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King Ernest: Blues Got Soul
by Ed Kopp
King Ernest Baker died in a car crash in Los Angeles on March 4, 2000, just a few days after he finished recording Blues Got Soul. His death seems all the more tragic when you hear the CD. Blues Got Soul is so deep-hearted, the singer would surely have landed more gigs and perhaps some real ...
Jay Hooks: Jay Hooks
by Ed Kopp
If you're into flashy, ear-splitting guitar pyrotechnics, check out Jay Hooks' self-titled debut on Provogue. The Houston native is an admirer of Johnny Winter, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and his best moments definitely call to mind those blues-rock guitar gods.Even Hooks' slower blues tunes ("Straight Whiskey," “If Life Don't Kill You," “The ...
Ernest Ranglin: Modern Answers To Old Problems
by Ed Kopp
Few musicians blend pop and jazz as gracefully as 68-year-old Ernest Ranglin. His smash 1996 release Below the Bass line and follow-up Memories of Barber Mack effectively mixed jazz with reggae. On his last release In Search of the Lost Riddim (1998), the Jamaican guitar virtuoso extended his jazz-reggae recipe to include pop music from Senegal ...
Maria Muldaur: Music For Lovers
by Ed Kopp
Maria Muldaur is blessed with a voice that's both supple and sassy. In fact, her singing seems to grow more soulful with each album. Muldaur has tackled a lot of genres during her 57 years--everything from jug band music to bluegrass to rock to jazz to gospel to children's music. Over the last decade or so, ...
The Love Dogs: New Tricks
by Ed Kopp
The Love Dogs are eight fun-loving musicians from Boston who use Louis Jordanesque jump blues as a launching pad to other realms, including R&B, rock 'n roll and jazz. The Dogs' sound is fueled by a talented four-piece sax section augmented by vocals, piano, bass, drums and guitar. New Tricks is the band's third ...
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater: Reservation Blues
by Ed Kopp
At 65 years young, Eddy “The Chief" Clearwater is sounding better than ever, and Reservation Blues is arguably his best album yet. Clearwater wears a Native American headdress on stage and has even been known make a grand entrance atop a stallion when introduced at outdoor performances. (His grandma was a Cherokee.) His penchant for stagery ...
Various: Rollin' Into Memphis - Songs of John Hiatt
by Ed Kopp
Before a recent show by John Hiatt and the Guilty Dogs, I was pleased to hear songs from Howlin' Wolf's Moanin' in the Moonlight play over the speakers while Hiatt's stagehands scurried. It figures John Hiatt would be a Howlin' Wolf fan. It also figures contemporary blues and folk artists dig Hiatt, who has dabbled in ...
Louis Shelton: Urban Culture
by Ed Kopp
Louie Shelton is a talented session guitarist who's appeared on countless pop albums with the Monkees, Barbara Streisand, Marvin Gaye and many more. Two of Shelton's more memorable contributions were the killer opening segment on the Jackson 5 hit “I Want You Back" and the tasty guitar solo on Boz Scaggs'"Lowdown."In 1996, Shelton delivered ...
Kid Ramos: West Coast House Party
by Ed Kopp
A bevy of talented blues and swing cats join guitarist Kid Ramos on West Coast House Party, a rowdy excursion in jump blues that's as instrumentally satisfying as any recent jump or swing release. With 16 tunes catapulted by some terrific musicians and singers, Kid's soiree is a major blast from first note to the last.
Pee Wee Crayton: Blues Guitar Magic, The Modern Legacy, Vol. 2
by Ed Kopp
Some of the most sophisticated blues was recorded during that interval following World War II before rock 'n roll took America by storm. Pee Wee Crayton was one of the leading guitar innovators during that period, and his pioneering style is well represented on this disk. The Modern Legacy, Volume 2, Blues Guitar Magic ...
