Jumpin' Jerry & The Blue Healers - 9 Hours Till Midnight

Year: 2002
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:00
Size: 130,5 MB
Styles: Electric blues, jump blues
Scans: Full

1. 9 Hours Till Midnight (3:16)
2. I May Be Strange (6:05)
3. Everynight (5:14)
4. T-Bone Boogie (3:48)
5. Weapin' Soul (5:13)
6. Help Me Darlin' (3:35)
7. Hey Sweet Baby (4:29)
8. Feelin' Sick (5:16)
9. I Was Wrong (4:19)
10. Waitin' So Long (3:55)
11. Gonna Tell Your Mama (5:03)
12. Baby What Can I Do (6:40)

The band's a young one, but apart from the joyous enthusiasm apparent in every note, one might never know it as the playing reflects a mature restraint; they know it's the groove that matters, and absolutely nail everything with abandon and aplomb. It's palpably obvious they truly love this music, and abundantly clear that it comes from both heart and soul, going way beyond mere imitation or affectation. Leader/guitarist/vocalist Hans 'Jumpin' Jerry' Bollandsås has written nine of the disc's twelve tracks, every one a classic-in-waiting, cruising that territory where raucous blue grooves threaten to break out into flat-out rock 'n' roll, yet always remaining on the blue side of the fence. There's lots of west-coast swing in the mix as well, with that irresistible bounce in the beat that could get the dead to dance. Covers include a doo-wop inflected "Every Night," "T-Bone Boogie", and Jimmy McCracklin's "Gonna Tell Your Mama."

The foursome (Jerry, with bass, drums, and sax) is augmented with some of the dirtiest harp I've heard in a long while on one track; if I have one complaint, it's that they didn't see fit to employ guest Geir Bertheussen more throughout. Vocals, both Jerry's and the background choruses from everyone else, are exemplary, for the most part untouched by any hint of an accent. /John Taylor

The Band:
Hans "Jumpin' Jerry" Bollandsås - lead vocals, guitar
Arnstein "Bighorn" Solem - tenor saxophone, vocals
Morten Eggen - upright bass, vocals (lead vocals on track 11)
Kenneth Kapstad - drums, vocals

Additional musicians:
Geir "Nofish" Bertheussen - harmonica on "I Was Wrong"
Rolf Martin Snustad - baritone saxophone on "I May Be Strange" and "Baby What Can I Do"
Steinar Nilsen - alto saxophone on "Baby What Can I Do"

9 Hours Till Midnight mc
9 Hours Till Midnight zippy

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Geir 'Nofish' Bertheussen - Grounded

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:15
Size: 83.0 MB
Styles: Harmonica blues, Chicago blues
Year: 2001
Art: Full

[4:27] 1. Grounded
[2:35] 2. Shopping Woman Blues
[3:04] 3. Electric Emptiness
[2:31] 4. 15:25
[3:03] 5. Who's Gonna Love You (When I'm Dead And Gone)
[2:55] 6. I'm Your Boogieman
[4:54] 7. E6 Highway
[4:39] 8. Sixpack Of Blues
[2:09] 9. Grey Catfish
[5:54] 10. Acoustic Emptiness

Geir ”NoFish” Bertheussen was born on the island of senja in Troms, a part of Norway that is famous for it's tough weather conditions. In his youth he worked in a fish factory in his home town, but found that he was allergic to fish and so he got his nickname - NoFish. After years of touring in the northern parts of Norway with his band,”NoFish” moved to Trondheim in 2000. He is now on the road with musicians from the middle part of Norway, and the authority that his concerts provide is met without match. Norwegian blues-general Mr. Geir Hovig from the blues radio show “Hovigs Hangar” NRK P1 says: “Nofish” is a blues-talent extraordinare. His blues hits you like a train at 200 miles pr hour. His blues-harp can make the toughest man cry.

Describing the blues of “Nofish” isn't easy. He picks style most from Chicago, also a little bit of West coast, Mississippi and New York. He gets his inspiration from legends like James Cotton, Junior Wells, Snooky Pryor and Sonny Boy Williamson # 2 But most of the blues that comes out of this guy is humorous, hard hitting and real. His lyrics are more than anything about his own life up till now,seen through the eyes of a man that have been around the block a few times. He sing about bar fights, drinking and women. His most recent recording- “Grounded” (2001) Is a fireball of a record. All of the material is self made and it sounds great! With him on the road he has three of the best blues musicians in the region. Together with “Nofish” this is a lethal package of blues. Hard hitting, hot, fast and furious, but most of all honest.

thank you mrwalker.
Grounded mc
Grounded zippy

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