Craig Erickson
interessanter Bluesrocker mit Tiefgang
Rare Tracks, Vol. Two Craig Erickson 1. November 2013
http://www.amazon.de/Rare-Tracks-Vol-Craig-Erickson/dp/B00GJMCUW4/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1393942145&sr=1-1&keywords=Craig+Erickson
Wer weiß schon, was alles im Archiv von Craig Erickson schlummert und Wert ist, ans Tageslicht befördert zu werden. Jedenfalls hat Rare Tracks (2007) einen Nachfolger mit abermals unveröffentlichten Aufnahmen gefunden. Craig Erickson ist auch hier der Alleinunterhalter. Alle Instrumente wurden von ihm persönlich eingespielt und selbstredend singt er auch selbst. Mit den fast vierundsechzig Minuten Gesamtspielzeit ist die Scheibe sehr gut gefüllt worden.
Ein Mann, seine Gitarre/Kompositionen und sein Gesang schließen nahtlos dort an, wo seinerzeit "Rare Tracks" endete. Nur die Adaption eines Songs von Jimi Hendrix, hier "Purple Haze (The Trip)" genannt, stammt nicht aus der Feder des Protagonisten. Wenn man sagt, dass die vorliegende Platte eine logische Folge des Vorgängers ist, dann ist diese Äußerung gewiss nicht nur plakativ gemeint. Craig Ericksons Jams haben Tiefgang.
"Rare Tracks (Volume Two)" ist klasse Kost für jeden Blues Rock-Fan, der ein Album mit hohem Niveau und großem Tellerrand in seiner Sammlung haben möchte. Alleine der bereits erwähnte Coversong von Jimi Hendrix ist eine Interpretation, die einem nicht alle Tage vor die Flinte kommt.
Craig Erickson schmückt das Stück derart gut mit eigenen Ideen aus, dass einem die Kinnlade eine Etage tiefer rutscht. Dem 'lila Nebel', hier als Instrumental serviert, begegnet der Musiker mit fast schon jazzigen beziehungsweise proggigen Gitarren-Ambitionen. Er umgarnt das Songthema auf hervorragende Art und Weise. Neben der durch den gesamten Track fließend gespielten Gitarre, kommen den mit einigen Überraschungsmomenten versehenen Keyboards eine besondere Rolle zu. Nach dem ersten Genuss sollte man sein Ohrenmerk in weiteren Durchgängen darauf werfen. Das Stück ist ein Leckerbissen.
weiter: http://www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/e/craig_erickson/rare_tracks_volume_two.html
Sandra Hall
http://www.sandrahallbluesempress.org/
https://www.facebook.com/SandraHallBlues?directed_target_id=0&filter=2
b. c. 1948, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Hall sang from very early childhood, singing not only in church but also performing for admiring customers at her grandmother’s fish fry. From the age of 12 she sang in a duo, the Soul Sisters, with her sister Barbara Hall. From the mid-60s she sang and danced with the Exotic, a female group that sometimes opened for touring blues and soul artists visiting Atlanta, in particular at the Royal Peacock, one of the city’s leading nightclubs. Later, Hall worked as a nurse in Atlanta, singing part time, and she also raised her daughter. Reportedly, Hall also performed as a go-go dancer and stripper and if true, this element of her past might account for the emergence in her live performances of vibrant and sensual undercurrents. Unafraid to offer highly charged songs that are replete with innuendo, if not outright sexuality, Hall is perhaps best caught live although her recordings retain some of that same earthy drive.
Hall began recording in the mid-70s and successfully blended earthy blues with soaring soul. Any blues singer who takes as her billing the accolade, ‘Empress of the Blues’, has a lot to live up to and if Hall is no Bessie Smith then she is certainly worthy of a wider audience than has so far been hers although she has visited Europe where she attracted attention from fans and critics alike in Switzerland, where she sang at the Montreux Festival, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy. Songs in her repertoire include ‘Pump Up Your Love’, ‘Ball And Chain’, ‘I Got Everything I Need’, ‘One Drop Will Do You’, ‘Find You A Job’, ‘Use What You Got’ and ‘Big Long Slidin’ Thing’. In 2005 she appeared at the W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival. Hall is a friend and mentor to newcomers such as Shemekia Copeland. In addition to performing, Hall also visits schools in the south, talking about the culture of the blues and teaching blues singing.
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sandra-hall-mn0000240694
One Drop Will Do You Sandra Hall 2. November 2006
Use What You Got - Sandra Hall
Sandra Hall was far from a big name in the blues market when Ichiban put
out "One Drop Will Do You" in 1997, but as strong as this CD is, she
certainly deserved to be. Those who were fortunate enough to be aware of
the album realized that Hall was a brassy, big-voiced belter along the
lines of Koko Taylor. One can hear Taylor's heavy influence on such
rollicking, ultra-gritty Chicago blues offerings as "Pump Up Your Love,"
"Boogie Woogie Fever" and "Find You a Job," which isn't to say that
Hall is a Taylor clone. As prominent as Taylor's influence is, Hall is
still her own person. Another high point of One Drop is "Blow Top
Blues," which the famous jazz critic Leonard Feather wrote in the 1940s.
While Dinah Washington's classic version was jazz-influenced, Hall
approaches it in a Chess Records-like fashion. Most of the songs take a
12-bar approach, although Hall successfully moves into Southern soul
territory on "Ask Me No Questions." One Drop Will Do You isn't an
innovative or groundbreaking album, but it's certainly a very satisfying
and inspired one. ~ Alex Henderson
Recording information: KALA Studios, Atlanta, GA.
Photographer: John Underwood .
Personnel: Sandra Hall (vocals); Mike Lorenz (guitar, lap steel guitar); Rick Hinkle (guitar); Bob "Chicago" Nelson (harp); Ted Dortch, Randy Hunter (saxophone); Ken Gregory (trumpet); Henry Parilla (keyboards); Tom Staley, Bryan Cole (drums); Edd Miller (percussion).
Gnola Blues Band
Eine interessante Bluesformation aus Italien
http://www.gnolabluesband.com/
Maurizio Glielmo leader and founder, the Band’s guitar and voice, comes from a long-lasting prestigious past on the Italian Blues scene. For years Glielmo toured alongside the legendary Fabio Treves in the most important Italian and International festivals.
He participated in the recording of two albums:
“Treves 3” in 1985 and “Sunday’s blues” in 1988 along with known artists such as Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones, Almann Brothers, Eric Clapton, and others), Dave Kelly (Blues Band) British Blues hero, Pick Withers (Dire Straits drummer).
Maurizio Glielmo creates “Gnola Blues Band”, officially born in 1989, with the initial aim of covering the most classic blues itineraries.
The band starts with standard interpretations (Elmore James, Muddy Waters) then moves towards the fusion of elements of tradition with interesting original compositions.
GBB is sustained by the pulsating heart of the pair Bertagna/Pavin, drum and bass respectively: a granitic rhythmic section underlying the space and light of the soloists with a special attention to the dynamics.
Roger Mugnaini offers an irreplaceable piano contribution, which elegantly accompanies Glielmo or proposes both piano and organ personal ‘solos’.
The live activity soon becomes frantic, the musical credibility solid thanks to the Band’s participation in various festivals which include International artists, as well as their
first record production “First Step” in 1991 which receives flattering reviews from critics (Il Blues, Buscadero, Fare Musica, Mucchio Selvaggio, ecc) and their second studio album “Walking through the shadows of the blues” which wins a prize as best Jazz&Blues record of the year 2000. The prize is handed by Ernesto de Pascale (Rai 2) at the Blues festival in Bordighera.
Being a profound connoisseur and expert of the use of dobro and the “slide” technique in general, Glielmo expresses this technique with personality.
This elevates him to the status of national specialist and allows him to be invited as a session-man to productions that are not solely blues.
Glielmo’s participation as a soloist in other productions continues with “Goin’ home” Rava B.B., “On the good foot” Back in Blues Band, “Vivo sulla luna” Matteo Bassi, “Grazie mille” Max Pezzali, “Madre terra” Tazenda, “E semm partii” Davide van de sfross, in the Sestri Levante Blues Festival compilation with “Key to the highway”.
During the summer of 2003 the encounter with Atlanta singer, Sandra Hall, gives birth to an intense collaboration which continues to the present day with a series of concerts in the greater festivals in Italy (of which Pistoia Blues 07) and in Europe. In the cd “Red Bone Woman”(2007), nine tracks out of eleven are signed by Glielmo, Mugnanini and Sandra Hall.
In 2006 the album “Gnola Blues Band live at Spazio Musica” was recorded in two evenings at the historical club in Pavia. This piece of work also received excellent reviews from
the main specialized magazines. During that same year Glielmo takes part in the studio session of three tracks of the “Spazio Blues” cd; a compilation of the best musicians which rotate around the mythical club in Pavia.
During the summer of 2009, Gnola Blues Band accompanies singer and guitarist Roy Roberts and tours participating in the most important Italian and European festivals.
In September 2009 Maurizio Glielmo starts recording with Jimmy Ragazzon; together, they collaborate to create “Blues, ballads and songs”, album produced by Fabrizio Scotti for
GOOD COMPANY Records. Mostly acoustic, this album re-explores traditional blues songs and presents personal readings of several cover songs.
In March 2010 the album “20 Years on the road” (GOOD COMPANY Records) was produced to celebrate the Gnola Blues Band’s 20th anniversary. The album contains pieces from previous CDs and five inedited songs.
We suggest you come to a G.B.B. concert.Line-up:
Maurizio GLIELMO - guitar, voice
Roger MUGNAINI - Keyboards, voice
Massimo PAVIN - bass
Massimo BERTAGNA - drums, percussions
Maurizio GLIELMO - guitar, voice
Roger MUGNAINI - Keyboards, voice
Massimo PAVIN - bass
Massimo BERTAGNA - drums, percussions
20 Years On the Road Gnola Blues Band 3. März 2010
The Bacon Fats
Der Zürcher Harmonika Virtuose Jan Hartmann, auch bekannt unter dem Namen Yann Senior hat ein neues Projekt auf die Beine gestellt. Zusammen mit dem kalifornischen Gitarristen «Sleepy» Eddie James, dem Musikproduzenten und Bassisten Tobias Wirz und dem Musiklehrer und Schlagzeuger Lukas Landis entstand das Quartett The Bacon Fats Meltdown.
Ob es Frank Zappas Titel war, die gleichnamigen Zigarrenkisten Gitarren, oder ein extra üppiges Frühstück, die zum Bandnamen inspiriert haben, wissen wir nicht. Anfangs vergangenen Oktober wurden in den renommierten Foolpark Studios fünf Titel eingespielt. Rhythmen und Klänge des schwarzen Amerikas in der Zeit der Roaring Twenties bis zur Blütezeit des Rhytm and Blues und Rock ‚n‘ Roll der fünfziger Jahre. So beschreiben die Bacon Fat Meltdowns ihren Stil. Wer nun aber Songs im Retro Stil erwartet liegt falsch, vielmehr mischen die vier Musiker die Musik jener Zeit ganz schön auf und bringen frischen Wind in ihre Songs.
Band
Jan Hartmann, Bluesharp Gesang
«Sleepy» Eddie James, Gitarre, Gesang
Tobias Wirz, Bass
Lukas Landis, Schlagzeug
Jan Hartmann, Bluesharp Gesang
«Sleepy» Eddie James, Gitarre, Gesang
Tobias Wirz, Bass
Lukas Landis, Schlagzeug
Fats No.0 The Bacon Fat Meltdown 20. Dezember 2011
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Ich habe nicht viel Material über die Beiden gefunden, ausser Musik. Aber das ist doch das Wichtigste. Hört mal rein!
Diversion [Explicit] Erich Bobo? Procházka & Marek Wolf January 1, 2013
The Ben Rice Blues Band
His latest album, Pour Me Some Whiskey is a testament to that. The album features songs exemplifying various sub-genres of blues. Songs like, Wreck on You a hard rocking in your face song that conjures up Johnny Cash meets Motrhead, Chop You Up a fast swinging jump blues, straight out of the West Coast tradition, Dont Worry Mama a fan favorite inspired by Reverend Gary Davis, and I Know You Love Me a song out of the Memphis soul tradition.
While their sound is unique and appeals to all kinds of music lovers, their stage presence and energy is what brings audiences regularly to their feet. In addition to Bens virtuosic slide and fret work, the rest of the band works hard to create a fun and engaging stage show.
The magnetizing energy of the Ben Rice Trio performances originates in the bands love of playing music. This energy feeds the audience and elevates the overall live music experience. The bands intermixture of musical styles ensures that each music set is interesting and engaging for listeners. The band takes great enjoyment in performing such a varied repertoire so fervently.
What People Are Saying
They tore it up and was my backing Band. Kenny Neal
They stole the show from National acts. RheaRolfe, Washington Blues Society
I got entertained! Great musicianship!Thomas Ruf, Ruf Records and IBC Judge
I am speechless. Mike Dyson, Blue Shoe Project
Excellent music and show.Bill Wax, XM radio and IBC Judge
Dont close your eyes you wont believe. Toni Demarcolli, Bite of Oregon
Wow! So good, so young!Dave Mason, Traffic, R&R Hall of Fame
This is the best band in Memphis this weekend.Jason Dril, The Rum Boogie
This band has a lot of fun when they play and so does the audience.
Linda Z, Bite of Seattle
This band is good enough to play twice labor day weekend.
Steve Demerest, Der Hinterhoff Inn
They are our house band and play every year.
Wes Edwards, Rendezvous Blues Festival Oroville Washington
They have a lot of Hooks and steal the show. Lloyd, Mt. Baker Blues Festival
250 CDs sold in a day its a record. Shelly Spain, Winthrop Blues Festival
This is the most professional band we have booked. Steve Lake Chelan Winery
This Band is Awesome. Gary Allen, Drummer for JJ Cale
Instrumentation
Alex McEntee - Bass
Ryan Rustrum - Percussion, Drums
Ben Rice - Lap Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar, Cigar Box Guitar
Pour Me Some Whiskey Ben Rice 29. Juli 2011
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