Blue Largo - Still In Love With You (2002)

Tracklist

01. Feel Like Cryin' Again
02. Come On Over to My House
03. I'm Still in Love With You
04. Sugar Baby
05. Rose Room
06. I'm Gonna Let 'em Ride
07. Loverman
08. Hastings Street Bounce
09. I've Got You Under My Skin
10. Baby Get Lost
11. No Denyin'
12. Besame Mucho
13. Ain't Gonna Compromise
14. How Deep Is the Ocean


Based in San Diego, Blue Largo plays the blues that we've grown up with and don't ever want to forget. Favorites such as "Rose Room," "Lover Man," "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "How Deep Is The Ocean" are always welcome. Guitarist Eric Lieberman and vocalist Alicia Aragon interpret them with a subtle passion that can only be found in the blues. What they feel night after night on Southland gigs comes through loud and clear to establish a firm bond between our generations and folks like Ruth Brown, T-Bone Walker, Louis Jordan, Johnny Otis and Dinah Washington.

Alicia Aragon and Eric Lieberman have added several originals to their second album, which - by the way - deserves a nomination for this year's ten-best list. "No Denyin'," "Ain't Gonna Compromise" and "Sugar Baby" capture the heart and soul of New Orleans and echo the influence that spread rapidly from the Mississippi Delta all over the world. Reflecting the magic that we recall from the early Nat King Cole Trio, Aragon delivers "Besame Mucho" in a moving rendition that oozes that universal spirit. For that one, Neal Wauchope contributes exciting piano work to wrap it all together.

Blue Largo has covered all the bases, from slow blues anthems by Leonard Feather and Julia Lee to classics by Irving Berlin and Cole Porter. Standout instrumental work from baritone saxophonist Troy Jennings, pianist Sonny Leyland, bassist Christopher Michaels and drummer Phil Rowley adds a strong measure of professional charm. The band accomplishes both a swing revival and an original expression of the love we share for the blues. ~Review by Jim Santella

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