Wayne Baker Brooks - Mystery

Year : 2004
Bitrate : 320K/s
Total Time : 54:28
Total Size : 125,5 MB
Styles: Blues : Rockin'Blues, Chicago Style
Scans: Front

1. Mystery (5:02)
2. Baby Stop (4:05)
3. Exiled (4:35)
4. Ain't That Lovin' You (3:49)
5. She's Dangerous (4:15)
6. Nu Kinda Blues (5:17)
7. It Don't Work Like That (4:21)
8. Your Turn (To Talk To The Blues) (3:53)
9. Sooner Or Later (4:52)
10. Tell Me (4:02)
11. You Make It Easy, Baby (3:12)
12. Just Lika Butterfly (3:27)
13. Root Of My Soul (3:31)

It is indeed a Mystery when that rare artist appears who magically takes a classic genre, like the blues, and presents it in a dazzling new light.
Singer, guitarist, songwriter Wayne Baker Brooks is such an artist - as revealed on this incredible debut CD release..
It's a shame and a sin I hadn't heard about Wayne before because this music is truly amazing to me! Every track on this CD tells a story!
His music hits you and makes you want to play it over and over. He is awesome!

Mystery

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VA - BamFest Vol. II

Size: 155,0 MB
Time: 66:37
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01 Larry McCray - Get Your Blues On (5:40)
02 Birddog & Friends - I Know The Reason (4:33)
03 Chris Duarte - Let's Have A Party (4:07)
04 Eric Sardinas & Big Motor - Worried Blues (4:20)
05 Bobby Messano - Holdin' Ground (6:00)
06 Wayne Baker Brooks - Sooner Or Later (9:33)
07 Sonny Landreth - Blue Tarp Blues (5:26)
08 Sonny Landreth - Back To Bayou Teche (8:22)
09 Robben Ford - Lateral Climb (3:49)
10 Jeremy Spencer - Bitter Lemon (8:35)
11 Jeremy Spencer - Psychic Waste (6:06)

This BamFest album commemorates the second BamFest event in Wisconsin.

The album kicks off with “Get Your Blues On” and Larry McCray’s infectious guitar style and vocals are a fantastic way to start off this sampler. The funky twang of his guitar and soulful voice are well represented here. “I Know the Reason” features Birddog and Friends. The song features a driving groove and beautiful harp over blows that are just fantastic. Chris Duarte is next and he sets the place en fuego with his “Let’s Have a Party.” The beat is 100 mph and the guitar is aflame in a whirlwind of fire and rocking blues.

Eric Sardinas and Big Motor follow and the track chosen for this live album here is “Worried Blues.” Instead of a huge electric sound we are served up a dobro slide piece with Sardinas growling out the lyrics. He then transitions into the song’s bridge which is in an electrical storm of sound. But then he returns to acoustic and it is just impressive stuff. The evening crowd is quiet behind him, obviously impressed by his per-formance. “Holdin’ Ground” is next. I’ve joked that Bobby Messano is the best guitar player no one has heard of. This guitar star gives it up in this huge guitar piece where Messano demonstrates his craft as few can, the title track from his 2003 album. Beautiful stuff! Wayne Baker Brooks is offered up with “Sooner Or Later,” a great original from his Mystery album. It is a driving, hot tune where Baker shows what he has learned from his musical family.

Sonny Landreth plays “Blue Tarp Blues,” a song about Hurricane Katrina, and “Back to Bayou Teche,” the 125-mile waterway that was an original path of the Mississippi River. The former is a social and political state-ment, the latter a love song asking his chere to pass by the Bayou Teche. Landreth is at his best in these songs, showing off his six string prowess where he can be dark and ominous or light and frivolous. Robben Ford is next in “Lateral Climb” where he shows off his guitar and restraint. This is great show-case of Ford with plenty of air between his notes and superb tone.

Closing things out on the album Is Jeremy Spencer. “Bitter Lemon” is a down tempo piece where this former “Fleetwood Mac” star picks out a soulful sound with individual notes fluttering about like a butterfly. He and the pianist trade off from time to time, tinkling and trickling off notes and riffs together. He and the album close with “Psychic Waste,” another great slide piece where he and the harp player trade off solos nicely.

BamFest Vol. II

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Various - 2 albums: BamFest 2007 / BamFest Volume II

Album: BamFest 2007
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 58:45
Size: 134.5 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:57] 1. Cash Box Kings - Sarah
[5:16] 2. West Side Andy Glen Davis - See Saw Boogie
[5:52] 3. Kraig Kenning - Katie May
[3:52] 4. The Eric Tessmer Band - The Reverse
[2:18] 5. Rory Block - Preachin' Blues
[5:45] 6. Rev. Raven & The Chain Smokin' Altar Boys - I'm Your Honeyboy
[3:40] 7. David 'Honeyboy' Edwards - Talkin' 'bout Robert
[3:52] 8. David 'Honeyboy' Edwards - Catfish Blues
[9:21] 9. Michael Burks - Born Under A Bad Sign
[9:08] 10. Ana Popovic - Complete Me
[5:38] 11. Johnny Winter - It's All Over Now

The 11 track CD was recorded by Elabs mobile recording unit on location at the Community Park in Bellville, WI. July 13-14th of 2007. Engineered/produced by Jack LeTourneau with Executive Producers Geoff Wilbourn & Whit Lehnberg of Beau Geste Productions. The Bam Fest CD features legendary Blues artists Johnny Winter, David Honeyboy Edwards, as well as Anna Popovic, Rory Block, Eric Tessmer Band, Michael Burks, The Cashbox Kings, and more...

The concept behind this was to take songs from each artist but have it play with the continuity of a live show. I hope we achieved that and you enjoy. ~Geoff

BamFest 2007

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Album: BamFest Vol II: Gulf Relief
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 66:37
Size: 152.5 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[5:40] 1. Larry McCray - Get Your Blues On
[4:33] 2. Birddog & Friends - I Know the Reason
[4:07] 3. Chris Duarte - Let's Have a Party
[4:20] 4. Eric Sardinas & Big Motor - Worried Blues
[6:00] 5. Bobby Messano - Holdin' Ground
[9:33] 6. Wayne Baker Brooks - Sooner or Later
[5:26] 7. Sonny Landreth - Blue Tarp Blues
[8:22] 8. Sonny Landreth - Back to Bayou Teche
[3:49] 9. Robben Ford - Lateral Climb
[8:35] 10. Jeremy Spencer - Bitter Lemon
[6:06] 11. Jeremy Spencer - Psychic Waste

"BamFest Volume 2: Gulf Relief" is one of those rare chances to feed your head AND your heart at the same time. With Jeremy Spencer, Robben Ford, Sonny Landreth, Wayne Baker Brooks, Bobby Messano, Eric Sardinas and Big Motor, Chris Duarte Group, Larry McCray Band and Bird Dog and Friends doing the cooking, your mind is filled as your ears funnel in some of the best Blues music in the world. Your heart is not left hungry, knowing that the 11 live tracks were recorded to support the Gulf Coast and the City of New Orleans.

BamFest Vol II: Gulf Relief

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