Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 49:39
Size: 113.7 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front
[4:18] 1. Ol' Mama Dean (Part 1)
[3:26] 2. Ol' Mama Dean (Part 2)
[5:11] 3. Spare Some Love
[3:23] 4. Out Of My Mind
[3:56] 5. Lay My Head On Your Pillow
[3:57] 6. New Orleans
[3:59] 7. No Ring Blues
[4:08] 8. No No
[3:42] 9. Forgiveness
[4:52] 10. Gone And Dead
[3:34] 11. That's My Man
[5:08] 12. Again
Is it possible to be born with grit in your DNA? In the case of bassist-singer Cassie Taylor, whose album Out Of My Mind drops today, the answer is decidedly yes. She’s the daughter of award-winning blues innovator Otis Taylor, and it seems she’s well on her way to carrying on the family tradition while making a mark of her own. The self-produced album captures Cassie’s earthy vocals and sharp songwriting; it’s a recording steeped in the blues tradition but delivered with a modern-day edge.
“The blues is the basis of all American music and of everything that I do,” says Cassie, who wrote every song on the new album. “It’s a tradition, passed down from generation to generation. Some people say I’m not blues enough, but I’m a 26-year-old woman with very light skin living in the 21st century. Had Muddy Waters grown up when I did perhaps his music would sound a lot like mine.”CT04
To be clear, Cassie is not your stereotypical 26-year old trying to knock down doors and make it as a newcomer in the music biz. She’s already a road-tested veteran, having spent a decade playing bass on stage and in the studio with her famous father, a man who Guitar Player Magazine described as “arguably the most relevant blues artist of our time”. In 2011 Cassie released her debut album “Blue”, and soon after went to work on the just-released follow up. With support from her husband, who sold his car to help finance the recording, Cassie produced, arranged, played bass and keyboards, and finally completed the album. It wasn’t long before this multi-talented artist with model looks (not figuratively; she’s also worked as a model in magazine spreads and at fashion shows) landed a deal with Yellow Dog Records. The younger Taylor may title herself “Out Of My Mind”, but chances are she will be anything but out of the minds of her fans with the new album, and for years to come.
“The blues is the basis of all American music and of everything that I do,” says Cassie, who wrote every song on the new album. “It’s a tradition, passed down from generation to generation. Some people say I’m not blues enough, but I’m a 26-year-old woman with very light skin living in the 21st century. Had Muddy Waters grown up when I did perhaps his music would sound a lot like mine.”CT04
To be clear, Cassie is not your stereotypical 26-year old trying to knock down doors and make it as a newcomer in the music biz. She’s already a road-tested veteran, having spent a decade playing bass on stage and in the studio with her famous father, a man who Guitar Player Magazine described as “arguably the most relevant blues artist of our time”. In 2011 Cassie released her debut album “Blue”, and soon after went to work on the just-released follow up. With support from her husband, who sold his car to help finance the recording, Cassie produced, arranged, played bass and keyboards, and finally completed the album. It wasn’t long before this multi-talented artist with model looks (not figuratively; she’s also worked as a model in magazine spreads and at fashion shows) landed a deal with Yellow Dog Records. The younger Taylor may title herself “Out Of My Mind”, but chances are she will be anything but out of the minds of her fans with the new album, and for years to come.
Out Of My Mind
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 32:14
Size: 73.8 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Year: 2010
Art: Front
[5:09] 1. Black Coffee
[3:01] 2. Disappointment
[3:08] 3. Bought Borrowed Stolen
[2:36] 4. Goodbye
[2:53] 5. Make Me Cry
[3:36] 6. Haunted
[2:59] 7. Spoken For
[2:49] 8. Keys
[2:43] 9. Memphis
[3:16] 10. Waste Of Time
Cassie Taylor hails from Boulder Colorado. Combining a compelling mix of music, theater, fashion and modeling into her repertoire, Cassie is an ambassador of blending the arts. Cassie is the daughter of renowned bluesman Otis Taylor and toured in his band for seven years as bassist and backup vocalist. She takes her passion for the blues seriously by serving on the board of directors of The Blues Foundation. Staking a claim as a musician in her own right, her songwriting is a new kind of blues which explores the trials and tribulations of a twenty-something woman. Using pop vocals and deeply-rooted blues bass lines, Cassie is leading the new generation of blues artists.
Blue