As soon as I received a copy of this album, I knew that I would be in for a treat. I’ve been lucky enough to have seen Innes Siburn playing live a few times over the years. On top of that, Innes has played with some of the biggest names in Blues, Johnny Winter, Walter Trout, Taj Mahal, Peter Green, and Robert Plant. I think that you will agree, he’s been in some great company, not a bad CV huh? Then I noticed a couple of names that are on this album, Charlie Jones, John Baggot, and Marcus Malone.
So, on the album, there are quite a few instrumental pieces on The Preacher, in fact, the first two tracks, one of which is the title track. I Found Your Letter, brings the brilliant vocal talents of Marcus Malone to the album, I’ve long since been an admirer of his work, so I was especially pleased to hear him adding his vocals alongside the sweet silky guitar work of Innes Sibun.
As I listened to the album, I began to get a warm mellow feeling, the tunes ebb and flow between Jazz and Blues effortlessly, highlighting the excellent bunch of musicians that helped to make this album so good. It is the type of album that Can be enjoyed anywhere, and by that I mean, on a car journey, pottering around the house, or just simply relaxing with a beverage or two whilst sitting in your favourite armchair. Innes Sibun contributes to the writing on ten of the eleven tracks, something else that he is very good at doing, songwriting.
Let It Go, sees Marcus Malone taking the vocals, he and Innes complement each other so well. This album is brilliant, not a poor song, with no fillers, just great Blues and Blues/Jazz tunes. I’d love to see everyone involved in the album to present it in a live setting, who knows?
STEPHEN HARRISON
