Time: 69:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2010
Styles: Jump blues, R&B
Art: Front
1. Sweet Sugar Daddy (4:44)
2. Baltimore Bounce (4:05)
3. Last Time Around (4:53)
4. Nell Don't Wear No Button-up Shoes (4:11)
5. Cry Hard Luck (4:28)
6. Ivory Cliffs (4:01)
7. Tom, Duke 'N' Red (Tom, Dick 'N' Harry) (3:28)
8. She's My Baby (4:19)
9. Marshall's Plan (5:47)
10. Right Around The Corner (2:48)
11. Easy Ernie (3:28)
12. I Sat And Cried (4:28)
13. Sideways (4:35)
14. T-99 Blues (6:39)
15. Flip, Flop And Fly (7:15)
The urban rhythm and blues of the forties and early fifties was a piano and saxophone-emphasized music that - played mainly by extremely capable jazz musicians - was a dance and everyday music for the purely black going out audience. With the retreat of jazz from the dance floor to the concert stage and the triumph of rock n'roll, this extremely accessible variety of blues faded into the background. In Europe there are only a few specialists who are really familiar with this style. The electric guitar blues completely masked the audience's perception from the sixties.
After a small tour, organized by the Zürich promoter and saxophonist Duke Seidmann, with legends such as Red Holloway, Carrie Smith and the over eighty-year-old Jimmy Coe, the accompanying band, which was engaged ad hoc for the "Legends of Rhythm and Blues", decided to form a permanent group. The hard core of the Blue Flagships was together with the renowned arranger and pianist David Ruosch.
Are the Blue Flagships Europe's most swinging blues band or bluesiest swing band? That's the only point audiences and experts don't agree on fully yet. However, their special mix of 40's swing dance music and 50's R&B makes everybody instantaneously feel like dancing. Undeniable to pundits and connoisseurs, the band is one of the last to cope with that particular sound from the so-called "Truman era" (1945-53). As if proof was necessary, you'll usually find quite a few lindy hoppers at each public concert the band plays. This CD consists of compositions from Al Sears' band book and songs written by Jimmy "T99" Nelson.
Personnel: Tommie Harris (vocals); Red Holloway (tenor saxophone); Duke Seidman (alto & tenor saxophone); Tom Müller (baritone saxophone); Dave Rousch (piano); W-Tone Balker (guitar); Daniel Gugolz (double bass); Martin Meyer (drums).
After a small tour, organized by the Zürich promoter and saxophonist Duke Seidmann, with legends such as Red Holloway, Carrie Smith and the over eighty-year-old Jimmy Coe, the accompanying band, which was engaged ad hoc for the "Legends of Rhythm and Blues", decided to form a permanent group. The hard core of the Blue Flagships was together with the renowned arranger and pianist David Ruosch.
Are the Blue Flagships Europe's most swinging blues band or bluesiest swing band? That's the only point audiences and experts don't agree on fully yet. However, their special mix of 40's swing dance music and 50's R&B makes everybody instantaneously feel like dancing. Undeniable to pundits and connoisseurs, the band is one of the last to cope with that particular sound from the so-called "Truman era" (1945-53). As if proof was necessary, you'll usually find quite a few lindy hoppers at each public concert the band plays. This CD consists of compositions from Al Sears' band book and songs written by Jimmy "T99" Nelson.
Personnel: Tommie Harris (vocals); Red Holloway (tenor saxophone); Duke Seidman (alto & tenor saxophone); Tom Müller (baritone saxophone); Dave Rousch (piano); W-Tone Balker (guitar); Daniel Gugolz (double bass); Martin Meyer (drums).
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