Joe Whiting - the blues in black and white (2005)

Tracklist

01. Tobacco Road
02. Blue Light Boogie
03. Why don't you do right?
04. Hey-ba-ba-re-bop
05. That's That
06. Love and Happiness
07. Ain't got nothin' but the blues
08. You Don't Know Me
09. Prisoner of Love
10. Since I Fell for You
11. Lonesome Town
12. Wouldn't it be Grand

The Blues in Black and White' is old school R&B grooves with deep, soulful vocals and sax. It's R&B in the classic quintet format with bass, drums, guitar, vocals/sax and Vibes!. From Charles Brown to Al Green with compositions by John D. Loudermilk and Lionel Hampton just for starters, it showcases the many sides and moods of the classic American art form, the Blues.
This is a song driven collection that puts the emphasis on the material and the performances. "Learn the songs, turn on the gear and let the musicians play" was the plan from the beginning. It's the Blues for the listener who wants more than I lost my baby, I want my baby and I got my baby". It was made to look and sound like a classic late 50's, early 60's Blue Note or Atlantic record where it was always about what was in the grooves that counted (it even has 'grooves' on the vinyl look cd!). Recorded in a state of the art digital studio for maximum fidelity with Joe and his band over a 2 day period, the mindset was " if it feels good and sounds good, it is good". This is a listeners and a players record with some classic songs from the genre and a couple thrown in that aren't normally associated as 'blues songs'.

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