The Terry Hanck Band & Friends - Gotta Bring It On Home To You

Size: 117,4 MB
Time: 51:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Full

01. Right Now Is The Hour (4:54)
02. Whole Lotta Lovin' (6:11)
03. Pins And Needles (3:36)
04. Peace Of Mind (5:06)
05. T's Groove (6:06)
06. My Last Teardrop (5:35)
07. There's No Gettin' Over Me (4:04)
08. Jam Up (4:55)
09. Gotta Bring It On Home To You (3:35)
10. One Horse Town (7:04)

Terry Hanck’s prior Delta Groove release Look Out! proved that sax and soul are still the rage. Terry swept both the Blues Music Awards and the Living Blues Award for ‘Best Horn’ in 2012, and was nominated in the ‘Best Song’ category too. He is nominated again for 2014 BMAs ‘Best Horn’ and this brand new record brings it on home one more time. Terry and ace guitarist/2014 Grammy nominee Kid Andersen produced this ten song package brimming with classic New Orleans R&B, steamy strolls, gorgeous soul ballads and West Coast jump blues. In addition to his regular band mates, guests include Debbie Davies, Kid Andersen, Jim Pugh, Bob Welsh, Lorenzo Farrell and more.

Recording information: Greaseland.

Terry Hanck (tenor saxophone); Butch Cousins (drums). Audio Mixer: Chris "Kid" Andersen.

Updated by Bluestender: CD Rip with full covers.
Originally posted on 4/May/2014

Gotta Bring It On Home To You

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Marina Crouse - Never Too Soon

Size: 92,5 MB
Time: 39:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Soul
Art: Front & Back

01. Touch Of The Blues (4:04)
02. The Cisco Kid (5:59)
03. More And More (3:00)
04. Anyway The Wind Blows (3:23)
05. Sabor A Mi (3:30)
06. I'm Just A Prisoner (4:04)
07. Los Tiempos Van Campiando (5:22)
08. Better Than You (3:46)
09. It's Been A Long Time (3:34)
10. In The Same Old Way (2:49)

Marina Crouse is an exceptional singer. Her album Never Too Soon is an eclectic mix of soul and blues. It is a mix of English and Spanish. It is American music…California style and it is simply a great album.

Let’s step back a second and acknowledge a cruel fact of life. If War, this great Southern California based band, came out in this day and age, they wouldn’t even have a record contract. They, like much of their home state, were and still are multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and even multi-national. Like Marina Crouse they were simply great musicians. Back in the day, great music would often win out and find an audience and a large audience at that mind you.

Now, it isn’t even given a chance. That is until Jim Pugh’s Little Village Foundation steps in and produces musicians who wouldn’t be given an opportunity otherwise.

Crouse moves from that slice of urban funk mentioned earlier into a mid-60s Little Milton tune More and More, before visiting a Syl Johnson tune Any Way the Wind Blows. Both tunes are sung with verve, passion and care.

Then Crouse sings a bolero, Sabor A Mi. Before the program is all over Crouse visits New Orleans and an Annie Laurie’s rhythm & blues number, It’s Been a Long Time and closes everything out with a Dan Penn/Spooner Oldham composition In the Same Old Way. Somewhere in the mix is even a Bob Dylan tune sung in Spanish and it all works and works in a big way.

The entire album was recorded at Kid Andersen’s Greaseland Studios (where else) in San Jose, California. It was Andersen who, along with Jim Pugh, produced Never Too Soon. Andersen plays guitar on all the tracks and Pugh does the same on piano and organ. Drummer Derrick “D’Mar” Martin and bassist Randy Bermudez round out the core band who performs on this CD. The entire ensemble lends sympathetic support and never gets in the way of or distracts from the supple vocals of Crouse.

What makes Never Too Soon is the voice and delivery of Marina Crouse. She wields a naturalistic instrument which is imbibed with warmth. It has an unaffected expressiveness that is simply refreshing. Her singing carries with it none of the vocal histrionics and clichés that mar so many female vocalists in this field. They, unlike Crouse, have never taken the time to learn the elusive and subtle dialect of the blues. She performs in two languages, yet seamlessly blends both to deliverer missives in the international language of music.

In talking to Jim Pugh, the founder of the Little Village Foundation, some time back he explained that one of the principal missions of the organization is to create cultural empathy through music. Marina Crouse does that all on her own and all on one album. That is quite an accomplishment.

Never Too Soon places Marina Crouse as an early front runner for the 2018 BLUES JUNCTION Productions’ Etta James Award for Best Female vocalist and this CD is, of course, a contender for Album of the Year. ~David Mac

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Netto Rockfeller - The Latin American Mojo Style Of Netto Rockfeller

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:11
Size: 71.4 MB
Styles: R&B, Electric blues
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[3:15] 1. Rockfeller's Girl
[4:52] 2. Half Past Midnight
[3:02] 3. Try Me One More Time
[3:09] 4. Only My Mama And My Pillow
[4:03] 5. Nessa Estrada
[2:14] 6. Troubles, Troubles
[3:27] 7. Caramelo De Menta
[4:11] 8. She's So Hard To Find
[2:54] 9. Rock And Roll Tonight

Netto Rockfeller -Guitar and Vocal; Kid Andersen - Bass and Backing Vocals; June Core - Drums; Jim Pugh - Piano; John Blues Boyd - Vocal; Whitney Shay - Vocal; UiraÌ Cabral - Harmonica; Alamo Leal - Vocal.

Netto Rockfeller received able-bodied help from Kid Andersen's crew when making "The Latin American Mojo Style Of". This Brazilian blues guitarist and composer, has now released his ninth album and has been at it for fifteen years. The repertoire consists of his own songs and some re-recordings of songs from the 1950s and 1960s, as well as, compositions by Brazilian artists such as Solon Fishbone and Fernando Noronha. In 2016 Netto was the winner of the "Professionals of Music" award. He has a knack for great playing and fresh twists. Try this one on; you might find a fit.

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Chickenbone Slim - The Big Beat

Size: 99,8 MB
Time: 37:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. The Big Beat (4:10)
02. Long Way Down (5:09)
03. Hemi Dodge (3:13)
04. Vodka And Vicodin (3:16)
05. Long Legged Sweet Thing (4:46)
06. Do You Like It (2:41)
07. Me And Johnny Lee (6:09)
08. Man Down (4:04)
09. Break Me Off A Piece (3:36)

Personnel: Chickenbone Slim (Larry Teves): guitar and vocals; Kid Anderson: guitar; Jon Atkinson: guitar, bass, harmonica; Scot Smart: bass, guitar; Marty Dodson: drums.

What a good bit of music writing has is an overabundance of taking itself too seriously. I am guilty of it. There would have been a time when I would have dismissed a recording like Chickenbone Slim's The Big Beat as a silly contrived blues confection and I would have done so at an artistic loss to me. Twenty-five years of writing has taught me to listen to everything and appreciate it all for what it is. What The Big Beat is, is a loping juggernaut of electric blues, created and propelled by San Diego's own Larry Teves, AKA, Chickenbone Slim and his sveltly raunchy Fender Telecaster. Preforming as a nominal trio act, Slim plays a brand of blues, funk and R&B that is universal, whether it is the stop-time swing of the title piece, the soulful "Long Way Down," or the dangerously acoustic Bakersfield "Vodka and Vicodin." But it is not all blues, no, "Hemi Dodge" is some grand country music, where Slim plays some power twang guitar. But the devil here is in the blues as those found in Jon Atkinson's Little Walter/Big Walter harmonica playing behind the molten "Long Legged Sweet Thing" or the stomping "Do You Like It?" ~C. Michael Bailey

The Big Beat

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John Blues Boyd - The Real Deal

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:54
Size: 102.8 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[3:58] 1. I Am The Real Deal
[2:33] 2. You Will Discover
[3:31] 3. I'm Like A Stranger To You
[3:24] 4. That's Big!
[2:55] 5. The Smoking Pig
[2:52] 6. That Certain Day
[3:09] 7. Dona Mae
[4:01] 8. I'm So Weak Right Now
[3:19] 9. When Your Eyes Met Mine
[4:28] 10. Screaming In The Night
[3:52] 11. (Have You Ever Been To) Marvin Gardens
[3:15] 12. Be Careful With Your Gardens
[3:31] 13. John, The Blues Is Calling You

John Blues Boyd: vocals; Kid Anderson: guitar, bass, piano, organ; Big Jon Atkinson: guitar, drums; Robert Welsh: guitar, piano, organ; Rick Estrin: harmonica; Aki Kumar: harmonica; Jim Pugh: piano, organ; Dave Chavez: bass; Danny Michel: bass; June Core: drums; Martin Windstad: drums; D’Mar Martin: drums; Donnie Green: drums; Eric Spaulding: sax; Frankie Ramos: sax; Terry Hanck: sax; Doug Rowan: sax; John Halbleib: trumpet; Manny Angel: trumpet; Faris Jarrah: trombone.

For those who love the blues, the thrill of discovering a new artist is still special. Blues singer John "Blues" Boyd just released The Real Deal—at 71 years young—as a testament that the blues continues to be a vital American art form that will never die. Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, Boyd picked cotton as a youngster, worked at hard labor, and loved to sing. Relocating to the Bay Area in the 1980's he was a roofer, sat in at local clubs, retired, and took care of his ailing wife, who passed in 2014. That's when he became a bluesman full time. Under the tutelage of Jim Pugh at Little Village Foundation, and with the production savvy of Kid Anderson from Greaseland Studios, Boyd was able to make an album of pure blues the way they use to do back in the day. He wrote most of the songs, letting Anderson take over the controls and procure all the accompanying musicians.

Opening with the autobiographical title track, there is an immediate sense of an authentic "big sound" upon which Boyd lays his songs. "You Will Discover," has that up tempo Junior Parker feel, while "That's Big," is a rolling Kansas City swing number carried along by honking tenor saxophones. Everyone knows that blues and barbecue go together, and "The Smiling Pig," is a humorous stinging tribute to that perfect combination. The classic west coast shuffle of T-Bone Walker influenced "That Certain Day," and "Be Careful With Your Love, offering a nice cadence where Boyd feels cool and collected. Memphis, and the Stax sound come to mind on "I'm So Weak Right Now," highlighted by the great organ work of Jim Pugh. Shades of an early B.B. King slips into "When Your Eyes Met Mine," contrasted by the Chicago style of "Screaming In The Night," which features Frankie Ramos on the howling sax. "I'm Like A Stranger To You," has him crying and pleading, and "Dona Mae," is a reflective ballad composed as a moving tribute to his wife. The selections come full circle on the closing "John, The Blues Is Calling You," Boyd taking a closer look at himself, and how things turned out. As with many blues singers that came before him, John "Blues" Boyd, is a storyteller who lived an interesting life. He has certainly been there, done that, and now is enjoying the opportunity to sing his songs. Great credit goes out to Pugh and his Little Village Foundation for his dedication to discovering and recording these interesting artists, and keeping the blues alive. ~James Nadal

The Real Deal

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Terrie Odabi - My Blue Soul

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:20
Size: 147.3 MB
Styles: Blues/Soul vocals
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[4:35] 1. Gentrification Blues
[3:55] 2. Live My Life
[4:59] 3. Will You Still Love Me
[4:54] 4. He Wouldn't Let Go
[3:05] 5. Born To Die
[5:47] 6. Life Is So Good
[3:39] 7. How Dare You
[6:01] 8. Ball And Chain
[4:44] 9. I Bet You Think I Don't Know
[6:56] 10. I Can't Keep
[4:44] 11. Wade In The Water
[5:39] 12. When You Love Me
[5:15] 13. Hold Up The Light

Terrie Odabi: lead vocals; Kid Anderson: guitar, organ (1, 3, 9), bass (2, 7, 10); Derrick Martin: drums; Kirk Crumpler: bass; Ken Cook: clavinet, piano; Terry Hiatt: guitar (1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11); Khalil Doankanthony: guitar (2, 7); Lorenzo Hawkins: organ (2, 7, 10); Ken Cook: Fender Rhodes, piano, clavinet; Willis Hickerson Jr.: organ (4, 5, 8, 13); Leon Joyce Jr.: drums (4, 6, 11); Martin Windstead: percussion (7); AJ Crawdaddy: rhythm guitar (12); Alison Bailey Streich: violin (13); Nancy Wright: sax; Manny Angel: trumpet; Faris Jarrah: trombone; Lisa Leuschner Anderson: backing vocals; Courtney Knott: backing vocals; Niecey Robinson: backing vocals.

Blues singers have always been scarce, maybe that's why they are so special. It requires real-life experience, intense commitment and a profound sense of emotion to interpret this music, which represents so much for so many. After paying dues in her hometown of Oakland, blues singer Terrie Odabi finally steps into the national spotlight and tells her story on My Blue Soul. Backed by some of the Bay Area's finest players, and with Kid Anderson handling production duties, this record is an exposition of contemporary blues with a vintage texture.

Odabi is not only blessed with a tremendous voice, but is a gifted songwriter as well, composing all but two of thirteen tracks. She comes out firing with "Gentrification Blues," a barn burning jump number which brings to mind the illustrious Muddy Waters working the mojo. "Live My Life," is poignant tale of a woman who has gone through hell and high-water tribulations, and now it's appreciation time. Bringing it way down, "Will You Still Love Me," divulges that love can be hard work, but worth it. Jealousy and its ensuing confusion is confronted with the soul attitude of "He Wouldn't Let Go," and the blaring horns define "Born To Die," a rocking declaration of finality. She testifies and counts her blessings that "Life Is Good," and takes back control after mistreatment on "How Dare You."

Oakland, was home to various blues labels owned by Bob Geddins from the 1940-50's which signed and recorded several influential acts. West Oakland has 7th Street, a historical hotbed of nightspots back when Slim Jenkins opened up his supper club in 1933, presenting major artists of the day. Etta James (an Odabi influence) came out of the nearby Fillmore District in San Francisco in the 1950's. This serves as a back story as to why Terrie Odabi is so important to the music of the Bay Area, as she continues this legacy. Releasing "Evolution of the Blues," in 2014, after years in the business, and now My Blue Soul, will hopefully give her momentum and well-deserved recognition. She has chosen to be a blues singer, that is what makes her so special. ~James Nadal

My Blue Soul

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A.C. Myles - Reconsider Me

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 41:25
Size: 94.8 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[3:51] 1. You Don't Know What Love Is
[4:37] 2. Do You Read Me
[4:05] 3. Rock My Soul
[4:53] 4. Reconsider Me
[3:20] 5. Queen Bee
[4:51] 6. Livin' A Lie
[2:54] 7. Death Bed Blues
[3:56] 8. What Is Love
[2:34] 9. Call 'em All Baby
[2:36] 10. Three Ways To Fall
[3:41] 11. Blue Monday

A.C. Myles' new studio recording, 'Reconsider Me', groups songs that outline his musical development and his maturing into one of the more valid guitarist and vocalists in the blues arena. Recorded & produced in Sillicon Valley by guitar wizard Kid Andersen at his own Greaseland Studio, the album combines originals and choice covers to tell the roadworthy story of this well traveled and very talented Californian.

With 'Reconsider Me', Myles very confidently delivers a "beyond amazing" vocal range, as well as his unyielding lead and slide guitar work. The song selections vary from traditional blues to 70's blues-rock overload. With the opening track of the Jimmy Johnson & Fenton Robinson inspired 'You Don't Know What Love Is', as well as the amazing vocal workout of the title track, Johnny Adams 'Reconsider Me', Myles proves his traditional stylings are up to snuff both vocally and on guitar. The self-penned tracks 'Three Ways to Fall'' and the tour de force 'Livin' a Lie' showcase fierce rock n roll slide guitar and vocal chops, following right in line with Rory Gallagher's 'Do You Read Me' and the co-written clever southern rocker 'Call 'em All Baby'. ~Roger Choplin

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RJ Mischo - 2 albums: Make It Good / Knowledge You Can't Get In College

Album: Make It Good
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 44:08
Size: 101.1 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[2:55] 1. Trouble Belt
[4:19] 2. The Frozen Pickle
[3:46] 3. Make It Good
[2:06] 4. Papa's St. Special
[4:48] 5. Minnesota Woman
[1:32] 6. Arumbula, Pt. 1
[4:31] 7. Not Your Good Man
[2:52] 8. I Got You Covered
[3:31] 9. Up To The Brim
[2:31] 10. The Biscuit Is Back
[2:50] 11. Elevator Juice
[5:35] 12. All Over Again
[2:46] 13. Arumbula, Pt. 2

Renowned blues vocalist/harmonica player RJ Mischo gathers together a collection of top-tier talent from Austin, Texas for his Delta Groove debut featuring Nick Curran, Johnny Moeller, Nick Connolly, Ronnie James Weber and Wes Starr.

Recording information: Barking Jack Studio, North St. Paul, MN (03/01/2011/03/02/2011); Top Hat Recording Studio, Austin, TX (03/01/2011/03/02/2011).

R.J. Mischo (vocals, harmonica); Johnny Moeller, Nick Curran (guitar); Nick Connolly (piano, organ); Ronnie James Weber (upright bass, electric bass); Wes Starr (drums);

Make It Good

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Album: Knowledge You Can't Get In College
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 51:54
Size: 118.8 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues, Harmonica blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[5:11] 1. Two Hours From Tulsa
[3:01] 2. Too Cool For School
[6:04] 3. Knowledge You Can't Get In College
[4:11] 4. Little Joe
[4:33] 5. Ain't Nothin' New
[3:46] 6. Ruthie Lee
[3:29] 7. Please Don't Leave
[2:56] 8. Teacher's Pet
[2:46] 9. Big Plans
[3:28] 10. Don't Look Twice
[4:01] 11. Rich Cat
[3:37] 12. Devil's Love Sin
[2:47] 13. Down To The Bottom
[1:58] 14. Mama Don't Tear My Clothes

14 Modern Blues Hits by Singer & Harminica Master RJ Mischo produced by Kid Andersen (Charlie Musselwhite, Rick Estrin) also guitar by Kid the incredible Risty Zinn, Organ & Piano by Sid Morris and a killer Rythm section featuring June Core on drums & Kedar Roy on upright & electric bass. this is RJ's 9 th release and his best CD to date and features a mix of blues styles with one cohesive sound, and great hi fidelity sound, this is Blues for REAL blues fans.

Knowledge You Can't Get In College

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Sugaray Rayford - Dangerous

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 67:45
Size: 155.1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:18] 1. Country Boy
[3:56] 2. Stuck For A Buck
[4:35] 3. I'm Dangerous
[4:47] 4. Two Times Sugar
[5:17] 5. When It Rains, It Pours
[4:50] 6. Pretty Fine Mama
[3:20] 7. Depression Blues
[7:04] 8. Goin' Back To Texas
[4:47] 9. I Might Do Somethin' Crazy
[4:00] 10. In The Dark
[6:36] 11. Surrendered
[4:38] 12. Need A Little More Time
[5:14] 13. Keep Her At Home
[5:16] 14. Preaching Blues

Texas native Sugaray Rayford is a member of the Los Angeles-based supergroup The Mannish Boys and a featured vocalist on the band's award-winning 2-CD set Double Dynamite - winner of the 2013 Blues Music Award for Traditional Blues Album of the Year. Dangerous showcases Rayford's powerhouse vocals on a selection of mostly original material which covers a broad spectrum of styles including Chicago, Texas, Louisiana, West Coast and Delta blues, Soul and R&B. Special guests include Kim Wilson, Sugar Ray Norcia, Big Pete, Kid Andersen, Monster Mike Welch, Gino Matteo, Franck Goldwasser, Fred Kaplan, Anthony Geraci, Bill Stuve, Willie J. Campbell and Jimi Bott.

Recording information: Sideaway Music Studio, Shadow Hills, CA (05/27/2013/05/28/2013).

Dangerous

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