Interpret:
Craig Horton
Label:
Import (Megaphon Importservice)
Jahr:
2007
EAN:
0659428001221
Medium:
1 CD
Sprache:
Englisch
Verzeichnis:
1 : Chest Pain Blues
2 : 3 Days and 3 Nights
3 : One More Time
4 : Is It True
5 : Night Club
6 : That's Her
7 : Ridin' in My Jaguar
8 : Spellbound
9 : Watch Yourself
10 : Cottonwood Tree
11 : Try Me Baby
12 : Midnight Shuffle
2 : 3 Days and 3 Nights
3 : One More Time
4 : Is It True
5 : Night Club
6 : That's Her
7 : Ridin' in My Jaguar
8 : Spellbound
9 : Watch Yourself
10 : Cottonwood Tree
11 : Try Me Baby
12 : Midnight Shuffle
Zustandsbeschreibung
TOP ZUSTAND;STRICHCODE MARKIERT
Artikelbeschreibung
FÜR FANS VON:BUDDY GUY;T-Bone WALKER; Pee Wee Crayton; Freddie King:Every once in a while another hidden gem comes to the surface of the blues. The latest of these is Craig Horton, and it is hard to believe that no-one has seen fit to record him before now: San Francisco Bay based Horton has been playing music for four decades. "Chest Pain Blues" opens the album in grand style. Lyrically it offers a new twist on the blues standard "Woke Up This Morning.." theme, and the tune sets out Horton's stall very nicely. It is very much in a Texas/West Coast style, complete with horns that can swing yet still pack a punch when required. The guitar influences are fairly obvious (T-Bone, Pee Wee Crayton, and maybe a bit of Freddie King?), and Horton has a smoky but soulful voice that is pretty near perfect for the material here. Just to prove that the performance is not a one off, Horton follows it up with his own "3 Days and 3 Nights," which is another absolute gem.
Somehow, Horton manages to maintain the standard right through the album, tackling a range of styles which include bits of jazz, soul, Chicago blues, and rock 'n' roll amongst others. There are too many highs to report them all, but perhaps the best moments come on the soulful "Is It True," where the horns positively smoulder and Horton's excellent voice is very much to the fore, a piano-driven remake of the late Bill Warren's "Riding in My Jaguar," and the moody "Spellbound," with its churchy sounding organ.
"In My Spirit" is a terrific album, that should see Horton in the thick of things when Award time comes around again. The only problem is which category--can you be the best newcomer if it has taken forty years to make a solo recording? Irrespective of this, Horton has what is takes, he can sing, play guitar and writes some very fine songs, which makes him pretty much the complete bluesman in my book. No discerning music (let alone blues) lover should be without Craig Horton's "In My Spirit."
Somehow, Horton manages to maintain the standard right through the album, tackling a range of styles which include bits of jazz, soul, Chicago blues, and rock 'n' roll amongst others. There are too many highs to report them all, but perhaps the best moments come on the soulful "Is It True," where the horns positively smoulder and Horton's excellent voice is very much to the fore, a piano-driven remake of the late Bill Warren's "Riding in My Jaguar," and the moody "Spellbound," with its churchy sounding organ.
"In My Spirit" is a terrific album, that should see Horton in the thick of things when Award time comes around again. The only problem is which category--can you be the best newcomer if it has taken forty years to make a solo recording? Irrespective of this, Horton has what is takes, he can sing, play guitar and writes some very fine songs, which makes him pretty much the complete bluesman in my book. No discerning music (let alone blues) lover should be without Craig Horton's "In My Spirit."
Schlagworte
BUDDY GUY;T-Bone WALKER; Pee Wee Crayton; Freddie King
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