Sunday, May 14, 2023

Magic Frankie - It's Magic

Album: It's Magic
Size: 131,1 MB
Time: 56:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1989
Styles: Blues, Chicago blues
Art: Front, tray

1. Master Of The Blues (4:37)
2. Howlin' Wolf (6:19)
3. It Ain't Right (3:03)
4. Lose My Temper (5:02)
5. Steamin' (4:19)
6. Don't See No Love (4:44)
7. Wastin' Time (3:45)
8. Down South (4:18)
9. All By Myself (4:36)
10. That's What You Get (3:27)
11. Oh Lord! (5:20)
12. Crazy For My Baby (3:43)
13. Gettin' Hot (3:25)

Magic Frankie & The Blues Disease has made an overwhelming impression in the Dutch and international music world since the 1980s. With their powerful and swinging Chicago blues and Frankie’s virtuoso and biting guitar playing, the audience went crazy in halls and at festivals such as the Amsterdam Blues Festival (with Robert Cray), Paradiso (with Johnny Winter), Peer (with John Lee Hooker and Stevie Ray Vaughan), Ospel and North Sea Jazz.

Magic Frankie appeared as a special guest at concerts by B.B. King and Ray Charles on their European tours. B.B. King himself gave Frank the biggest compliment ever when he signed the successful album "It’s Magic" with the words “You really play my kind of blues.” This album was presented in a sold-out and frenzied Paradiso, followed by a tour of all major festivals and pop venues. Frankie even played a set as a special guest star with B.B. King on stage at his concert in the Oosterpoort in Groningen. Picture this: The thrill is gone, Rock me babe - the thrill was there! A fantastic highlight and recognition!

The years that followed were also marked by success. Musical pearld like "Hearts In Sorrow" with the legendary Kaz Lux and "Lucky" shook the blues world to its foundations. In addition to many TV performances, such as concerts for VPRO with the Metropole Orkest and the German WDR, the prison tour was one of the highlights of this period. Around Christmas time, Magic Frankie performed for two weeks in prisons across the country resulting in a smashing live album "Live Behind Bars". Internationally he performed at the Jazz Festival in Prague and Blues Festivals such as Santa Maria (Azores), Curacao and Geildorf (Germany).

Personnel: Magic Frankie (guitar, vocals, harmonica); Carel De Neeve (bass, backing vocals); Coen Van Den Bergh (drums, backing vocals); Frank Van Heteren (piano, grand piano, Hammond organ, backing vocals); Paquito Montana (percussion); Jan Kooper (saxophone); Jel Jongen (trombone); Ruud Breuls (trumpet).

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3 comments:

Happymonk said...

Thank You Rooster.

daba said...

Thanks again Rooster! :)

Red Rooster said...

You're most welcome Happymonk and Daba, glad you guys enjoyed the post. Thanks for your comments, they are appreciated.