Rome Yamilov - The Lenoir Investigation (2022)

This 80-minute CD is filled with musical adventures. Recorded by Kid Andersen (bass/vocal) with all songs by the late J.B. Lenoir (1929-1967) except for “Rollercoaster” by Elias McDaniel. The music’s like a big quilt of sound & track 1 “The Whale Has Swallowed Me,” features harmonica, sharp snare snap beats, tinkling piano notes, colorful effects, moaning bassline, waterfall type guitar takes all sewn together into a tight weave of instruments. Rome Yamilov (guitar/vocals) was born in Russia & destined to sing these Lenoir compositions.

There are tunes that are far more guitar-exuberant, Mindful of the stew created in 1966 by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band’s classic Elvin Bishop-Mike Bloomfield “East-West” track. But Henry Kaiser (guitar), an idiosyncratic accomplished musician & soloist showcased with a variety of famous diversified musicians through the decades, including Richard Thompson, Fred Frith, David Lindley, Eugene Chadbourne, the Golden Palominos & Herbie Hancock is at the helm.