Quintus McCormick - Still Called The Blues

Size: 139,9 MB
Time: 60:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Blues, soul-blues
Art: Full

1. I Gotta Go (3:14)
2. What's Good For The Goose (4:51)
3. What Am I Gonna Do? (3:37)
4. It Won't Work (4:01)
5. Still Called The Blues (5:18)
6. That's My Baby (3:41)
7. Everybody Knows About My Good Thing (8:53)
8. I'm In Love With You Baby (4:53)
9. Oh! Darling (4:48)
10. Searching For Your Love (4:51)
11. Woke Up This Morning (4:21)
12. Always (4:31)
13. Old Time Rock And Roll (3:12)

Chicago is known as a blues town, indeed often referred to as ‘the home of the blues.’ Yet there’s a vibrant ‘sub-strata’ of soul-blues artists with a definable sound that simply doesn’t get as much press. Quintus McCormick is based in Chicago, and while much of his material avoids twelve-bar cliché, he never strays too far from the blue end of the spectrum – it might be equal parts soul, but as the title has it, it’s Still Called The Blues. McCormick’s third outing for venerable Delmark Records is a finely crafted collection with (mostly) strong material and fine performances, all in support of McCormick’s warm and inviting vocals.

Still Called The Blues mc
Still Called The Blues zippy

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Quintus McCormick Blues Band - 2 albums: Put It On Me! / Hey Jodie!

Born in Detroit in 1957 and fascinated by music and guitar all of his life, Quintus did not become “anointed” with the blues until about twenty years ago when he was playing in J.W. Williams’ Chi-town Hustlers band while earning his bachelor’s degree in music from Chicago’s Columbia College. Since that time, Quintus has toured the world playing guitar for the likes of A.C. Reed, James Cotton, Lefty Dizz and Otis Clay.

Buddy Guy and James Cotton encouraged Quintus to form his own band in the mid-nineties, and they have been a mainstay on the Chicago scene ever since. His debut album is much deserved and well overdue; Quintus came to the studio chock-full of great original songs which he recorded over a span of only two days back in November 2008.

Quintus’ Chicago blues connections are apparent by the band backing him, including long-standing Chicago soul blues keyboard man Roosevelt “Mad Hatter” Purifoy, Lovely “JR” Fuller on bass, Jeremiah Thomas on drums, and the famous Chicago Horns, featuring Kenny Anderson on trumpet, Hank Ford on tenor sax, and Willie Henderson on baritone sax. In addition, Ted Reynolds supplies great harp work throughout the album, and Quintus is backed by the wonderful voices of Roberta Thomas, Gwenyth Hayes, and Jamie Holesha on many songs.

Album: Put It On Me!
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:03
Size: 146.6 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[3:55] 1. You Just Using Me
[4:25] 2. Talk Baby
[5:52] 3. How Quick We Forget
[4:28] 4. Same Old Feeling
[3:21] 5. I Got It Babe
[4:37] 6. The Blues Has Been Good to Me
[4:34] 7. Loveland
[4:23] 8. Don't Know What to Do
[5:36] 9. Change
[3:51] 10. Put It on Me!
[4:13] 11. Sadie
[4:03] 12. Say Lover
[5:41] 13. Lady Blue
[4:59] 14. Hallelujah

Put It On Me!

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Album: Hey Jodie!
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:29
Size: 138.5 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:41] 1. Hey Jodie! (Take Good Care Of My Baby)
[4:22] 2. Get You Some Business
[5:14] 3. What Goes Around Comes Around
[3:09] 4. You Should Learn From This
[3:19] 5. Fifty Fifty
[4:33] 6. You Got To Do Me Better Than That
[3:46] 7. I'm Alright Now
[3:27] 8. Get That Money
[3:46] 9. Hot Lovin' Woman
[4:40] 10. Plano Texas Blues
[3:55] 11. I'm A Good Way, Baby
[4:06] 12. I Wasn't Thinkin'
[4:30] 13. There Ain't No Right Way To Do Wrong
[3:57] 14. You Got It
[3:58] 15. Let The Good Times Roll

Hey Jodie!

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