Morgan Davis - I Got My Own

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 58:12
Size: 133.2 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[3:22] 1. I Got My Own
[3:46] 2. Drive My Blues Away
[3:04] 3. Now That Hubert Is Gone
[4:02] 4. Heat Wave In Alberta
[3:17] 5. Too Much Competition
[2:13] 6. Camellia Grill
[1:43] 7. Wake Up!
[3:33] 8. Wha' Do Dat Do-Dad Do
[1:22] 9. Relaxin' At The Club
[3:49] 10. Telegraph Sex
[5:25] 11. That's Why
[2:37] 12. Rosalee
[5:38] 13. Cardova
[2:53] 14. Somnambulatin' Mama
[7:47] 15. Help Me
[3:34] 16. Front Door Blues

This album began to take shape in the winter of 2012. While auditioning a number of live recordings I had not yet listened to, I came across a tape made on December 9, 2000 at a club called “Chicago’s” on Queen Street - now long gone. It was the last gig I played as a resident of Toronto. We had emptied the house, packed the U-Haul and were ready to leave for Nova Scotia the next day. Many long-time friends and musicianers attended the show, and I was happy, excited, and blissfully unaware of the tape rolling, which resulted in a loose, relaxed night of fun. Unfortunately, a huge snowstorm prevented our departure the following day, and while parked overnight, my van was broken into and eight guitars were stolen, leaving me with one - “Old Red” - my trusty Supro.

This recording documents the last night I played with “Old Tan” – my 1957 Fender Duo-Sonic which had served me well for almost 30 years. The Toronto Blues Society and the blues community came together and staged a benefit which resulted in the acquisition of a guitar made by my friend Joe Yanuziello. It is my main instrument today and was used for the studio part of this record. I chose six songs from the live recording, then booked a day at The Rogue Studios in Toronto and recorded eight new tracks. My old pal David Wilcox was happy to play when I invited him down - until that day in the studio, we had not played together for 37 years ! Colin Linden continues to be a great friend and supporter, and I was so glad he could whup some guitar on my tribute to Hubert Sumlin, as Colin and I share a long history of love for the Howlin’ Wolf’s music.

So… this disc has some new original songs, as well as a glimpse into a typical night of live performance, graced by a couple of old friends who sat in…. I hope you enjoy it. ~Morgan

Morgan Davis - Guitar, 3 string cigar-box guitar, vocals; Alec Fraser - Bass (tracks 1-8), background vocals (tracks 5, 6 and 8); Mark Mariash - Drums; David Wilcox - Slide guitar (tracks 4, 8), acoustic guitar (track 5), background vocals (track 8); Colin Linden - Guitar (track 3); Lance Anderson - Piano (track 6)Samantha Martin - Background vocals (track 8); Al Lerman - Harmonica (tracks 3, 15); Al Duffy - Bass (tracks 9-14); Terry Wilkins - Bass (track 15).

Tracks 1-8 recorded at The Rogue Studios, Toronto, Ontario - October 15, 2013 - Engineer James Paul
Tracks 9-15 recorded live at Chicago's, Toronto, Ontario - December 9, 2000 - Engineer Keith Mariash
Track 16 recorded at Liquid Toronto - December 9, 2013 - Engineer Alec Fraser

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