The Matt Jacobs Bluesgroup - A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan

Styles : Texas Blues, Blues Rock
Released : 2005
Lable : Self Lable

01 - Cold Shot
02 - Riviera Paradise
03 - Tightrope
04 - Tin Pan Alley

Guitarist Matt Jacobs formed the band in 2005 together with three friends who share his ambition to hit the Dutch stages and treat the audiences to powerful bluesrock.
Their first mission was to record a CD. 'A tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan' is both a compliment to the late guitarvirtuoso and a token of their confidence.
The Matt Jacobs Band plays songs originally recorded by artists such as Johnny Lang, Joe Bonamassa, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Kenny Wayne Shepherd as well as classics from Fleetwood Mac, Derek and the Dominoes, Led Zeppelin and a growing number of original work.
The Matt Jacobs Band consists of Matt Jacobs on guitar, his brother Bram on drums, Dirk Pauwels on bass and vocals.

Cool Papa (Haskell Sadler) - Cool Papa & The Allstar Blues Band

Styles : West Coast Blues, Electric Blues
Released : 1982
Lable : TJ Records

01 - Draw In Your Lips
02 - Shady Spot By The River
03 - Papa's Boogie
04 - Hard Times
05 - Woman I'm Going Crazy
06 - End Of The Road
07 - What Have I Done
08 - I'm Gonna Walk On
09 - I Had A Woman

Haskell Robert Sadler, also known as Cool Papa Sadler (April 16, 1935 ? May 6, 1994)
Born in Denver, Colorado, Sadler played a number of times at the San Francisco Blues Festival. He was one of the members of the San Francisco Bay Area blues scene from the 1960s through to the 1990s. Sadler wrote "747" as recorded by Joe Louis Walker.
He died in Berkeley, California in 1994.

Personnel

Haskell Sadler (Cool Papa) : Guitar, Vocals
Sam Myers : Drums
Connel Page : Bass
Kenney Herrera : Saxophone
Big Bob Deance : Rhythm Guitar

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Cueselle Settle (Mr. Q.) - Cocktail Boogie

Styles : Piano Blues
Released : 2011
Lable : Music Maker

01 - Cocktail Boogie
02 - Georgia
03 - We Three
04 - Mr. Q's Blues
05 - San Francisco
06 - Everyday I Have The Blues
07 - You'll Never Know
08 - Mood Indigo
09 - What I Say
10 - Juice Headed Woman
11 - Earl Hines Tune
12 - Thank You Pretty Baby
13 - Begin The Beguine
14 - Don't Take Your Love From Me

Mr. Q was born in 1913. He is an old hep-cat whose music just makes you have to smile. A self-taught pianist, he has fashioned his own sound by mixing the piano styles of Art Tatum, Earl Hines and Oscar Peterson interspersed with songs by the Ink Spots.

He graduated from North Carolina, A&T in the 30s. He started his career when he left school to travel with Blanche Calloway’s Orchestra as a singer. They performed as far away as Mexico, traveling back through Texas he took off on his own and hustled a job as a singer in a local saloon. Returning home six months later his parents were upset. Mr. Q appeased them by giving his mother $500 he earned in tips, all in change. He soon migrated to Harlem, and got a job, playing harmonica with the Savoy Sultans, the house band at the Savoy ballroom. He sang at tables at local. He went to all night jam sessions where he witnessed the legends of the day perform such as Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum and Teddy Wilson. Mr. Q returned to Winston-Salem in 1963 and became a fixture performing at piano bars.

This album was never issued when Mr.Q was alive-he passed away in 2000 of natural causes. Cocktail Boogie has been a secret treasure of the Music Maker office for years.

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Morgan Davis - Drive My Blues Away

Styles : Downhome Blues, Acoustic Blues
Released : 2011
Lable : Electro-Fi Records

01 - Sure As You Live
02 - Thank You Mr. Reed
03 - Anticipation
04 - When You Got A Good Friend
05 - Arlene
06 - The Money Men
07 - Dissatisfied
08 - Re-Break My Heart
09 - Love Puzzle
10 - Look Down The Road
11 - Drive My Blues Away
12 - Happy Song
13 - Ramblin' On My Mind

For over 40 years, Morgan Davis has been bringing a rich tradition of blues, infused with his own keen sense of humour, to audiences across North America and Europe. Originally from Detroit, Morgan moved to Toronto in the late 1960’s where he started to develop his own style and gain recognition for his talents. His long and illustrious career had seen many accomplishments and accolades, playing with John Lee Hooker, Albert King, John Hammond and, in a career highlight, the legendary Dr. John.  A renowned songwriter whose songs have been covered by the likes of Colin James, Davis’ 2004 album Painkiller won four Maple Blues awards, and the Juno for Blues Album of the Year. In 2006, he recorded At Home In Nova Scotia, which pays homage to the Maritimes, which he has called home for ten years. This year, Davis recorded his first ever solo album called, Drive My Blues Away. Now the down-home blues veteran is set to rock Harvest with a style that’s all his own, both solo and with good blues friends Geoff Bartley and Dan Stevens. 

Personnel
Morgan Davis - Guitars, cigar box guitar, voice
Colin Linden - Guitar on "Happy Song"
Seymour Townes - Harmonica
Franz - Percussion on "Sure As You Live"

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Che & Ray - Crazy Boogie (LP)

Styles : Boogie Woogie, Piano Blues (Diatonic Harp)
Released : 1980
Lable : EMI Records (Switzerland)

01 - Telephone-Boogie
02 - Crazy B-O-O-G-I-E
03 - Boogie Brushes
04 - Aliaso
05 - Walking
06 - Get The Boogie
07 - Boogie Sonata
08 - Diamond Heart
09 - Good Luck

Jean-Marc Peyer (Che) fine and Raymond (Ray) have known each other

from school and began playing together in 1968 boogie-woogie.

The major part of their repertoire consists of boogie-woogie and blues originals, rapidly played on Grand piano and electric piano, some with blues harmonica deposits Peyer from Che. These as well as classics by Ludwig van Beethoven and Scott Joplin come to rock'n'roll of Jerry Lee Lewis.

Discography

1975 - Giants Of Boogie-Woogie & Blues
1976 - Burning The Boogie
1977 - Boogie Explosion
1977 - Che & Ray Live
1979 - California
1980 - Crazy Boogie
1981 - Instrumental Boogie Woogie and Blues (Soloalbum von Che Peyer)
1983 - Right Time To Boogie
1986 - Boogie-Race - 10 Jahre unterwegs
1988 - The Zurich Session (live)
1991 - Midnight Special (live)
1992 - Boogie-Party
1993 - Boogie Dig-It-All
1995 - Jubilee featuring John Brack
1999 - The Original 1968-1998 (Doppel-CD)
2006 - Boogie, Blues & More (solo CD von Che Peyer mit Band)
2010 - CHE in concert (solo CD von CHE am Flugel, Blues-Harp und vocal ohne Band)

John Carey & Piano Bob - Back In New Orleans

Styles : New Orleans Blues, Piano Blues (Diatonic Harp)
Released : 2010
Lable : John Carey

01 - Back In New Orleans
02 - Parade of Injustice
03 - Spirit Inside of Me
04 - Soul Surgeon
05 - Union Man Blues
06 - Doin' the Big Easy
07 - Slow Dancin'
08 - Boathouse Blues
09 - Rock-A-Bye Baby
10 - The Storm
11 - Ride the Train
12 - Gipsy Woman Blues
13 - Box Spring Boogie
14 - Desir'ee
15 - Father & Son

John Carey on Vocals, Harmonica
In the New Orleans scene, the John Creay Blues Summit was a weekly jam session at Vic’s on Tuesdays. On Wednesday night, the the John Creay Blues Party took place at the Hard Rock Cafe and featured some of the top names in Blues today. John then took the Summit to the Kentucky Theater of the Arts, where He performed with Grammy winner Chris Thomas King and Henry Butler to a SOLD OUT audience. Carey’s first New Orleans release, Hot For Louisana, featured his funky rhythmic harp playing with such notable backing musicians as George Porter Jr. (Meters), and the Memphis Horns. The tune “People You Love”, from Hot For Louisana, is also included on the Louisiana Red Hot Records compilation, Blues ~ The Language Of New Orleans. Blues Review Megagine said, “Like Dr. John, Carey splits his musical time between classic Crescent City boogie and contemporary funk-blues, often combining the two with good results. On his next release, New Orleans Blues Reunion, John was backed by the Carey Brothers (His Sons), Joe Krown on Keyboards and percussionist Big Chief Smiley Ricks (Dr. John). John released a Blues Duo CD called “Crossroads” with Taos New Mexico Blues legend Cullen Winter. John is currently splitting his time performing live music in South Florida, New Orleans and New Mexico.

Piano Bob on Piano
Piano Bob has won national awards , shared the stage with most of the prominent nationally known blues artist and has toured extensively in the past and present. In the early 90s, “Piano Bob & The Snowman” competed for and won the B.B King “Lucille” Award and were presented it at the W.C. Handy Blues Awards in Memphis Tennessee. Kenny Neal, Luther Alison,Keb Mo,Louisiana Red,Smokin” Joe Kubek,Big Bill Morganfield, John Gros and B.B King are just some of the many notable blues artist Piano Bob has jammed or played with. Bob’s current Band (Piano Bob’s 88s) contains some of South Florida’s finest musicians who are particularly qualified to orchestrate His musical styles. Make no mistake, His music is meant to be thoroughly enjoyed and partied to!

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Greg Burgess - Brother Blues And Me

Styles : Piano Blues, Boogie Woogie
Released : 2003
Lable : Greg Burgess

01 - Billy and Elton
02 - The Weasel's in the Coop
03 - Big Brown Panther
04 - C Boogie
05 - Brother Blues No. 2
06 - That Would Be Nice
07 - All Day, All Night Long
08 - High Water Boogie
09 - Gee Gee Gee
10 - I'm Listening
11 - The End of the Blues
12 - Brother Blues No. 1
13 - Rid Those JItters
14 - I Got the Blues Deep Inside Me


Greg Burgess’s first album, “I Am Not Alone,” selected by Joe Miklos of the Billtown Blue Notes as the best blues album of 1999, was a solo endeavor. This is Burgess’s second recording of blues numbers as a sole frontman, and here he is joined for the first time by Grammy-winning drummer Steve Mitchell and bassist Andy Seal. Burgess has written all the songs on the recording (his wife, Beverley Conrad, is the co-writer of “All Day, All Night Long,” a tune which has been covered by blues singer Ann Kerstetter on her album “Duke Street Diary”). Except for “All Day, All Night Long,” “C Boogie,” and “High Water Boogie,” the tunes here were penned in preparation for the trio’s appearance at the 2003 Billtown Blues Festival. Burgess first started singing and playing blues piano in the early 70’s as a teenager with his guitarist friend Artie Renkel, who now resides in Clarksdale, Mississippi. In the 80’s, Burgess lived with his wife in Rochester, NY, and there for a time played with Augie Jr., later a notorious busker in New Orleans, and for a longer time as a sideman for bluesman Joe Beard. During his tenure with Beard, he had the opportunity to back up such luminaries as Big Joe Turner, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Taj Mahal, and soul singer Roy C. Burgess has been performing with Mitchell and Seal since 2000. This recording, made in Steve Mitchell’s rented trailer down by the river, was engineered and mastered by Andy Seal.