Size: 99,0 MB
Time: 42:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front
1. Southbound (4:12)
2. You Don't Have To Go (3:25)
3. Sanford And Son Theme (The Streetbeater) (2:54)
4. Grazing In The Grass (6:05)
5. Old McDonald In Mississippi (3:46)
6. I'm Tore Down (2:54)
7. Why Not (4:07)
8. Green Tomatoes (3:11)
9. Home To Mississippi (5:59)
10. C.C. Rider (4:40)
11. Alley Cat (1:28)
Reading the detailed, autobiographial liner notes to Adam Gussow's Southbound, it sure feels like the guy's made the album he's been working towards for a lifetime. Gussow, who perhaps most notably was half of the Harlem blues duo Satan & Adam (along with guitarist Sterling Magee) for over a decade, is a veritable one-man Delta hammer. He's a schooled diatonic wizard, who performs with a bass drum at his feet.
Southbound not only owes a debt to Gussow's formative past (as in his inclusion of the Dickey Betts-penned title track, which helped spark a lifelong blues odyssey), but to more recent inspirations like the jazz vamp Old McDonald in Mississippi which Gussow crafted in response to a 'good-ole boy' radio exchange down south. Gussow's cerebral wit and irrepressible Delta hooks are the rocks upon which Southbound is built - think James Cotton's warbling excitement and R.L. Burnside's grifter stomp, tied up with Lightnin' Hopkins' dustbowl charm, and you've got the Adam Gussow sound.
In addition to the aforementioned material, Gussow includes a steady-handed, rambling boogie cover of Jimmy Reed's "You Don't Have to Go", a favorite of the blues jams Gussow cut his teeth on back in New York City. "C.C. Rider" is flavored with Gussow's classic Satan & Adam arrangement, a kick drum so frenetic that Gussow's harp competes to keep up with his own toe-tipped rhythm. Sonny Thompson's "I'm Tore Down" is a more organic and vocally aerobatic cover than other notables throughout the years. Minimal extraneous instrumentation is given to other tracks, like Bill Perry's inspired keys on a backyard-rave take on the "Sanford and Son Theme".
Seasoned harmonica brilliance, reading like a map of Gussow's musical high-points, the harp wiz says he's 'hungrier than ever to find out' what his music's about. He may still be on that journey of discovery, but the listener will get there with a couple of repeat listens. /Living Blues Magazine
Southbound not only owes a debt to Gussow's formative past (as in his inclusion of the Dickey Betts-penned title track, which helped spark a lifelong blues odyssey), but to more recent inspirations like the jazz vamp Old McDonald in Mississippi which Gussow crafted in response to a 'good-ole boy' radio exchange down south. Gussow's cerebral wit and irrepressible Delta hooks are the rocks upon which Southbound is built - think James Cotton's warbling excitement and R.L. Burnside's grifter stomp, tied up with Lightnin' Hopkins' dustbowl charm, and you've got the Adam Gussow sound.
In addition to the aforementioned material, Gussow includes a steady-handed, rambling boogie cover of Jimmy Reed's "You Don't Have to Go", a favorite of the blues jams Gussow cut his teeth on back in New York City. "C.C. Rider" is flavored with Gussow's classic Satan & Adam arrangement, a kick drum so frenetic that Gussow's harp competes to keep up with his own toe-tipped rhythm. Sonny Thompson's "I'm Tore Down" is a more organic and vocally aerobatic cover than other notables throughout the years. Minimal extraneous instrumentation is given to other tracks, like Bill Perry's inspired keys on a backyard-rave take on the "Sanford and Son Theme".
Seasoned harmonica brilliance, reading like a map of Gussow's musical high-points, the harp wiz says he's 'hungrier than ever to find out' what his music's about. He may still be on that journey of discovery, but the listener will get there with a couple of repeat listens. /Living Blues Magazine
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2 comments:
Thanks Rooster. I only had his solo album Kick And Stomp. Now this one. :)
You're most welcome Daba, glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for your comment, it's appreciated.
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