Frank Ace w. The Blues Crusaders - Live In England

Album: Live In England
Size: 165,9 MB
Time: 71:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2007
Styles: Blues
Art: Front, inside, tray, cd

1. Playing With My Friends (8:09)
2. Sick & Tired (10:22)
3. I've Got Love (8:02)
4. Get On Line, Baby (10:32)
5. Mind Your Own Business (12:37)
6. Bury The Bone (8:37)
7. Members Only (3:57)
8. Next Time You See Me (9:35)

Bluesman Frank Ace had been all over the world, but never to England. He smiled, and said "I have waited all my life to say this... Hello England!" And with that, the band was off and kicking. The Blues Crusaders are one of England's best blues band. The four piece band added two great hornmen to compliment bluesman Frank Ace - Pete Grogan on alto sax and Joe Offeen on trumpet. The Blues Crusaders consists of bandleader Jeremy Watson on guitar, Bernard "Bruno" Urciuoli on bass guitar, Rick Hudson on drums, and Jaime McGovern on hammond B-3.

This is the only live CD of Frank Ace. It gives you a chance to hear and feel the emotion of Frank Ace from the opening track of "Playing with My Friends" thru "Sick and Tired." This CD gives you a chance to hear why fans are asking "Why isn't he doing more festivals?" Frank flew into the UK on Friday, February 17, 2006. He met with the Blues Crusaders and played a Shakedown gig that night in Castor. Jeremy Watson, the Blues Crusaders bandleader, did a excellent job of having the band as ready as possible in such a short time. The next night Frank Ace and The Blues Crusaders performed to a packed house at the Stamford Arts Centre.

The solos are pure, raw, and smoking. Frank Ace does all the things we like about his shows. He works the audience. The audience were singing, clapping, and stomping their feet. Frank gives every one of the Blues Crusaders solos, whether they want it or not, as in the case of the bass player, his good friend of one day, "Bruno" Urciuoli. After he and the band left Bruno on stage alone, Frank said "I knew he could do it, he's one bad ass bass man".

Blues & Rhythm Magazine reviewer, Phil Wight, was there, and later wrote in B&R #208 April 2006, "then as the audience stomped and hollered their appreciation, Frank encored which ended the night perfectly and sent the audience on their way on a high after a superb evening of blues and R&B. Good music, lots of fun, and surprises". Frank Ace "Live in England" with The Blues Crusaders is the only live recording of Frank Ace so far, but we are looking forward to another.

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Frank Ace - A Egg & A Biscuit

Album: A Egg & A Biscuit
Size: 102,9 MB
Time: 44:28
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Blues, soul-blues
Art: Full

1. Stop Dreaming (3:55)
2. Be Your Man (3:51)
3. A Egg & A Biscuit (4:02)
4. One Of These Days (3:43)
5. Too Much Like Right (3:55)
6. Old Man Shuffle (4:02)
7. Whatcha Gonna Do (4:23)
8. Working 2 Jobs (4:46)
9. Step On A Crack (4:21)
10. On BB's Wall (4:18)
11. SDW Blues (3:08)

As a child, Frank Ace learned to play country/western under the unlikely tutoring of rodeo cowboys who came to his stepfather’s boots and saddle shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Frank Ace developed his love for the blues when he later lived with his grandparents.

When Frank Ace attended Phoenix Union High School, he was making big bucks for a 17-year-old. Carver Barnes, a park director, took Frank under his wing and helped him to form his five-piece band, The Continental. During engagements, however, Frank Ace picked cotton and potatoes in the fields to earn money for sound equipment. The talented group caught the attention of Ray Agee, big-time blues singer and songwriter. After spending a year in Los Angeles with him, the group returned to Phoenix as professional savvy musicians known as the Frank Ace Combo. Frank always was the leader of the band.

In 1964, Fank Ace cut his first records, Kirk and Lady Margaret under the Hydra label. Since then, Frank Ace has played in every state in the continental United States, and every club on the blues circuit. There were also dazzling USO shows on a Far East tour and memorable engagements at Mugen’s in Tokyo and the 9000 Penthouse in Hollywood. In 2004, Frank Ace released his CD, Cry U Out Of My Heart. Influenced by Vernon Garrett, vocalist, Frank adds his own singing arrangement to melodic blues lyrics. Frank Ace thinks Carver Barnes had the biggest impact on his life. The Frank Ace sound is the blues — full-bodied, energized, synchronized and radiant — making it come alive on concert stages, and every club on the blues circuit. /Mojo Hand

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Frank Ace - It's About Time

Size: 347 MB
Time: 54:08
File: Flac
Released: 2007
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Turn Your Love Around (3:27)
2. J. B. Red (4:40)
3. Thrill is Gone (6:35)
4. The Blues Is Alright (4:55)
5. You Can't Take My Blues (4:17)
6. When You Move You Lose (5:34)
7. Woman Down In Texas (5:06)
8. Jolly's (6:24)
9. Love Of Mine (3:47)
10. Stay Gone (3:25)
11. Kirk (kook) (2:56)
12. Lady Margaret (2:56)

When Frank Ace plays the blues on his guitar, it is a rich sound that is smooth and demonstrates his mastery of a technique that has become his recognizable signature. Catching the beat from the legendary James Brown, Ace creates hard, vigorous sustaining notes that magically flow into resonant bright hues. Brown's rendition of Sex Machine in the sixties influenced Ace's style and gave it a startling quality with unexpected twists and turns. Frank also developed a cachet all his own from the powerful input of the late Freddy King's blues, Kenny Burrell's jazz, and Chet Atkins' country/western. As a child, Frank learned to play country/western under the unlikely tutoring of rodeo cowboys who came to his stepfather's boots and saddle shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He developed his love for the blues when he later lived with his grandparents. "Back then, my grandmother defined the blues for me, and I've never forgotten it," says the Arizona native. "You didn't have to have the words. Blues is a feeling; it comes from way down inside." When he attended Phoenix Union High School, he was making big bucks for a 17-year-old. Thanks to Carver Barnes, a park director, who took Frank under his wing and helped him to form his five-piece band, The Continentals. Between engagements, however, Frank picked and chop cotton in the fields to earn money for sound equipment. The talented group caught the attention of John Fulbright, agent for Ray Agee, big-time blues singer and songwriter. After spending a year in Los Angeles with him, the group returned to Phoenix as professional savvy musicians known as the Frank Ace Combo. Frank always was the leader of the band; he has a happy, contagious smile, a showmanship personality, and the ability to organize and get things done. In 1964, Fank cut his first records, Kirk and Lady Margaret, under the Hydra label. Since then, he has played in every state in the continental United States, and every club on the blues circuit. There were also dazzling USO shows on a Far East tour and memorable engagements at Mugen's in Tokyo and the 9000 Penthouse in Hollywood. 1994 Monterey Bay Blues Festival, 2000 Utrecht Blues Festival, 2006 Denmark, Sweden, and Norway tour. Plus a live recording in England. Blues has been making a dramatic comeback, and Frank explains the universal appeal to audiences of all ages and eclectic tastes: "Blues Artists are great entertainers. They have heart and expression and feeling, and this is what they give back to the audience." He adds, "I'm from the old school. I love rhythm and blues – I can't separate them." And it's his touch of finesse that weds his poignant and personal interpretation with the seductive sweet notes of his Ibanez guitar. An example of his distinctive blues style that's gaining popularity is "Money Don't Matter 2 Me, Doing Time, and No Moe" on his new CD, "Cry u out of my heart." This latest achievement unmistakably locks it down, stays in the pocket and holds the groove. It's the pure Frank Ace sound. Frank Ace just released his new CD, "Live in England" and the re-release of "It's About Time" with (2) Bonus Tracks from his 1964 Frank Ace Combo. Influenced by vocalist Vernon Garrett, Frank adds his own singing arrangement to melodic blues lyrics. He points out that the success of his career has been helped along the way by many other talented people. He thinks Carver Barnes (the bus driver in the Clint Eastwood movie, The Gauntlet) had the biggest impact on his life. "Carver is just an all-around nice guy," says Frank. "He instilled high standards and ethics in us when we were kids. He believed in us, and told us we could make it." Today, Frank is proving that with his growing list of fans, and making blues-lovers out of the uninitiated. He does it because Lou Rawls once told him, "You want to get beyond just being a good band." This is the challenge that has motivated him all of his life. The Frank Ace sound IS the blues – full-bodied, energized, synchronized and radiant – making it come alive on concert stages and blues clubs around the world.

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