Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:31
Size: 75,1 MB
Styles: Jump blues, R&B
Scans: Front, tray
1. Wine Women & Song (3:53)
2. Swing That Thing (3:22)
3. Dancing Is Not My Thing (3:11)
4. If That Ain't Love (3:49)
5. Lady (3:44)
6. Let's Rock Tonite (2:27)
7. Mean Mr Senf (2:27)
8. Nighty Gown (3:01)
9. Creeps (3:11)
10. Chompin' At The Bit (3:21)
Johnny Ferreira is a Canadian who just released his newest album, Rock & Roll Saxophonist. His primary musical influences include sax players Illinois Jacquet, Big Jay McNeely, and Joe Huston. Previously Ferreira worked with The Colin James Little Big Band where he was featured in a horn section that included Roomful of Blues alumni and members Greg Piccolo, Doug James, Rich Lataille, Bob Enos, and Carl Querfurth. This is Ferreira's fourth album and on it he has focused on an early Rock 'n' Roll sound. Ferreira states the "Roll" comes from Jump Blues or Swing and it differentiates this music from "Rock."
The songs are all written or co-written by Ferreira except one. He also handles all the production chores. The album rolls relentlessly from start to finish. Opening with a boogie-woogie piano, "Wine Women & Song" takes off when Ferreira sails into his first sax solo, squealing and squawking until Colin James' guitar relieves him. Ferreira, along with sisters Melissa and Cecile Larochelle, is a effective as a backing singer. Ferreira's second solo is slamming and the track ends with the trumpet, trombone, and sax trading phrases. "Swing That Thing" continues to use the backing singers and they are used effectively on this sonnet. "Dancin' Is Not My Thing" opens with either Cathy St. Germain or Saffron Henderson (both singers are credited on this track) asking, "Can I please have this dance?" The call and response makes for some joyous noise. "If That Ain't Love" is the only song not authored by Ferreira and it comes from the German Blues band BB and The Blues Shacks. Ferreira's sax is blistering here.
"Lady" is a slower ballad and a good one; it gives this set a break from its relentless pace. Ferreira's sax and Graham Guest's Hammond B3 complete this lady's choice, dance-type number. "Let's Rock Tonite" is a Louis Jordan-type romp. "Mean Mr. Senf" is a sax instrumental and Ferreira sounds like Bill Doggett, it's that good! "Nighty Gown" is a sexy song and possibly the album's best lyric with "I don't even watch the Stanley Cup, when you're wearing that nighty gown". Next is "Creeps" with "always touching/man you give me the creeps." The CD concludes with "Chompin' At The Bit," another instrumental. Rock & Roll Saxophonist wails from start to finish. This is one of 2006's best self-produced efforts yet. /Richard Ludmerer
The songs are all written or co-written by Ferreira except one. He also handles all the production chores. The album rolls relentlessly from start to finish. Opening with a boogie-woogie piano, "Wine Women & Song" takes off when Ferreira sails into his first sax solo, squealing and squawking until Colin James' guitar relieves him. Ferreira, along with sisters Melissa and Cecile Larochelle, is a effective as a backing singer. Ferreira's second solo is slamming and the track ends with the trumpet, trombone, and sax trading phrases. "Swing That Thing" continues to use the backing singers and they are used effectively on this sonnet. "Dancin' Is Not My Thing" opens with either Cathy St. Germain or Saffron Henderson (both singers are credited on this track) asking, "Can I please have this dance?" The call and response makes for some joyous noise. "If That Ain't Love" is the only song not authored by Ferreira and it comes from the German Blues band BB and The Blues Shacks. Ferreira's sax is blistering here.
"Lady" is a slower ballad and a good one; it gives this set a break from its relentless pace. Ferreira's sax and Graham Guest's Hammond B3 complete this lady's choice, dance-type number. "Let's Rock Tonite" is a Louis Jordan-type romp. "Mean Mr. Senf" is a sax instrumental and Ferreira sounds like Bill Doggett, it's that good! "Nighty Gown" is a sexy song and possibly the album's best lyric with "I don't even watch the Stanley Cup, when you're wearing that nighty gown". Next is "Creeps" with "always touching/man you give me the creeps." The CD concludes with "Chompin' At The Bit," another instrumental. Rock & Roll Saxophonist wails from start to finish. This is one of 2006's best self-produced efforts yet. /Richard Ludmerer
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6 comments:
Thank you RR , this artist is a new to me, looking forward to listening to it, ciao amico mio.
You're most welcome Gio, glad you enjoyed the post. Hope you will like this album as much as I do. Thanks for you comment amico mio.
May I get this reupped please! :)
Links for this post updated March 7, 2022.
Thanks again rooster greatly appreciated! :)
@huguito2 New Link
Ferreira, Johnny - 2006 Rock & Roll Saxophonist 320
https://mega.nz/file/HQcAjCpT#aDJ3Hdu05JM_OGciuAlYzsLavAXkky0VndO9hSOBq_o
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