Greg Koch - Blues

Album: Blues
Size: 99,2 MB
Time: 43:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Can't Lose What You Never Had (Feat. Jimmy Hall & Memphis Horns) (4:32)
2. Can't Be Satisfied (Feat Larry McCray) (3:54)
3. The Stumble (3:53)
4. Stormy Monday (9:23)
5. Steppin' Out (4:06)
6. Red House (9:05)
7. The Damn Thing (3:51)
8. The Ripper (4:23)

With a catalog spanning over two dozen albums and extensive worldwide touring, Greg Koch has captivated audiences across the globe, including performances alongside Devon Allman, Duane Betts, and others on the Allman Betts Family Revival Tour. "Blues" features a collection of live recordings that capture the spontaneity of his guitar playing, with many tracks drawn from live performances and minimal studio overdubs. The album includes contributions from notable musicians such as Larry McCray and the iconic Memphis Horns, enhancing the two lead singles, “Can’t Be Satisfied” and "Can't Lose What You Never Had”. With this album, Koch finally answers his fans’ question: “To have this - a strict, 12-bar blues record - yes, I’m ready,” he says. “I’m really proud of this collection.”

(Note: Digital release. The CD release has 13 tracks.)

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Steve Cohen - Looking Back

Size: 117,8 MB
Time: 50:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Harmonica Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front & Back

01. Holding Onto You (4:05)
02. Harmonica Romp (3:48)
03. Baby Just To Be With You (Live) (4:14)
04. Leroy In Rio (4:42)
05. The Answer Is Lying With You (3:36)
06. Taste And Compare (4:04)
07. What Is It About Love (2:51)
08. Funky Driveway (3:22)
09. Roadmap (3:56)
10. No Time To Stop Drinking (2:14)
11. You The Whole You (5:13)
12. In One Ear (2:49)
13. Homeless Blues (5:18)

LOOKING BACK is a retrospective compilation from Milwaukee based blues musician Steve Cohen. The performances were taken from 5 different projects dating back to 1985. All 13 songs were written by Steve Cohen.

Among the musical luminaries that are present on this recording are Junior Brantley (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Roomful of Blues, Fabulous Thunderbirds), Greg Koch (Fender clinician, Koch-Marshall trio), Jim Liban (Short Stuff), and Peter Roller (Yank Rachell). Bassists Dave Kasik (Bryan Lee) and Kurt Koenig, drummers Vodie Rhinehart and Bob Mueller, and conga player John Ricco are also present, as well as a cameo from Milwaukee gospel quartet The Masonic Wonders. Several songs are from recordings by the perennial Milwaukee blues band Leroy Airmaster, in which singer/guitarist Bill Stone is prominently featured.

Steve Cohen does all of the front line singing, most of the harmonica playing, and also plays guitar on several songs.

Steve Cohen has been an important part of the Milwaukee area blues scene for 5 decades. He has been a part of numerous ensembles, playing prolifically since he started performing while still in high school, in 1969.

He has released 9 projects of his own and played as a sideman on dozens more.

He is the author of 5 harmonica instruction books published by Hal Leonard, and has played the harmonica parts for over a dozen other Hal Leonard harmonica play-along instruction books including Little Walter, Bob Dylan and most recently Muddy Waters.

As an educator, he taught blues history at UW Milwaukee for 5 years, and was associated with the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for 3 years. He has had many private students.

He has worked as a booking agent under the auspices of the Blues Central Booking Agency which he created in the 1980’s, and has booked thousands of dates for hundreds of non-commercial bands and musicians, both local and national.

He has also worked as a DJ at WMSE, and has written music reviews for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal and the Shepard Express.

Both as a harmonica player and with his band, Steve has won a dozen WAMI (Wisconsin Area Music Industry) Awards, and he served on the WAMI board of directors for two different 3 year stretches.

Looking Back

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Koch Marshall Trio - Toby Arrives

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:46
Size: 116.2 MB
Styles: Rock/Funk/Jazz
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[5:48] 1. Toby Arrives
[6:46] 2. Funk Meat
[5:44] 3. Heed The Boogaloo
[7:47] 4. Let's Get Sinister
[9:56] 5. Mysterioso
[5:05] 6. Enter The Rats
[5:17] 7. Boogie Yourself Drade
[4:20] 8. Sin Repent Repeat

The Koch-Marshall Trio are American guitarist Greg Koch, his son Dylan Koch on drums and Hammond B3 specialist Toby Lee Marshall.

At the heart of this organ trio is a blues sensibility - but Koch's compositions are an amalgam of rock, funk, jazz and country served up with heavy grooves and dynamic improvisations delivered with no small dose of humor and occasional wild abandon.

The trio blends the explosive guitar manipulations of Greg, the groove-centric, power-pocket playing of his son Dylan on drums (who share many telepathic musical moments) and the glorious, Hammond organ stylings of the uber-talented Toby Marshall, Greg’s compositions are properly portrayed in the blues drenched, funk, chicken-fried, gospelly, jazz-rock panorama in which they were conceived. Their first release, “Toby Arrives” the first moments of their unexpected musical partnership captured at an extemporaneous jam session earlier in the year.

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Steve Cohen Blues?Band, Greg Koch - Mixed Feelings

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:45
Size: 118.5 MB
Styles: Jazzy Blues
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[4:05] 1. Holdin On To You
[3:39] 2. Daydream
[3:48] 3. The Action
[4:41] 4. Leroy In Rio
[4:02] 5. Givin It Up
[3:22] 6. Misty
[5:26] 7. Too Broke
[3:22] 8. Funky Driveway
[4:55] 9. Crazy Mama
[2:40] 10. Solid Gold Cadillac
[5:08] 11. Strut
[2:36] 12. What Is It (About Love)
[3:54] 13. Road Map

Milwaukee area blues heavyweight Steve Cohen triples on his unique and progressive style of blues/jazz harmonica, (sponsored by Hohner for 25 years) guitar and vocals. Guitarist Greg Koch is known internationally for his incredible guitar virtuosity. Greg is a globe trotting clinician for Fender, and his instruction books and DVDs for Hal Leonard are a hit,as are his many recordings. Kurt Koenig, bass and Bob Mueller on drums round out the core band. Additional guests include world class cult blues harmonica guru Jim Liban, keyboardists Susan Julian and Joel Freisinger, as well as John Ricco-congas, and the Masonic Wonders, a Gospel vocal group.

This is an eclectic, carefully selected batch of blues/r&b based tunes. Half are twisted originals that remain true to the spirit of the blues while extending the genre into uncharted territory. Covers include 60s crossover blues hits like Daydream, Givin It Up For Your Love and Crazy Mama, as well Little Village's "The Action". Let's not forget the spirited rendition of Erroll Garner's "Misty". Splendid musicianship abounds both in solos and ensemble work, as well as expressive vocals throughout. Possibly the best blues?album of the year.

Mixed Feelings

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Third Coast Blues Collective - Music Friends

Size: 122,2 MB
Time: 52:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. I Believe (4:10)
02. Voodoo Rain (4:03)
03. Farmer John (2:56)
04. Do Your Duty Judy (4:56)
05. Directly From My Heart To You (4:35)
06. I'm Going Home (3:30)
07. Comeuppance (4:09)
08. Song Of Everything (3:52)
09. Sho Nuff (3:43)
10. Spanish Wine (5:13)
11. Boogie Sol Hoopli (3:52)
12. Recession Blues (7:16)

Third Coast Blues Collective is a loosely affiliated group of musicians bound by friendship, mutual respect, and a love of blues and roots music. We present unique combinations of the best blues talent from SE Wisconsin and Chicago in performances that deliver exceptional quality, excitement, and energy. Our performances can be scaled to any size venue from major festivals to clubs.

Music Friends contains original tunes by the artists and covers from Doug Sahm, Little Richard, Don & Dewey, and Prince Conley. The recording features 26 musicians and vocalists including Greg Koch, Matt Liban, Jim Liban, Michael Ledbetter, Jimmy Voegeli, Perry Weber, Bill Camplin, Robin Pluer, Andrew Koenig, and more.

Music Friends

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Greg Koch Band - Plays Well With Others

Released: 2013
Size: 148.3 MB
Time: 64:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Blues Rock / Modern Electric
Art: Front

1. Simone (Feat. Joe Bonamassa) [3:52]
2. Walk Before You Crawl (Feat. Robben Ford, Roscoe Beck & Brannen Temple) [6:24]
3. Spanish Wine (Feat. Jon Cleary) [6:10]
4. This Whole Town Has A Broken Heart (Feat. Paul Barrere) [3:40]
5. Sho Nuff (Feat. Robben Ford, Roscoe Beck & Brannen Temple) [5:02]
6. What You Got To Lose (Feat. Robben Ford, Roscoe Beck & Brannen Temple) [5:35]
7. Whiskey Rainstorm (Feat. Paul Barrere) [3:35]
8. Down The Road [4:43]
9. Night Owl Now (Feat. Paul Barrere) [5:17]
10. Hey Godzilla (Feat. Paul Barrere) [6:34]
11. Spanish Wine (Radio Mix) [4:55]
12. What You Got To Lose (Radio Mix) [4:46]
13. Hey Godzilla (Radio Mix) [4:09]

With his latest release, Plays Well With Others, Greg Koch is impressive, as is the list of guest artists that join him for the soul-filled release. Along with Joe Bonamassa and Robben Ford, Crescent City pianist Jon Cleary, guitarist Paul Barrere, bassist Roscoe Beck, and drummer Brannen Temple appear alongside an already stellar band to produce an eclectic album, full of blues, soul, and R&B.

Equal parts Memphis, New Orleans and Chicago, Plays Well With Others, features fifteen stellar tracks. Among the many highlights are “Walk Before You Crawl” and “Spanish Wine,” which features the beautiful playing of pianist Jon Cleary. Robben Ford brings a jazz vibe to the album with “Sho Nuff” and “Whisky Rainstorm” is a tour of the blues, moving from Al Green to Albert Collins in the span of little more than three minutes. After spending time in the realm of organ-filled soul, “Hey Godzilla” proves that Koch and company sound just as good at edgier, rock-inspired blues.

There’s not much to dislike about the album. The band is great and the production is solid, and the songs are good. Not only are the lyrics creative and evocative, but the song forms are also not boring, and the bass lines are creative. To put it simply, it is great music.

Plays Well With Others

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Greg Koch - Strats Got Your Tongue

Released: 2012
Size: 109.8 MB
Time: 47:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Blues / Electric / Rock
Art: Full

1. Foolish Mortals [9:16]
2. 2.68 [5:35]
3. The Damn Thing [3:55]
4. Miramanee [5:15]
5. Spank It [2:59]
6. Shakedown [4:17]
7. Sure Betts [6:09]
8. Cause We've Ended As Lovers [5:15]
9. Absinthe Live [5:13]

Outstanding instrumental guitar disc by this phenomenal world-renowned guitarist featuring 9 tracks of stellar, sophisticated, blues-based, “old-school” six string mojo of the highest level that defines world-class guitar rock artistry & new levels of musical insanity. “Strat’s Got Your Tongue” is a re-mastered Grooveyard Records re-issue disc. A long out of print essential guitar rock classic that includes a deep, profound unreleased Bonus Track.

Greg “Gristle King” Koch is a legit true axemaster in every damn sense of the word who is highly respected in the guitar community and endorsed by Fender Guitars. A stellar prolific guitar player’s “guitarist” who shreds to the beat of a different drummer with a vast musical melting pot smorgasbord cacophony of linear guitar god brilliance. If you worship mind-blowing, serious guitar rock mojo, dig deep and smell the gristle.

Lets face it, Greg Koch is an insane musical genius and veritable maestro on the guitar who has composed his ultimate instrumental guitar symphony with the mega-awesome “Strats Got Your Tongue” disc. A bad-ass brilliant display of orgasmic six string gristle.

Strats Got Your Tongue

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