Time: 64:25
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1993
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Full
01. First Class Shuffle (3:16)
02. Little Bluebird (6:05)
03. Crazy 'bout You (3:03)
04. Saturday Morning Jump (2:48)
05. Early In The Morning (3:35)
06. Vicksburg Blues (5:03)
07. Vintage Shuffle (1:56)
08. Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You (4:34)
09. Honey Boy (2:29)
10. Standing On Shakey Ground (3:58)
11. M.C. Blues (5:35)
12. Confessin' The Blues (4:08)
13. Spend It While You Can (3:26)
14. Kevin's Groove (4:28)
15. Evening News (3:53)
16. Georgia (6:01)
Personnel:
Christian Rannenberg: piano, vocals
Thomas Feldmann: sax, harmonica
Jan Hirte: guitar, back-up vocals
Kevon DuVernay-Shipman: bass, vocals
Tommie Harris: drums
Karen Carroll: vocals
Big Jay McNeely: sax
The First Class Bluesband starring Big Jay McNeely and Karen Carroll presents First Class Blues, an extraordinary blues album. The founder of the group is Christian Rannenberg, who is probably the blackest among the white blues pianists, who lived for years in the USA with blacks in their environment and learned the blues there. For a long time he has been playing with all single members of the First Class Bluesband in different instrumentations. His collaboration with Big Jay McNeely brought the preliminary high point with the album "Blues At Daybreak" (quarterly list in the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik). For First Class Bluesband musicians have teamed up, which you just listen, because? they have known each other for a long time. And the heavyweight Blueslady Karen Carroll sets with her powerful voice additional accents.
Anyone who calls themselves "First Class Blues Band" raises the bar. For the five thoroughbred musicians, this is not a problem: each one a fixed size of the German blues scene, they have shown with the first album in 1991, what's up. The critics were impressed, followed by the "Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik", as well as tours with Buddy Ace, Johnny Heartsman, Johnny Copeland, Big Jay McNeely, Angela Brown, Karen Carroll and others. For a blues band, the truth is on the stage, and so shows especially in the legendary Franz Club in Berlin live recorded CD the quality and joy of the band.
Not easy to get these five together, because everyone is now with their own projects and different bands on the road: Christian Rannenberg is a Blues & Boogie pianist worth every trip, Jan Hirte now has his own band "Blue Ribbon", Thomas Feldmann is a guest of bands like BB & The Blues Shacks u.a. on the sax and the harp and the rhythm section with Kevin DuVernay and Tommie Harris is a well-booked duo - it impresses with solid grooves and vocal accents. As the jury of the record price put it: Pradicatore "Especially valuable".
This year, the band celebrates its 20th anniversary and has decided to revive the old times. In February, the band played in front of an enthusiastic audience in Schwalbach, a new CD is planned and further festivals follow. Have fun with the First Class Blues Band! ~Online translation from Germany
Christian Rannenberg: piano, vocals
Thomas Feldmann: sax, harmonica
Jan Hirte: guitar, back-up vocals
Kevon DuVernay-Shipman: bass, vocals
Tommie Harris: drums
Karen Carroll: vocals
Big Jay McNeely: sax
The First Class Bluesband starring Big Jay McNeely and Karen Carroll presents First Class Blues, an extraordinary blues album. The founder of the group is Christian Rannenberg, who is probably the blackest among the white blues pianists, who lived for years in the USA with blacks in their environment and learned the blues there. For a long time he has been playing with all single members of the First Class Bluesband in different instrumentations. His collaboration with Big Jay McNeely brought the preliminary high point with the album "Blues At Daybreak" (quarterly list in the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik). For First Class Bluesband musicians have teamed up, which you just listen, because? they have known each other for a long time. And the heavyweight Blueslady Karen Carroll sets with her powerful voice additional accents.
Anyone who calls themselves "First Class Blues Band" raises the bar. For the five thoroughbred musicians, this is not a problem: each one a fixed size of the German blues scene, they have shown with the first album in 1991, what's up. The critics were impressed, followed by the "Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik", as well as tours with Buddy Ace, Johnny Heartsman, Johnny Copeland, Big Jay McNeely, Angela Brown, Karen Carroll and others. For a blues band, the truth is on the stage, and so shows especially in the legendary Franz Club in Berlin live recorded CD the quality and joy of the band.
Not easy to get these five together, because everyone is now with their own projects and different bands on the road: Christian Rannenberg is a Blues & Boogie pianist worth every trip, Jan Hirte now has his own band "Blue Ribbon", Thomas Feldmann is a guest of bands like BB & The Blues Shacks u.a. on the sax and the harp and the rhythm section with Kevin DuVernay and Tommie Harris is a well-booked duo - it impresses with solid grooves and vocal accents. As the jury of the record price put it: Pradicatore "Especially valuable".
This year, the band celebrates its 20th anniversary and has decided to revive the old times. In February, the band played in front of an enthusiastic audience in Schwalbach, a new CD is planned and further festivals follow. Have fun with the First Class Blues Band! ~Online translation from Germany
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