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"
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"
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