Finis Tasby - Blues: A Tribute To John Lee Hooker

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:25
Size: 107.3 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Year: 2002
Art: Full

[5:06] 1. Sex On My Mind
[3:59] 2. Little Red Rooster
[4:19] 3. Get Drunk And Be Somebody
[5:20] 4. Since I Met You Baby
[4:54] 5. Boogie Children
[4:36] 6. Keep On Loving You
[4:20] 7. You Don't Have To Worry
[4:39] 8. Blue Shadow
[5:41] 9. Cummin Prison
[3:29] 10. Going To Virginia

While titled "A Tribute To John Lee Hooker", the CD, with the exception of "Boogie Children" does not contain any songs penned by the great John Lee. Nor is there evidence of the influence of John Lee either in Tasby's vocals or in guitarist Damon Van Buran's capable playing. And, despite being listed as an executive producer and the inclusion of a couple of photos on the liner notes, John Lee shows up nowhere musically on the disc. What you get here is more of a CD dedicated to the memory of John Lee in traditional blues fashion. On the disc, Finis sings the songs of Willie Dixon, Joe Hunter, Jimmy Ford and a couple of Tasby originals in a style reminiscent of BB King. The disc also features Zakiya Hooker on the track "You Don't Have to Worry". This is a very good CD although I will admit that I have somewhat of a soft spot in my heart for the older blues musicians. In any event, Tasby puts out a fine effort that is worth listening to. If you like this, you may want to give Enrico Crivellaro's new release "Key to My Kingdom" a listen as Tabby performs the vocals on that disc as well. ~deepbluereview

Finis Tasby (vocals); Zakiya Hooker (vocals); Carmen Grillo (guitar); Paul Francis Webber (saxophone); Tom Poole, Carle Vickers (trumpet); Ed Early (trombone); Jan Garfinkle (keyboards).

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