Showing posts with label JJ Appleton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label JJ Appleton. Show all posts

Friday, October 26, 2018

JJ Appleton & Jason Ricci - Beautiful Slop

Size: 94,4 MB
Time: 39:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01. Don't Take Advantage Of Me (3:55)
02. Hurt Myself (6:02)
03. I Got The Feeling (3:37)
04. Distraction (3:04)
05. Geaux Nuts Kidz (3:22)
06. Don't Badger The Witness (4:08)
07. Standing In The Safety Zone (3:10)
08. Brighter Days (3:41)
09. For The Very Last Time (3:25)
10. Stay (5:24)

From a Dirty Memory to a Beautiful Slop.

It was an unlikely phone call made in 2014 that brought Jason Ricci and JJ Appleton together. “You don’t have an acoustic album yet, let’s make one” said JJ. A few song writing sessions, a live to video and pro tools recording in NYC with Tedeschi Trucks bassist Tim Lefebvre, and the album Dirty Memory was birthed.
Cut to a multi-week long stay in the top 10 iTunes Blues charts and the Roots Music Report, headlining Festivals and venues from the tip of icy Maine, to steamy New Orleans - it was quite a run. It became obvious to Appleton, Ricci and their fans, that a new album was in order.
The duo took over bassist/producer Derek Nievergelt’s Brooklyn basement studio for two days. 90-degree heat and no AC. The swampy heat set the stage for what can only be described as 10 recordings dripping with raw grit, groove, acoustic soul and sweat: Their new album “Beautiful Slop”.
Ricci, a harmonica legend and winner of the 2018 Blues Award for Best instrumentalist/Harmonica, has broken another barrier melding perfectly his Sonny Terry on speed style with beautiful melodic, flowing riffs that consistently bring a smile or tear throughout the record. Appleton’s original songs and unique takes on some very unusual covers shows the duo’s penchant for keeping people guessing as to what they’ll do next.
The much anticipated October 2018 release of “Beautiful Slop” will be in conjunction with a 10- day tour throughout the Northeast, New England and Mid Atlantic.

Beautiful Slop MP3
Beautiful Slop FLAC

Sunday, May 31, 2015

JJ Appleton & Jason Ricci - Dirty Memory

Size: 103,0 MB
Time: 43:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Harmonica Blues, Acoustic Blues
Art: Front

01. Leaning Blues (3:18)
02. Nobody's Fault But Mine (3:23)
03. Can't Believe It's This Good (3:37)
04. New Man (5:14)
05. Jason Solo (6:03)
06. Just Enough (3:46)
07. At The Wheel Again (3:15)
08. Black Limousine (3:26)
09. Demon Lover (4:07)
10. Ain't No Use (4:12)
11. Come On Over, Come On By (3:30)

Dirty Memory is an acoustic collaboration with Jason Ricci featuring bassist Tim Lefebvre (Derek Trucks/SNL) and Neil Heidler (Eddie Harris).

Having traveled over many musical territories as a songwriter, singer, guitarist and producer, JJ Appleton has always used one compass - the blues. After seeing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee at age 10, he was hooked and crooked.
JJ was born into the paternal influence of a political radical & musical genius who played his son 87.6% of the Folkways catalog. Rebelling as teens do, JJ left the sweet smells and deep snows of Vermont for New York City - moving on to paying the rent singing on Diet Coke commercials, co-writing with pop-tarts & charlatans, and all the while playing looong guitar solos in smoke filled halls of ill repute.

Cut to 2015.
A what-the-hell series of phone calls to hire led to a joining of forces between JJ Appleton and 2015 Grammy nominated Jason Ricci, a world heavyweight champion harmonica player, bluesman, songwriter and personality. Their new recordings are a rebirth and deep breath of fresh air for both parties. Recording 100% unplugged (nary a guitar pick up or bullet mic in sight), the upcoming release mixes gutbucket-noir Blues, Roots with dirt still on them, and a sprinkle of cajun Americana. Original compositions,updated traditionals and devotion to musicianship all blend to make a musical collection of real fire, fury fortitude, & fun….
In this modern world of likes and views, JJ Appleton hopes to bring another poetic collection to the library of American tradition. May the blues and it's friends be carried into the future with strong, humble and caring hands.

Dirty Memory