Wallace Coleman - Blues In The Wind

Styles : Harmonica Blues, Downhome Blues
Released : 2010
Lable : Ella Mae Music Records

01 - Blues In The Wind
02 - Uptown Blues
03 - Southbound Train
04 - Corrina Corrina
05 - Robert Jr.
06 - Too Much Time On My Hands
07 - Sinking Sun
08 - Little Joint Way 'Cross Town
09 - Matchbox Blues
10 - Fields of Gold

Cleveland bluesman Wallace Coleman says the 10 years he spent touring with the late blues legend Robert Jr. Lockwood were the most exciting of his life. On his new album, 'Blues in the Wind (Remembering Robert Jr. Lockwood),' Coleman returns the favor.

Singer and harp player Wallace Coleman first met Robert Lockwood Jr. in 1985. They became fast friends, with Coleman playing in the local bluesman's band for a decade.

On 'Robert Jr.,' Coleman fondly recalls how Lockwood once pulled him off a stage and told him he didn't care for harmonica players. Lockwood liked Coleman and gave him a chance, though. Coleman shows why on the album's 10 songs.

Coleman and his band rumble through 'Little Joint Way ‘Cross Town,' a song Coleman penned. They slink through 'Blues in the Wind,' another original. But whether the songs are fast or slow, Coleman's harp is always smooth. So, for that matter, are his vocals.

This CD is full of soulful, swingin' and downhome blues. Wallace is simply an artist at his peak with sweet majestical tones and lines, emanating from his soulful vocals and beautiful harmonica.

Personnel
Eddie Tomecko : Guitar, Vocals (Background), Engineer
Dean Cohen : Guitar
Vernondo Parker : Drums
Kevin Okey : Guitar
John LucieGuitar : (Acoustic), Guitar
Scott Flowers : Drums
Wallace Coleman : Harmonica, Composer, Vocals, Producer
Robin Montgomery : Keyboards


original CD from sussex