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Bright Child by Steve Kovalcheck

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Album Title: Buckshot Blues
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 01:08:36

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About the Album

Shaped by years of collaboration, Buckshot Blues captures guitarist Steve Kovalcheck's trio chemistry with the famed drummer Jeff Hamilton and bassist Jon Hamar. It highlights the trio’s unique blend of precision, spontaneity, and playfulness through 13 mostly original tunes. Filled with soulful grooves and expressive blues inflections, Kovalcheck’s melodic clarity and improvisational storytelling shines through as he pays tribute to mentors and friends through titles such as “Donald’s Juke Joint,” for pianist Donald Brown, or “Bright Child,” in memory of organist Akiko Tsuruga, their bandmate who was lost too soon. The result is a vibrant, heartfelt recording that celebrates the spirit of the tradition while carving out a sound that distinctly belongs to this gifted trio of friends. “…Steve Kovalcheck exudes soul.” DownBeat

Tracks

Happy Train; What’s New; The Prairie’s Edge; Buckshot Blues; Donald’s Juke Joint; Big Red’s Arrival; Daydance; You’re My Everything; Fast Eddie; Bright Child; Skylark; Crab Lantern Blues; I’ve Been Everywhere.

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Date featured

April 14, 2026

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