Willie Kent - Long Way To Ol' Miss

Year: 1996
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:32
Size: 146,7 MB
Styles: Electric blues, Chicago blues
Scans: Full

1. Long Way To Ol' Miss (5:36)
2. Blues In My Bedroom (4:34)
3. Dirty Works (5:46)
4. It Ain't Right (4:59)
5. Ain't Got Long To Stay (4:47)
6. My Friend (4:50)
7. Don't Know Much About Love (5:18)
8. Extension 309 (2:53)
9. All My Life (4:49)
10. Ain't No Love In Your Heart (4:33)
11. Dont' Drive Me Away (4:43)
12. Black Night (6:45)
13. What You Doin' To Me (3:51)

Bassist Willie Kent has been a mainstay on the Chicago scene since the ’50s. He’s played sideman to just about everybody and has released a few albums as a leader. His latest, Long Way To Ol’ Miss, kicks ass while staying strictly in the Chicago blues tradition. Kent’s big-chested deep soul vocals add Delta punch to driving shuffles like “Blues In My Bedroom” and “Dirty Work.”

Guest guitarist James Wheeler plays sweetly on “Extension 309” while Kenny Barker and Ken Saydak add that all-important Chicago piano sound that Roosevelt Sykes made famous. But the secret weapon in this band is killer guitarist Vernon “Chico” Banks, who is turned loose with a vengeance on “What You’re Doin’ To Me,” “Ain’t Got Long To Stay” and “Black Night.” His stinging blues-rock tendencies enliven these tracks. Expect to be seeing a solo recording from this guitar slinger in the near future. /Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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