Showing posts with label Aaron West. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aaron West. Show all posts

Saturday, February 6, 2021

Aaron West - Blues Night 2: Live In Brisbane

Size: 137.6 MB
Time: 59:12
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Killing Floor (Live) (6:06)
02. Hard Times (Live) (6:51)
03. Come On In My Kitchen (Live) (5:35)
04. Are You Ready For The Blues (Live) (6:32)
05. Hoochie Coochie Man (Live) (6:44)
06. Key To The Highway (Live) (5:36)
07. All Your Love (I Miss Loving) (Live) (6:32)
08. My Babe (Live) (5:26)
09. Nothing Can Change This Love (Live) (4:57)
10. Kansas City (Live) (4:48)

Raised in country New South Wales, Australia, Aaron began playing guitar at age 10 after being inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan. He was influenced by his father’s record collection, especially by great blues musicians like BB King, Buddy Guy, Little Walter, Jimmy Reed and Howlin’ Wolf.

He began playing music professionally during high school. After high school he was accepted into the Conservatorium of Music on both jazz guitar and jazz vocals, where he studied music theory for twelve months before leaving to take up a short-term teaching position. He has made a living from music ever since – playing thousands of gigs throughout the world, studio session work, singing jingles for TV and radio, writing and arranging etc.

He has had the privilege of meeting, playing, recording, studying, and living with some of the world’s best musicians and singers. He has appeared on most major Australian television networks. His original songs have received airplay both in Australia and overseas.

After years of being a sideman musician – playing other people’s music – Aaron has started leading his own band, where he can play the music that excites him; the legendary African-American styles of Soul, Blues, Funk, Jazz, Gospel, R&B.

Blues Night 2: Live In Brisbane MP3
Blues Night 2: Live In Brisbane FLAC

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Aaron West - Blues Night (Live In Brisbane)

Size: 133,2 MB
Time: 57:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Electric Blues, Slide Guitar Blues
Art: Front

01. Going Down (Live) (5:58)
02. Make Me A Pallet On The Floor (Live) (5:07)
03. It Hurts Me Too (Live) (6:07)
04. On Your Way Down (Live) (Feat. Kirk Lorange) (9:43)
05. Pride And Joy (Live) (Feat. Chris Stevenson) (6:36)
06. Love In Vain (Live) (5:43)
07. Dust My Broom (Live) (4:45)
08. Bourgeois Blues (Live) (Feat. Kirk Lorange) (6:07)
09. Bright Lights Big City (Live) (3:13)
10. I'll Play The Blues For You (Live) (4:35)

Raised in country New South Wales, Australia, Aaron began playing guitar at age 10 after being inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan. He was influenced by his father’s record collection, especially by great blues musicians like BB King, Buddy Guy, Little Walter, Jimmy Reed and Howlin’ Wolf.

He began playing music professionally during high school. After high school he was accepted into the Conservatorium of Music on both jazz guitar and jazz vocals, where he studied music theory for twelve months before leaving to take up a short-term teaching position. He has made a living from music ever since – playing thousands of gigs throughout the world, studio session work, singing jingles for TV and radio, writing and arranging etc.

He has had the privilege of meeting, playing, recording, studying, and living with some of the world’s best musicians and singers. He has appeared on most major Australian television networks. His original songs have received airplay both in Australia and overseas.

After years of being a sideman musician – playing other people’s music – Aaron has started leading his own band, where he can play the music that excites him; the legendary African-American styles of Soul, Blues, Funk, Jazz, Gospel, R&B.

Blues Night

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Aaron West - 2 albums: 504 Soul / The Trans-Tasman Quartet

Raised in country New South Wales, Australia, Aaron began playing guitar at age 10 after being inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan. He was influenced by his father’s record collection, especially by great blues musicians like BB King, Buddy Guy, Little Walter, Jimmy Reed and Howlin’ Wolf. He began playing music professionally during high school. After high school he was accepted into the Conservatorium of Music on both jazz guitar and jazz vocals, where he studied music theory for twelve months before leaving to take up a short-term teaching position. He has made a living from music ever since – playing thousands of gigs throughout the world, studio session work, singing jingles for TV and radio, writing and arranging etc.

He has had the privilege of meeting, playing, recording, studying, and living with some of the world’s best musicians and singers. He has appeared on most major Australian television networks. His original songs have received airplay both in Australia and overseas. After years of being a sideman musician – playing other people’s music – Aaron has started leading his own band, where he can play the music that excites him; the legendary African-American styles of Soul, Blues, Funk, Jazz, Gospel, R&B etc. and especially the music of New Orleans.

Album: 504 Soul
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 26:23
Size: 60.4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[2:23] 1. Such A Shame
[2:15] 2. She's So Fine
[3:26] 3. I'm So Tired Of These Blues
[4:12] 4. Just The Most
[4:36] 5. It Could Be Wrong
[2:56] 6. The Balcony
[2:47] 7. I'll Be On My Way
[3:45] 8. Rollin' With D

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Album: The Trans-Tasman Quartet
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:14
Size: 87.5 MB
Styles: Blues/Jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:45] 1. Redbelly
[4:31] 2. Sour
[4:18] 3. The Tune In F That's An F'in Tune
[4:33] 4. Where's My Coin
[4:47] 5. The Gecko That Lives In My Car
[4:20] 6. West Of The Great Divide
[5:50] 7. Bah-Deet-Dah-Dah-Dee-Dah
[5:34] 8. Dusk
[1:31] 9. Gecko Reprise

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Saturday, September 24, 2016

Aaron West & The Custodians - Live At Nightquarter

Size: 115,2 MB
Time: 49:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues Soul
Art: Front

01. Superman Lover (Live) (5:13)
02. Big Chief (Live) (3:41)
03. I'm So Tired Of These Blues (Live) (3:07)
04. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - Rock Steady (Live) (5:29)
05. Iko Iko (Jockomo) (Live) (3:05)
06. Gospel Medley (Live) (4:55)
07. It Could Be Wrong (Live) (4:55)
08. Mess Around (Live) (2:59)
09. Tell Me All About It (Live) (4:12)
10. C'mon Second Line (Live) (4:25)
11. Rip It Up (Live) (3:16)
12. I've Got No Regrets (Live) (3:57)

This is the 12-piece version of Australian soul band, Aaron West & the Custodians, recorded live at NightQuarter on the Gold Coast, Australia.

In 2014 Aaron West packed his bags and headed to New Orleans. He had spent more than ten years as an in-demand sideman musician in Australia – getting paid to make other people sound good. Whilst in New Orleans he recorded an album of his original songs with the city’s best band: The Monster Gents. That album, ‘504 Soul’, went to #1 on the Australian Blues and Roots Charts, and has received radio airplay all over the world.

It was during his time in the US that West realised he needed to become a bandleader. On returning to Australia he formed a band of like-minded musicians; the Custodians. Comprised of some of Australia’s best musicians, the Custodians are dedicated to keeping alive great soul, blues and funk music.

Steeped in the tradition of the greats that have come before them, they are more than just a band; they are Custodians.

Live At Nightquarter

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Aaron West - 504 Soul

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 26:17
Size: 60.2 MB
Styles: New Orleans blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[2:23] 1. Such A Shame
[2:14] 2. She's So Fine
[3:26] 3. I'm So Tired Of These Blues
[4:12] 4. Just The Most
[4:35] 5. It Could Be Wrong
[2:55] 6. The Balcony
[2:45] 7. I'll Be On My Way
[3:44] 8. Rollin' With D

Aaron West - Vocals & Guitars; Joe Ashlar - Piano & Wurly; Cornell Williams - Bass & Vocals; Derwin "Big D" Perkins - Guitar & Vocals; Jeffery "Jellybean" Alexander - Drums; John Whyte - Hammond Organ & Keys; Wil Sargisson - Clavinet; Tommy Stowers - Vocals; Shannon "Diggler" Marshall - TrumpetMatt Christensen - Tenor Sax & Baritone Sax; Jeff Reid - Alto Sax.

This album was recorded whilst I was spending time in New Orleans, LA, in 2014. All the compositions were written in New Orleans after soaking up the sounds of the city. It features the best rhythm section in NOLA - along with some of Australia's finest musicians.

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