENNIS JOHNSON Slide Avenue
DENNIS JOHNSON Slide Avenue Independent This album basically does what it says on the tin, numerous blues styles, the common denominator being the excellent guitar work. On opener Swingin’ At The Savoy guitarist/vocalist Johnson gives us a swing track featuring Sam Levine on sax, Tim Metz on drums and David O’Keefe on bass, augmented with […]
DUNCAN STREET Baptized By The Blues
DUNCAN STREET Baptized By The Blues 15 South Records Dave Duncan blues guitarist and Stan Street Harp and Percussion have collaborated on the album producing some blues that is heart-warming and has the approach ‘let’s not over complicate what works’. Baptized By The Blues, is an album that brings the blues to you the whole […]
ELI COOK Primitive Son
ELI COOK Primitive Son Cleopatra Records Eli Cook might not be famous in the UK but he is a highly respected member of the group of exciting young guitarists who occupy the space between blues sensibilities and Southern rock attitudes with some aplomb. In fact this is Eli’s fifth album since 2004 and he just […]
ERIC CLAPTON Behind The Sun
ERIC CLAPTON Behind The Sun Audio-Fidelity hybrid SACD Another Audio Fidelity album released on SACD this is Clapton’s ninth studio album originally released in 1985. Clapton was in fine form both vocally and of course on the fret board, best shown perhaps on Same Old Blues. It was said at the time that the final […]
ERJA LYYTINEN The Sky Is Crying
ERJA LYYTINEN The Sky Is Crying Tuohi Records Tributes to American blues legends are risky especially when attempts are made to stick to the original versions of songs. Omar Dykes succeeded vocally with his heartfelt Howlin’ Wolf tribute, and Rory Block’s homage to Mississippi John Hurt was brilliant because she is an established authority on […]
FREDDY KING Freddy Sings / Let’s Hide Away And Dance Away
FREDDY KING Freddy Sings / Let’s Hide Away And Dance Away Soul Jam Records 600832 (Available through Discovery Records) The first two albums by Freddy (he changed to Freddie during the middle part of the sixties) were originally released in nineteen sixty-one and sadly had been unavailable for quite some time but, now they have […]
GRAHAM DEE The Thirteenth Man
GRAHAM DEE The Thirteenth Man Tin Kan Records Graham Dee has been around a long time, mainly in the Northern soul scene and this album is Blues but in the soul genre. His guitar work is on the money and sets a nice groove but I found it a bit samey. Graham’s forte is that […]
GUITAR SLIM I Got Sumpin For You 1953-1958 Recordings
GUITAR SLIM I Got Sumpin For You 1953-1958 Recordings Hoodoo Records Guitar Slim was born Edward Jones in Mississippi in 1926 but throughout his short life Eddie was known by the stage name of Guitar Slim although just to confuse matters he was not alone in using this name during the period, this CD package […]
HANNAH ALDRIDGE Razor Wire
HANNAH ALDRIDGE Razor Wire Troddenblack A lot of the time Hannah Aldridge has the sound of a feistier Stevie Nicks, that breathy drawl with just a touch of wonderment, but she has a real gritty edge to her music that Ms Nicks doesn’t quite hit. Musically she sits in a place that some call ‘Dark […]
HARRISON KENNEDY Soulscape
HARRISON KENNEDY Soulscape Dixiefrog This is a small band of Blues brothers who make a dark and powerful sound in the old manner – so old that it sounds as fresh as tomorrow. Harrison Kennedy (aka Sweettaste) has a deep voice with a wonderfully mellow timbre and he sings with so much soul it hurts. […]
