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Maria Muldaur: Meet Me Where They Play The Blues
by Ed Kopp
Bob Dole ought to ditch the Viagra and buy Maria Muldaur's latest CD. Muldaur's new one is hotter than Tabasco sauce and a hell of a lot cheaper than those blue pills.Former pop songstress Muldaur has reconstituted herself as a blues singer while retaining the sexually charged persona that she created with the 1974 ...
Earl Hooker: Simply the Best
by Ed Kopp
Nearly 30 years after succumbing to tuberculosis at age 41, blues guitarist Earl Zebedee Hooker is finally getting his due. Many critics now cite Hooker as the finest guitarist in Chicago's storied blues history, and Simply the Best goes a long way toward proving their point.A number of Hooker recordings have been re-released on ...
Long John Hunter: Swinging From The Rafters
by Ed Kopp
Here's a fine collection of 14 blues originals featuring some hot Texas guitar playing and great pumping horns. Long John Hunter is a Louisiana native who lives in El Paso, Tex., where he's become something of a border blues legend. Hunter worked in a box factory until 1953 when a B.B. King performance inspired him to ...
Los Blancos: For Sale By Owner
by Ed Kopp
Los Blancos has been wowing audiences in the blues-addicted city of Syracuse, N.Y., for a couple of years now. Their superb debut recording deserves the attention of roots rock and blues aficionados everywhere. Los Blancos features the twin guitars of Mexican-born Jose Alvarez and Australian-born Colin Aberdeen. The rhythm section of Steve Wilson (bass) and Paul ...
Gene Harris: Down Home Blues & The Best Of The Three Sounds
by Ed Kopp
Gene Harris is one of my all-time favorite jazz pianists. A founding father of the early soul-jazz movement, Harris plays with the elegance of Oscar Peterson, the funkiness of Horace Silver, and the bluesy feel of an old boogie-woogie master. Critics haven't always taken to Harris, mainly because his music is so damn accessible. But to ...
Magic Slim and the Teardrops: Black Tornado
by Ed Kopp
Critics tend to overemphasize regional differences in blues styles, but I'll concede that Chicago blues can be particularly loose and low-down. Chicago blues is really Delta blues electrified, and Mississippi-born Magic Slim may be the genre's finest living purveyor. You won't find a more authentic blues man than 61-year-old Magic Slim, whose given name is Morris ...
Joe Louis Walker: Preacher and the President
by Ed Kopp
Joe Louis Walker is one of the most soulful cats in music, blues or otherwise. A great guitarist, Walker also sings with tremendous passion on this release, the San Francisco native's finest collection of songs. It combines blues with soul, funk, and a hint of jazz, and it features jaunty horns and the justifiably famous Muscle ...
Dave Weckl Band: Synergy
by Ed Kopp
Explosive drummer Dave Weckl leads a talented ensemble that sounds a bit like his old group, the Chick Corea Elektric Band, minus the venerable Mr. Corea. This second release from the Weckl Band is an energetic mix of improvised fusion and pop-jazz.Spunkier than Spyro Gyra and more rock-oriented than the Yellowjackets, the Weckl Band ...
Big Joe Turner: Boss Of The Blues
by Ed Kopp
Besides helping to invent rock 'n roll with his hit “Shake, Rattle and Roll," Big Joe Turner was one of the most soulful blues shouters of all time. His best albums married the boogie-woogie piano stylings of the great Pete Johnson with a jazzy jumpin' horn section. Boss Of The Blues is arguably Joe's best recording, ...
Rusty Zinn: Confessin'
by Ed Kopp
Rusty Zinn is a talented 29-year-old blues guitarist from San Francisco with a retro sound that combines West Coast and Chicago blues styles. Zinn's music jumps as much as it rocks, and the guitarist also tries his hand at gospel and doo-wop on Confessin', his second release for Black Top. Much like fellow Golden Stater Rick ...
