Time: 42:28
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Blues Soul
Art: Front
01. Stop Your Cryin' (3:51)
02. Except Me (3:45)
03. Gonna Keep On (3:29)
04. Gorgeous George (4:04)
05. I Wanna (4:46)
06. Leave A Light On Baby (5:33)
07. A Bluesman (3:48)
08. Mississippi Woman (3:36)
09. Singing The Blues (3:37)
10. Standing In The Rain (3:28)
11. I Don't Know What To Do (2:28)
Personnel:
Bruce Feiner - tenor saxophone
Jamie Finegan - trumpet
Johnny Rawls - guitar
Robert Feiner - baritone saxophone
Jason Arnold - drums
Kenny Harris - Hammond B-3 organ
Mike Nunno - bass
George Stancell - vocals, guitar
Mary Taylor - vocals
The word journeyman usually isn't intended as a compliment in music criticism, but it's high praise in the case of sexagenarian singer-guitarist George Stancell, who's been plying his rough-hewn brand of blues-inflected soul for decades. Little known outside Milwaukee, Stancell was discovered playing at his own club there in the late 90s by vocalist Johnny Rawls, who was working as an A and R man for JSP Records; Stancell recorded his 1999 debut album, Gorgeous George, for the label. His guitar leads bore forward with a steely force, yet they're supple and flexible enough to skip nimbly over, under, and around whatever rhythmic challenges his sidemen throw into the mix. Likewise, his vocals combine prowess with nuance: sometimes coming off like a juke-joint Johnnie Taylor, at others like a less churchy O.V. Wright, he delivers gospel-infused rave-ups ("Stop Your Cryin'"), desolate hard-time soul laments ("Standin' in the Rain"), and rollicking Memphis-to-Chicago rockers ("Except Me") with muscularity and flawless intonation. But he also employs a daringly wide vibrato that can convey existential isolation, the vulnerability of faith, and erotic hunger. Whether he's playing 12-bar shuffle blues or funk-inflected soul balladry, Stancell delivers the goods with the pugnacity and instinct of a veteran juker: he hits you where you need it most and then gets out of the way. ~By David Whiteis
Bruce Feiner - tenor saxophone
Jamie Finegan - trumpet
Johnny Rawls - guitar
Robert Feiner - baritone saxophone
Jason Arnold - drums
Kenny Harris - Hammond B-3 organ
Mike Nunno - bass
George Stancell - vocals, guitar
Mary Taylor - vocals
The word journeyman usually isn't intended as a compliment in music criticism, but it's high praise in the case of sexagenarian singer-guitarist George Stancell, who's been plying his rough-hewn brand of blues-inflected soul for decades. Little known outside Milwaukee, Stancell was discovered playing at his own club there in the late 90s by vocalist Johnny Rawls, who was working as an A and R man for JSP Records; Stancell recorded his 1999 debut album, Gorgeous George, for the label. His guitar leads bore forward with a steely force, yet they're supple and flexible enough to skip nimbly over, under, and around whatever rhythmic challenges his sidemen throw into the mix. Likewise, his vocals combine prowess with nuance: sometimes coming off like a juke-joint Johnnie Taylor, at others like a less churchy O.V. Wright, he delivers gospel-infused rave-ups ("Stop Your Cryin'"), desolate hard-time soul laments ("Standin' in the Rain"), and rollicking Memphis-to-Chicago rockers ("Except Me") with muscularity and flawless intonation. But he also employs a daringly wide vibrato that can convey existential isolation, the vulnerability of faith, and erotic hunger. Whether he's playing 12-bar shuffle blues or funk-inflected soul balladry, Stancell delivers the goods with the pugnacity and instinct of a veteran juker: he hits you where you need it most and then gets out of the way. ~By David Whiteis
Thanks to Marc.
Gorgeous George
12 comments:
Posted by me in TBC, even the info is exactly the same
The info came from here, I don't see your name there.
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/george-stancell/Content?oid=921299
Maybe you see my name inTBC,but Okidoki..For Kevin Purcell post I gave the credit to azzul,but it's my rip because I didn't dl it at the time.But also different comment.For my part I will give credit for original poster in TBC
BB: TBC is gone,I have no way to check what was posted there.For the record I rip from my own cds , I don't need to steal anybodys work.
Nobody cares who's mark is higher on the tree.
These comments are ALL totally unnecessary and irrelevant to the music. Nobody wants to read the euro-whining.
Please,I need repost a new link of this disc,thanks
New links for this post can be found below.
George Stancell - Gorgeous George (1999) [320]
MC: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/9WQ1MU0H/GS-GG.rar_links
Zippy: http://www119.zippyshare.com/v/T8S02NoA/file.html
Will you please re- post this album ? Many thanks
New links for this post can be found below.
George Stancell - Gorgeous George (1999) [320]
MC: https://www.mirrored.to/files/0E3GBRYZ/GS-GG.rar_links
Zippy: https://www36.zippyshare.com/v/zhWNIN3n/file.html
Thank you so much Red Rooster, you're great !!!
Is possible to re up this cd. Thanks very much
New links for this post can be found below.
George Stancell - Gorgeous George (1999) [320]
MC: https://www.mirrored.to/files/1Y4KF4FG/GS-GG.rar_links
Zippy: https://www75.zippyshare.com/v/jvfj1k3l/file.html
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