The Blues Daily http://thebluesdaily.com A daily dose of blues videos Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:00:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en DEREK TRUCKS BAND: 2003 Soul Serenade (Columbia Records 89013) ReUp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBluesDaily/~3/8sG4HEyIXF0/ http://thebluesdaily.com/2009/07/05/derek-trucks-band-2003-soul-serenade-columbia-records-89013-reup/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:01:00 +0000 Nagiants40 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24502882.post-4777852930460154354 The follow up to their critically acclaimed 2002 release Joyful Noise, Soul Serenade displays The Derek Trucks Band’s patented blend of jazz, blues and world music packed into seven soulful tracks. Contrary to your typical “follow up” album, Soul Serenade was actually created before Joyful Noise. Recorded mostly live in the studio in October 1999 and February 2000, the album’s release was delayed because of contractual problems.


An inspiring rendition of Curtis Ousley’s “Soul Serenade” kicks off the album before quickly transforming into Bob Marley’s “Rasta Man Chant.” After a slow start, the tune eventually picks up steam when Trucks steps into the driver’s seat and launches into a fiery slide guitar solo. “Bock to Bock” finds the band exploring a more familiar jazz territory with Kofi Burbridge’s flute wonderfully harmonizing with Trucks’ guitar lines.

Gregg Allman lends his powerful vocals to the bluesy “Drown In My Own Tears.” Trucks’ slide guitar work intertwines with Allman’s voice so well that it’s nearly impossible to tell that his singing was actually an overdub. “Afro Blue,” one of the album’s strongest tracks, finds Derek and his band gliding through this Mongo Santamaria jazz classic in an exciting manner.


A take on the Wayne Shorter ballad “Oriental Folk Song” once again showcases Kofi Burbridge’s immediate impact on the band (this album was recorded shortly after he joined) as his flute &keyboard work add depth and originality. The influence on world music on Trucks is displayed in the soulful piece “Sierra Leone”, which features Derek playing a Sarad.
While their debut album Out of The Madness and Joyful Noise featured collaborations with the likes of Jimmy Herring, Warren Haynes, Solomon Burke, Susan Tedeschi and others, Soul Serenade is more of a true band album. While it might not be as ground breaking as Joyful Noise, Soul Serenade captures the band in a focused and dynamic stage in its evolution. By Dustin Glass (Glide Magazine)


Recorded at Dockside, Maurice, Louisiana and Reeltime Studios, Athens, Georgia between October 1999 & April 2000.

Personnel: Derek Trucks (guitar, sarod); Gregg Allman (vocals); Kofi Burbridge (flute, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, keyboards); Bill McKay (Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); Todd Smallie (bass); Yonrico Scott (drums, percussion).

Tracks:

1. Soul Serenade / Rasta Man Chant
2. Bock to Bock
3. Drown in My Own Tears
4. Afro Blue
5. Elvin
6. Oriental Folk Song
7. Sierra Leone

Details
.. Year: 2003
.. Label: Columbia Records 89013
.. Bitrate: 320kbps
.. Home-Page: www.derektrucks.com/
.. MySpace: www.myspace.com/thederektrucksband
.. Last fm: www.last.fm/music/The+Derek+Trucks+Band
.. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Trucks
.. Buy: http://derektrucksband.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=633_6201


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]]> Matt Taibbi has a blockbuster of a piece in RollingStone on the part that Goldman Sachs had in creating the economic disaster the world faces today.

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The interview [...]

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]]> WISCONSIN RAPIDS — McMillan Library in Wisconsin Rapids will present Minnesota acoustic blues guitarists Bingham & Thorne in concert at 7 p.m. July 16 in the Library’s Fine Arts Center.

]]> http://thebluesdaily.com/2009/07/04/duo-to-perform-blues-at-library/feed/ http://thebluesdaily.com/2009/07/04/duo-to-perform-blues-at-library/ The Roadhouse 229 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBluesDaily/~3/ZjiTHwQZYi8/ http://thebluesdaily.com/2009/07/04/the-roadhouse-229/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:38:13 +0000 Tony Steidler-Dennison http://roadhousepodcast.com/?p=714 In this edition of The Roadhouse, I’m once again sprinkling in some of the artists from the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival to give you a taste of my weekend. Long John Baldry, James Wheeler, Bo Ramsey, Fiona Boyes, and Robin Rogers lay the foundtion upon which we build another hour of the finest blues you’ve [...]

]]> http://thebluesdaily.com/2009/07/04/the-roadhouse-229/feed/ http://thebluesdaily.com/2009/07/04/the-roadhouse-229/ Jools Holland plans sizzling summer magic at Ripley http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBluesDaily/~3/efMSu2UrEaI/ http://thebluesdaily.com/2009/07/04/jools-holland-plans-sizzling-summer-magic-at-ripley/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:51:11 +0000 Blues News 090704R68DC0 "IT IS fantastic to be performing in the open air on a summer evening," says piano maestro Jools Holland, who is promising an evening of pure boogie-woogie when he and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra head to Ripley Castle for an outdoor concert later this month.

]]> “IT IS fantastic to be performing in the open air on a summer evening,” says piano maestro Jools Holland, who is promising an evening of pure boogie-woogie when he and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra head to Ripley Castle for an outdoor concert later this month.

]]> http://thebluesdaily.com/2009/07/04/jools-holland-plans-sizzling-summer-magic-at-ripley/feed/ http://thebluesdaily.com/2009/07/04/jools-holland-plans-sizzling-summer-magic-at-ripley/ RAY CHARLES: 1994 Best Of Ray Charles:The Atlantic Years (Rhino 71722) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBluesDaily/~3/ElxCJJ53ogY/ http://thebluesdaily.com/2009/07/04/ray-charles-1994-best-of-ray-charlesthe-atlantic-years-rhino-71722/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:01:00 +0000 Nagiants40 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24502882.post-8268436844768578774 Recorded between 1953 & 1959. Includes liner notes by Leo Sacks & Billy Vera.

This is not just a terrific greatest hits package. It’s also a revelatory look at the astonishingly rapid development of Ray Charles’ music between 1954 (when he signed with Atlantic after a few previous years as a Nat “King” Cole wannabe) and 1960, when he departed for ABC-Paramount for what was at the time one of the biggest advances any artist had ever received.

The distance between the opening “Should’ve Been Me,” a charming, if not particularly memorable piece of journeyman R&B, which Charles sings a la Richard Berry, and the concluding “Just For a Thrill,” in which he’s recognizably Brother Ray and which pointed the way his music would go in future years, is immense. In between, you’ll find the big hits, such as “Hallelujah, I Just Love Her So” and “I Got a Woman,” with their revolutionary combination of blues and gospel (the sacred and the profane), as well as fascinating lesser-known tracks like the guitar-driven, bluesy “Blackjack,” and a spectacular live version of Lowman Pauling’s “Tell the Truth.” Great stuff.


Personnel includes: Ray Charles (vocals, acoustic & electric piano); Margie Hendrix (vocals); Wesley Jackson, Mickey Baker (guitar); Hank Crawford (alto saxophone); Freddie Mitchell, Pinky Williams, Joe Tillman, Don Wilkerson (tenor saxophone); Dave McRae, Warren Bell, Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone); Wallace Davenport, Frank Mitchell, Joe Bridgewater, Charles Whitley, Joshua Willis (trumpet); Lloyd Trotman, Lloyd Lambert, Jimmy Bell, Paul West (bass); Connie Kay, Oscar Moore, Glenn Brooks, Panama Francis (drums); The Cookies (background vocals); David “Fathead” Newman.

I could not think of anyone more qualified to represent the birthday of the USA. Please enjoy this serving of “Brother Ray”…


Tracks:

1. It Should’ve Been Me
2. Don’t You Know
3. Blackjack
4. I’ve Got a Woman
5. What Would I Do Without You
6. Greenbacks
7. Come Back
8. Fool For You, A
9. This Little Girl of Mine
10. Hallelujah I Love Her So
11. Lonely Avenue
12. It’s Alright
13. Ain’t That Love
14. Swanee River Rock (Talkin’ ‘Bout That River)
15. That’s Enough
16. What’d I Say (Part 1)
17. The (Night Time Is) The Right Time
18. Drown in My Own Tears
19. Tell the Truth
20. Just For a Thrill


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