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Liquid Soul: Here's the Deal
by Ed Kopp
A few years ago, Liquid Soul's main claim to fame was gigging at President Clinton’s second inaugural parade and a birthday bash for Dennis Rodman. The band has grown from Chicago cult favorite to mainstay at jazz festivals nationwide. Liquid Soul’s hyperkinetic blend of jazz and funk is captured to good effect on Here’s the Deal, ...
Son Seals: Lettin' Go
by Ed Kopp
In the four years since his last recording, Chicago bluesman Son Seals has faced enough adversity to inspire a thousand blues songs. Three years ago Seals’ ex-wife shot him in the face, forcing him to undergo reconstructive jaw surgery. Last year, diabetes forced Seals to lose half of his left leg.The indomitable Seals is ...
Magic Slim & The Teardrops: Snakebite
by Ed Kopp
One look at Magic Slim’s glowering face on the cover of this CD and it’s clear the big man means business. At age 62, the Magic one shows no signs of mellowing. Snakebite rocks ferociously, thanks in large part to the leader's raw guitar playing.This is the Teardrops' most diverse effort to date, and ...
Deborah Coleman: Soft Place To Fall
by Ed Kopp
With its classic-rock sound, Deborah Coleman’s Soft Place to Fall seems inspired by Chrissie Hynde and Jimi Hendrix more than Bessie Smith or B.B. King.That's not to disparage the album. On the contrary, Soft Place to Fall is a fine blues-rock release, and Deborah Coleman is a polished guitarist, a passionate singer and a ...
Abercrombie/Erskine/Mintzer/Patitucci: The Hudson Project
by Ed Kopp
In 1998, the D’Addario Company hired four respected jazz veterans -- Bob Mintzer (tenor sax), John Abercrombie (electric guitar), John Patitucci (acoustic and electric basses) and Peter Erskine (drums) -- to conduct a series of concerts/clinics together. The four adopted the group name the Hudson Project, and their final engagement was recorded and is now available ...
Corey Harris, Henry Butler: Vu Du Menz
by Ed Kopp
Critics and musicians routinely refer to veteran New Orleans pianist Henry Butler as “a genius." An eclectic virtuoso who’s studied everything from avant-garde jazz to opera to New Orleans R&B, Butler plays piano like he has four hands instead of two. As talented as Butler is, I’ve preferred his jazz and R&B albums to his blues ...
Robert Belfour: What's Wrong With You
by Ed Kopp
Robert Belfour is a rare individual -- a country bluesman who grew up in the backwoods and taught himself the blues. His debut release What's Wrong With You is a powerful solo blues album that has garnered heaps of critical acclaim before it's even been released. (It comes out this month.) While most contemporary country-blues artists ...
Smokin' Joe Kubek featuring Bnois King: Bite Me!
by Ed Kopp
Smokin' Joe Kubek (lead guitar) and Bnois King (vocals, second guitar) have been blues collaborators for over a decade now. Kubek is a versatile Dallas-based axeman who favors rock-style guitar effects. Louisiana native King is one of the most tasteful singers ever to front a crunching electric blues band. Unlikely as the Kubek-King partnership seemed in ...
Tommy Castro: Live at the Fillmore
by Ed Kopp
With his swarthy good looks and ever-smiling visage, Tommy Castro is perhaps the most telegenic blues dude going. NBC realized as much when the network appointed Castro music director of its program Comedy Showcase. Blind Pig realized it when the label released a concert video to accompany Castro's new CD, recorded live at the Fillmore Auditorium ...
Bobby Henderson, Sir Charles Thompson, Ray Bryant: Key One Up
by Ed Kopp
Here's a trivia question for music fans: What do Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Charlie Christian, George Benson, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Ray Vaughan share in common (aside from musical talent)? Answer: All were discovered by John Hammond Sr. The late John Hammond was a filthy rich Vanderbilt heir who parlayed his love ...
