by Bman | Jul 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Harmonica player Charlie Sayles is starting to carve out a hard-fought niche for himself in U.S. blues circles, thanks to some help from the London-based JSP Records. Sayles has three excellent albums out on JSP, Night Ain't Right (1990), I Got Something to Say...
by Bman | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sonny Stitt Alto Sax, Walter Bishop Piano. Tommy Potter Bass, Kenny Clarke Drums. Edward "Sonny" Stitt (born Edward Boatner, Jr., February 2, 1924 β July 22, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was one of the best-documented...
by Bman | May 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
John Keith "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1906 β May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years, except the period between 1932β1946 when Otto Hardwick...
by Bman | May 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
I was born in Boston in 1949 and was brought up in nearby Brookline, Massachusetts. Inspired by Chuck Berry, I started to play guitar in 1964 and began playing in Rock bands right away. I soon followed the path of Chuck Berryβs inspiration back to the Blues. I was...
by Bman | May 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Take one red-hot horn section - we're talkin' alto, tenor, baritone saxes and trombone - down and dirty. Add liberal amounts of barrelhouse boogie-woogie piano and stinging Fender guitar. Pour over a funky and swinging rhythm section that Blues Review magazine called...
