11640 - JEFF HEALEY - HEAL MY SOUL (2016)

JEFF HEALEY
''HEAL MY SOUL''
MARCH 25 2015
51:57
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01 - Daze Of The Night 04:00 (Marti Frederiksen, Jeff Healey)
02 - Moodswing 04:08 (Marti Godboo, Ben Richardson, Joe Toole, Gregory Ray Tunis)
03 - Baby Blue 04:06 (Tim Beattie)
04 - I Misunderstood 04:34 (Richard Thompson)
05 - Please 03:42 (Jeff Healey, Arnold Lanni, Stevie Salas)
06 - Love In Her Eyes 04:13 (Marti Godboo, Ben Richardson, Joe Toole, Gregory Ray Tunis)
07 - Temptation 05:02 (Traditional)
08 - Kiss The Ground You Walk On 04:18 (Marc Ferrari, Parthenon Huxley)
09 - All The Saints 05:00 (Traditional)
10 - Put The Shoe On The Other Foot 04:18 (Gwen Collins, Hugh Williams)
11 - Under A Stone 04:02 (Marti Frederiksen, Jeff Healey)
12 - It's The Last Time 04:28 (Marti Frederiksen, Jeff Healey, Joe Rockman)
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Dean Glover/Drums, Percussion
Cristie Healey/Vocals (Background)
Jeff Healey/Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Paul Kehayas/Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
Joe Rockman/Bass
Philip Sayce/Guitar (Rhythm)
Tom Stephen/Drums
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REVIEW/AMG
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Released on what would've been Jeff Healey's 50th birthday, Heal My Soul is the first collection of unheard original Healey material released in 15 years. These recordings were left incomplete at the time of Healey's death, so it was up to his estate to complete the tapes, and the efforts are relatively seamless: it all sounds like it dates from somewhere in the early 2000s, a period arriving after his hits but before he started exploring hot jazz. In other words, it's guitar-heavy blues-rock, where the songs are sometimes nicely constructed ("Baby Blue," "I Misunderstood") but sometimes feel like vehicles for tasty licks. Because Healey isn't around to spin out more of these tasty licks, there's value to this -- his solos and riffs are vibrant, elastic, and alive -- but the record is best understood as a testament to his talent assembled by family for his fans to cherish.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
What made Jeff Healey different from other blues-rockers was also what kept some listeners from accepting him as anything other than a novelty: the fact that the blind guitarist played his Fender Stratocaster on his lap, not standing up. With the guitar in his lap, Healey could make unique bends and hammer-ons, making his licks different and more elastic than most of the competition. Unfortunately, his material leaned toward standard AOR blues-rock, which rarely let him cut loose, but when he did, his instrumental prowess could be shocking.

See the Light
Healey lost his sight at the age of one, after developing eye cancer. He began playing guitar when he was three years old and began performing with his band Blues Direction at the age of 17. Healey formed the Jeff Healey Band in 1985, featuring bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen. This trio released one single on its own Forte record label, which led to a contract with Arista. The Jeff Healey Band released their debut album, See the Light, in 1988 and the guitarist immediately developed a devoted following in blues-rock circles. Featuring the hit single "Angel Eyes," the record went platinum in the U.S., and while the Jeff Healey Band's subsequent records were popular, none were as successful as the debut.

Among Friends
As the 21st century dawned, Healey began to change his direction. He taught himself to play the trumpet and began to lean toward the kind of traditional 1920s and '30s jazz that had always fascinated him. He released two classic jazz albums, 2002's Among Friends and 2004's Adventures in Jazzland, on his own HealeyOphonic label, and a third traditional jazz outing, It's Tight Like That, which appeared on Stony Plain in 2006. And while he continued to do shows in his earlier blues-rock style, he increasingly gigged with his jazz combo, the Jazz Wizards. In 2008, a month before the release of his last studio-recorded blues album, Mess of Blues, Healey died from cancer. Songs from the Road, a collection of live blues-rock performances from 2006 and 2007, was released by the Ruf imprint in 2009, nearly 18 months after Healey's death. His final studio jazz album, Last Call, was issued by Stony Plain in April 2010. Other archival releases continued to find their way out of the vaults, including Heal My Soul, a record of unheard studio recordings released on what would've been Healey's 50th birthday on March 25, 2016.
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6495 - JEFF HEALEY Among Friends (2007)

JEFF HEALEY
''AMONG FRIENDS''
2002
65:57

1/I Would Do Anything for You (Hill, Hopkins, Williams)/4:28
2/Bright Eyes (Ahlert, Jerome, Motzan)/3:20
3/Pardon My Southern Accent (Malneck, Mercer)/3:45
4/Out of Nowhere (Green, Heyman)/3:56
5/Lost (Mercer, Ohman, Teetor)/4:43
6/Star Dust (Carmichael, Parish)/4:54
7/Where Are You (Adamson, McHugh)/4:17
8/A Cup of Coffee, A Sandwich, And You (Dubin, Meyer, Rose)/4:37
9/Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (Barris, Koehler, Moll)/5:39
10/I Wish I Were Twins (DeLange, Loesser, Meyer)/3:11
11/My Buddy (Donaldson)/6:56
12/Save Your Sorrow for Tomorrow (DeSylva, Sherman)/3:24
13/Midnight Blue (Burke, Leslie)/3:41
14/Limehouse Blues (Braham)/3:33
15/I'll See You in My Dreams (Jones, Kahn)/1:04
16/Blues in Thirds (Hines)/4:29

Jesse Barksdale /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Soloist
Colin Bray /String Bass
John R.T. Davies /Sax (Alto), Cornopean
Jeff Healey /Guitar, Trumpet, Guitar (Electric), Vocals
Tomaz Jardim /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm)
Reide Kaiser /Piano
Inder Marwah /Guitar (Rhythm)
Chris Plock /Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Roberto Rosenman /Guitar
Jim Shepherd /Trombone
Dick Sudhalter /Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Ross Woolridge /Clarinet, Piano

REVIEW
By Thom Jurek
With 2002's Among Friends, Jeff Healey brought his passion for traditional jazz -- the driving dance band blues-based jazz of the 1920s and early '30s -- into the studio. The album was issued in Canada only and was followed by Adventures in Jazzland in 2004 and the live It's Tight Like That with Chris Barber in 2006. Healey, known widely for his burning, lap style brand of electric blues does play electric guitar here, but he plays far differently than on any of his previous recordings. He also plays his second instrument of choice, the trumpet. And while he may not win any Down Beat polls, it hardly matters to him. His passion for this music is lifelong, and one can hear in his delivery as a singer the influences of everyone from Louis Armstrong to Jack Teagarden, though he is way more raggedy and doesn't have his phrasing down at all. But again, that's just fine for what this is. Among Friends also features trumpeter Dick Sudhalter, trombonists Danny Douglas and Jim Shepherd, saxophonist Chris Plock on both soprano and tenor, and John R.T. Davies on alto, Reide Kaiser on piano, and upright bassist Colin Bray. There are differing ensembles here depending on the material, which ranges from the wild and woolly "Bright Eyes," to Frank Loesser's "I Wish I Were Twins," to Gus Kahn and Isham Jones' "I'll See You in My Dreams," to "Limehouse Blues," to Earl Hines' "Blues in Thirds." Healey's not looking for anything but the feel of the music he loves. It's raw, raucous, fun and there's plenty of soul in his delivery as a vocalist. The jazz snobs would decry this, but Healey's not aiming to please; he's enjoying himself and that's obvious here. That said, his intention is made plain to the listener, and one cannot help but feel the infectious joy that comes from these grooves.

BIOGRAPHY
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine
What made Jeff Healey different from other blues-rockers was also what kept some listeners from accepting him as anything other than a novelty -- the fact that the blind guitarist played his Fender Stratocaster on his lap, not standing up. With the guitar in his lap, Healey could make unique bends and hammer-ons, making his licks different and more elastic than most of the competition. Unfortunately, his material leaned toward standard AOR blues-rock, which rarely let him cut loose, but when he did, his instrumental prowess could be shocking.

Healey lost his sight at the age of one, after developing eye cancer. He began playing guitar when he was three years old and began performing with his band Blues Direction at the age of 17. Healey formed the Jeff Healey Band in 1985, featuring bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen. This trio released one single on its own Forte record label, which led to a contract with Arista Records. the Jeff Healey Band released their debut album, See the Light, in 1988 and the guitarist immediately developed a devoted following in blues-rock circles. Featuring the hit single "Angel Eyes," the record went platinum in the U.S. While the Jeff Healey Band's subsequent records were popular, none were as successful as the debut.

As the 21st century dawned, Healey began to change his direction. He taught himself to play the trumpet and began to lean toward the kind of traditional 1920s and '30s jazz that had always fascinated him. He released two classic jazz albums, 2002's Among Friends and 2004's Adventures in Jazzland, on his own HealeyOphonic label, and a third traditional jazz outing with It's Tight Like That, which appeared on Stony Plain in 2006. And while he continued to do shows in his earlier blues-rock style, he increasingly gigged with his jazz combo, the Jazz Wizards. In 2008, a month before the release of his last studio-recorded blues album, Mess of Blues, Healey died from cancer. Songs from the Road, a collection of live blues-rock performances from 2006 and 2007, was released by the Ruf imprint in 2009, nearly 18 months after Healey's death. His final studio jazz album, Last Call, was issued by Stony Plain in April 2010.

4210 - JEFF HEALEY - As The Years Go Passing By_ Live In Germany 1989-1995-2000, Disc Three (2013)

JEFF HEALEY
''AS THE YEARS GO PASSING BY: LIVE IN GERMANY 1989-1995-2000, DISC THREE''
FEBRUARY 22 2013
182:55

DISC ONE (1989)
1. I'm Torn Down/4:40
2. My Little Girl/3:58
3. Confidence Man/3:32
4. I Need to Be Loved/4:39
5. When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky/6:50
6. River of No Return/3:54
7. Angel Eyes/5:43
8. Roadhouse Blues/6:22
9. See the Light/9:09

DISC TWO (1995)
1. Got a Line On You/3:44
2. Stop Breaking Down/6:53
3. As the Years Go Passing By/6:38
4. Confidence man/3:23
5. Stuck in the Middle/4:10
6. Angel/4:31
7. Yer Blues/5:37
8. Me and My Crazy Self/4:10
9. Angel Eyes/6:06
10. Roadhouse Blues/9:35
11. See the Light/14:56
12. While My Guitar Gently Weeps/5:54

DISC THREE (2000)
1. My Little Girl/3:50
2. Which One/4:36
3. Love Is the Answer/4:30
4. How Blue Can You Get/8:34
5. Confidence man/3:32
6. Put the Shoe On the Other Foot/9:33
7. Feel Better/6:19
8. Angel Eyes/5:01
9. Roadhouse Blues/5:02
10. See the Light/7:34

REVIEW
by Fred Thomas
Before an untimely passing in 2008, Canadian vocalist/guitarist Jeff Healey toured ceaselessly, eventually growing in prominence to be one of the more world-renowned blues guitarists of his time. Blind and with a unique playing style, Healey's approach to the blues was all his own. As the Years Go Passing By collects three previously unreleased German concerts, recorded in 1989, 1995, and 2000. Over the course of the collection's 31 tracks, a rare look into the guitarist's evolving style is laid out, especially on different versions of spirited tracks like "My Little Girl" or "Roadhouse Blues."

BIOGRAPHY
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
What made Jeff Healey different from other blues-rockers was also what kept some listeners from accepting him as anything other than a novelty -- the fact that the blind guitarist played his Fender Stratocaster on his lap, not standing up. With the guitar in his lap, Healey could make unique bends and hammer-ons, making his licks different and more elastic than most of the competition. Unfortunately, his material leaned toward standard AOR blues-rock, which rarely let him cut loose, but when he did, his instrumental prowess could be shocking.
Healey lost his sight at the age of one, after developing eye cancer. He began playing guitar when he was three years old and began performing with his band Blues Direction at the age of 17. Healey formed the Jeff Healey Band in 1985, featuring bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen. This trio released one single on its own Forte record label, which led to a contract with Arista Records. the Jeff Healey Band released their debut album, See the Light, in 1988 and the guitarist immediately developed a devoted following in blues-rock circles. Featuring the hit single "Angel Eyes," the record went platinum in the U.S. While the Jeff Healey Band's subsequent records were popular, none were as successful as the debut.
As the 21st century dawned, Healey began to change his direction. He taught himself to play the trumpet and began to lean toward the kind of traditional 1920s and '30s jazz that had always fascinated him. He released two classic jazz albums, 2002's Among Friends and 2004's Adventures in Jazzland, on his own HealeyOphonic label, and a third traditional jazz outing with It's Tight Like That, which appeared on Stony Plain in 2006. And while he continued to do shows in his earlier blues-rock style, he increasingly gigged with his jazz combo, the Jazz Wizards. In 2008, a month before the release of his last studio-recorded blues album, Mess of Blues, Healey died from cancer. Songs from the Road, a collection of live blues-rock performances from 2006 and 2007, was released by the Ruf imprint in 2009, nearly 18 months after Healey's death. His final studio jazz album, Last Call, was issued by Stony Plain in April 2010.

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4209 - JEFF HEALEY - As The Years Go Passing By: Live In Germany 1989-1995-2000, Disc Two (2013)

JEFF HEALEY
''AS THE YEARS GO PASSING BY: LIVE IN GERMANY 1989-1995-2000, DISC TWO''
FEBRUARY 22 2013
182:55

DISC ONE (1989)
1. I'm Torn Down/4:40
2. My Little Girl/3:58
3. Confidence Man/3:32
4. I Need to Be Loved/4:39
5. When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky/6:50
6. River of No Return/3:54
7. Angel Eyes/5:43
8. Roadhouse Blues/6:22
9. See the Light/9:09

DISC TWO (1995)
1. Got a Line On You/3:44
2. Stop Breaking Down/6:53
3. As the Years Go Passing By/6:38
4. Confidence man/3:23
5. Stuck in the Middle/4:10
6. Angel/4:31
7. Yer Blues/5:37
8. Me and My Crazy Self/4:10
9. Angel Eyes/6:06
10. Roadhouse Blues/9:35
11. See the Light/14:56
12. While My Guitar Gently Weeps/5:54

DISC THREE (2000)
1. My Little Girl/3:50
2. Which One/4:36
3. Love Is the Answer/4:30
4. How Blue Can You Get/8:34
5. Confidence man/3:32
6. Put the Shoe On the Other Foot/9:33
7. Feel Better/6:19
8. Angel Eyes/5:01
9. Roadhouse Blues/5:02
10. See the Light/7:34

REVIEW
by Fred Thomas
Before an untimely passing in 2008, Canadian vocalist/guitarist Jeff Healey toured ceaselessly, eventually growing in prominence to be one of the more world-renowned blues guitarists of his time. Blind and with a unique playing style, Healey's approach to the blues was all his own. As the Years Go Passing By collects three previously unreleased German concerts, recorded in 1989, 1995, and 2000. Over the course of the collection's 31 tracks, a rare look into the guitarist's evolving style is laid out, especially on different versions of spirited tracks like "My Little Girl" or "Roadhouse Blues."

BIOGRAPHY
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
What made Jeff Healey different from other blues-rockers was also what kept some listeners from accepting him as anything other than a novelty -- the fact that the blind guitarist played his Fender Stratocaster on his lap, not standing up. With the guitar in his lap, Healey could make unique bends and hammer-ons, making his licks different and more elastic than most of the competition. Unfortunately, his material leaned toward standard AOR blues-rock, which rarely let him cut loose, but when he did, his instrumental prowess could be shocking.
Healey lost his sight at the age of one, after developing eye cancer. He began playing guitar when he was three years old and began performing with his band Blues Direction at the age of 17. Healey formed the Jeff Healey Band in 1985, featuring bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen. This trio released one single on its own Forte record label, which led to a contract with Arista Records. the Jeff Healey Band released their debut album, See the Light, in 1988 and the guitarist immediately developed a devoted following in blues-rock circles. Featuring the hit single "Angel Eyes," the record went platinum in the U.S. While the Jeff Healey Band's subsequent records were popular, none were as successful as the debut.
As the 21st century dawned, Healey began to change his direction. He taught himself to play the trumpet and began to lean toward the kind of traditional 1920s and '30s jazz that had always fascinated him. He released two classic jazz albums, 2002's Among Friends and 2004's Adventures in Jazzland, on his own HealeyOphonic label, and a third traditional jazz outing with It's Tight Like That, which appeared on Stony Plain in 2006. And while he continued to do shows in his earlier blues-rock style, he increasingly gigged with his jazz combo, the Jazz Wizards. In 2008, a month before the release of his last studio-recorded blues album, Mess of Blues, Healey died from cancer. Songs from the Road, a collection of live blues-rock performances from 2006 and 2007, was released by the Ruf imprint in 2009, nearly 18 months after Healey's death. His final studio jazz album, Last Call, was issued by Stony Plain in April 2010.

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4208 - JEFF HEALEY - As The Years Go Passing By: Live In Germany 1989-1995-2000, Disc One (2013)

JEFF HEALEY
''AS THE YEARS GO PASSING BY: LIVE IN GERMANY 1989-1995-2000, DISC ONE''
FEBRUARY 22 2013
182:55

DISC ONE (1989)
1. I'm Torn Down/4:40
2. My Little Girl/3:58
3. Confidence Man/3:32
4. I Need to Be Loved/4:39
5. When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky/6:50
6. River of No Return/3:54
7. Angel Eyes/5:43
8. Roadhouse Blues/6:22
9. See the Light/9:09

DISC TWO (1995)
1. Got a Line On You/3:44
2. Stop Breaking Down/6:53
3. As the Years Go Passing By/6:38
4. Confidence man/3:23
5. Stuck in the Middle/4:10
6. Angel/4:31
7. Yer Blues/5:37
8. Me and My Crazy Self/4:10
9. Angel Eyes/6:06
10. Roadhouse Blues/9:35
11. See the Light/14:56
12. While My Guitar Gently Weeps/5:54

DISC THREE (2000)
1. My Little Girl/3:50
2. Which One/4:36
3. Love Is the Answer/4:30
4. How Blue Can You Get/8:34
5. Confidence man/3:32
6. Put the Shoe On the Other Foot/9:33
7. Feel Better/6:19
8. Angel Eyes/5:01
9. Roadhouse Blues/5:02
10. See the Light/7:34

REVIEW
by Fred Thomas
Before an untimely passing in 2008, Canadian vocalist/guitarist Jeff Healey toured ceaselessly, eventually growing in prominence to be one of the more world-renowned blues guitarists of his time. Blind and with a unique playing style, Healey's approach to the blues was all his own. As the Years Go Passing By collects three previously unreleased German concerts, recorded in 1989, 1995, and 2000. Over the course of the collection's 31 tracks, a rare look into the guitarist's evolving style is laid out, especially on different versions of spirited tracks like "My Little Girl" or "Roadhouse Blues."

BIOGRAPHY
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
What made Jeff Healey different from other blues-rockers was also what kept some listeners from accepting him as anything other than a novelty -- the fact that the blind guitarist played his Fender Stratocaster on his lap, not standing up. With the guitar in his lap, Healey could make unique bends and hammer-ons, making his licks different and more elastic than most of the competition. Unfortunately, his material leaned toward standard AOR blues-rock, which rarely let him cut loose, but when he did, his instrumental prowess could be shocking.
Healey lost his sight at the age of one, after developing eye cancer. He began playing guitar when he was three years old and began performing with his band Blues Direction at the age of 17. Healey formed the Jeff Healey Band in 1985, featuring bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen. This trio released one single on its own Forte record label, which led to a contract with Arista Records. the Jeff Healey Band released their debut album, See the Light, in 1988 and the guitarist immediately developed a devoted following in blues-rock circles. Featuring the hit single "Angel Eyes," the record went platinum in the U.S. While the Jeff Healey Band's subsequent records were popular, none were as successful as the debut.
As the 21st century dawned, Healey began to change his direction. He taught himself to play the trumpet and began to lean toward the kind of traditional 1920s and '30s jazz that had always fascinated him. He released two classic jazz albums, 2002's Among Friends and 2004's Adventures in Jazzland, on his own HealeyOphonic label, and a third traditional jazz outing with It's Tight Like That, which appeared on Stony Plain in 2006. And while he continued to do shows in his earlier blues-rock style, he increasingly gigged with his jazz combo, the Jazz Wizards. In 2008, a month before the release of his last studio-recorded blues album, Mess of Blues, Healey died from cancer. Songs from the Road, a collection of live blues-rock performances from 2006 and 2007, was released by the Ruf imprint in 2009, nearly 18 months after Healey's death. His final studio jazz album, Last Call, was issued by Stony Plain in April 2010.

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4139 - THE JEFF HEALEY BAND - House On Fire: Demos & Rarities (2013)

THE JEFF HEALEY BAND
''HOUSE ON FIRE: DEMOS & RARITIES''
FEBRUARY 26 2013
47:08

1/House on Fire
Jeff Healey / Joe Rockman / Tom Stephen/3:33
2/Who's Been Sleepin' in My Bed?
Jack Tempchin / Bobby Whitlock/4:01
3/You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine
Bill Bell / Kevin Connelly/4:26
4/All the Way
Jeff Healey / Joe Rockman / Tom Stephen/3:43
5/We've Got Tonight
Bob Seger/3:43
6/Bish Bang Boof
Jeff Healey / Joe Rockman / Tom Stephen/2:54
7/Too Late Now
Jeff Healey / Joe Rockman / Tom Stephen/5:32
8/Face Up
Jeff Healey / Joe Rockman / Tom Stephen/4:58
9/Adam Raised a Cain
Bruce Springsteen/5:04
10/Daze of the Night
Marti Frederiksen / Jeff Healey/3:56
11/Joined at the Heart
Jeff Healey / Will Jennings / Joe Rockman / Tom Stephen / Ken Tobias/5:18

Jeff Healey/Guitar, Vocals
Joe Rockman/Bass, Vocals (Background)
Tom Stephen/Drums

REVIEW
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The very title Good Light carries connotations of positive vibes, so it doesn't come as a great surprise that this 2013 album -- his fifth collection of original material -- does have a nice, comfortable, sunny veneer. Which isn't to say that Good Light is needlessly sentimental or saccharine. Holcomb is a paragon of good taste, a singer/songwriter indebted to Tom Petty and Bob Dylan who has chosen to pattern his relaxed roots after their softer sides, at least as far as this album is concerned. The Neighbors also feature Holcomb's wife and partner, Ellie Bannister Holcomb, who often harmonizes and sings duets, lending this warmth and accentuating the coziness at the album's core. It's rare when the band kicks up some dust -- "Nothing Like a Woman" comes close -- but that doesn't mean that all of Good Light merely shimmers in the sun; "Good Light," "Rooftops," and "Tennessee" all have insistent choruses that hook into the subconscious. Nevertheless, Holcomb remains a songwriter who favors subtle construction to earthy bombast, traits that mean Good Light isn't an immediate knockout, but rather a gently insinuating, casually charming collection designed to fit into the rhythms of your life because it so clearly reflects the rhythms of its creator.

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