Time: 52:51
Size: 120.93 MB
Released: 2002
Styles: Modern Electric Texas Blues, Jump Blues
Art: Front
1. Muddy Waters (2:39)
2. Blues Clair (2:33)
3. I Thought I Heard The Angels Cryin' (4:55)
4. Good Boy (2:57)
5. Down In My Soul (3:17)
6. Pay Attention Blues (3:36)
7. Wah Wah Blues (4:40)
8. Jr. Blues (5:01)
9. Take It Easy Baby (3:47)
10. Blue Mood (3:16)
11. Flim Flam (3:02)
12. Backstroke (3:36)
13. Somebody Been Talkin (2:13)
14. Left Eye Jump (4:09)
15. Make It Snappy (3:02)
Every so often a guitar player so talented and purely gifted comes along that utterly boggles my mind and raises the bar just a little bit higher for all those that may follow in their wake. Jeffrey P. Ross has raised that bar to monumentous heights with the release of his first album as a leader, entitled 'My Pleasure'. If the name is familiar to you it might be because his past credits have included work with roots bands The Hellcasters and The Asylum Street Spankers, country music's Kelly Willis, rockabilly's Rosie Flores and Levi Dexter, and West Coast blues harp aces James Harman, Freddie Brooks and the late William Clarke. Splitting his time between Austin and Southern California, Jeff has assembled an astonishing cast of players for 15 tracks of pure blues magic, eight of which are original tunes and show just how well-rounded this artist's musical spectrum is. Mr. Ross doesn't stick to any particular style of blues on this record, instead choosing to go the eclectic route and letting the music speak for itself. Production can sometimes play a major role in how good a record actually is, and the care that was put into this one by Dave Leroy Biller is evident as this record is crisply clean and flows smoothly over all 15 numbers.
To try to compare Jeff Ross to any other guitarist would be a disservice. His style and technique are exclusively his and his alone. If you are looking for something new, exciting and completely different than just 12 bar blues, then 'My Pleasure' will more than satisfy your needs.
Personnel: Jeffrey P. ROSS - Lead Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
on tr.1 with: Guy Forsyth-Harmonica, Vocals; Kevin Smith-Bass
on tr.2 with: Eric Hokkanen-Violin; Ethan Shaw-Bass;
David Leroy Biller-Guitar
on tr.3 with: Mark Goodwin-Piano, Vocal; Kevin Smith-Bass;
Pat Klemperer-Sax
on tr.3,4 with: Karen Biller-Drums
on tr.5 with: J.Jaye Smith-Vocal; Kevin Smith-Bass;
Lisa Pankratz- Drums; Carl Sonny Leyland-Piano
on tr.6 with: Carl Sonny Leyland-Piano; Nick Curran-Vocal;
Damien Lianes-Drums; Eric Matthew Przygocki-Bass;
Murph Motycka and Jim Trimmier-Saxes
on tr.7,12 with: Kevin Smith-Bass; Karen Biller-Drums;
Mark Goodwin-Organ
on tr.8,9 with: Kevin Smith-Bass; Lisa Pankratz-Drums;
Carl Sonny Leyland-Piano
on tr.10,11 with: Seth Walker-Vocal, Guitar; Pat Shane-Bass;
Teri Cote-Drums; Gene Taylor-Piano;
Paul Klemperer-Sax (tr.11 only)
on tr.13 with: Major Lee Burkes-Vocal; Kevin Smith-Bas;
Karen Biller-Drums
on tr.14 with: Murph Motycka-Sax; Nick Curran-Guitar;
Carl Sonny Leyland-Piano; Eric Matthew Przygocki-Bas;
Damien Lianes-Drums
To try to compare Jeff Ross to any other guitarist would be a disservice. His style and technique are exclusively his and his alone. If you are looking for something new, exciting and completely different than just 12 bar blues, then 'My Pleasure' will more than satisfy your needs.
Personnel: Jeffrey P. ROSS - Lead Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
on tr.1 with: Guy Forsyth-Harmonica, Vocals; Kevin Smith-Bass
on tr.2 with: Eric Hokkanen-Violin; Ethan Shaw-Bass;
David Leroy Biller-Guitar
on tr.3 with: Mark Goodwin-Piano, Vocal; Kevin Smith-Bass;
Pat Klemperer-Sax
on tr.3,4 with: Karen Biller-Drums
on tr.5 with: J.Jaye Smith-Vocal; Kevin Smith-Bass;
Lisa Pankratz- Drums; Carl Sonny Leyland-Piano
on tr.6 with: Carl Sonny Leyland-Piano; Nick Curran-Vocal;
Damien Lianes-Drums; Eric Matthew Przygocki-Bass;
Murph Motycka and Jim Trimmier-Saxes
on tr.7,12 with: Kevin Smith-Bass; Karen Biller-Drums;
Mark Goodwin-Organ
on tr.8,9 with: Kevin Smith-Bass; Lisa Pankratz-Drums;
Carl Sonny Leyland-Piano
on tr.10,11 with: Seth Walker-Vocal, Guitar; Pat Shane-Bass;
Teri Cote-Drums; Gene Taylor-Piano;
Paul Klemperer-Sax (tr.11 only)
on tr.13 with: Major Lee Burkes-Vocal; Kevin Smith-Bas;
Karen Biller-Drums
on tr.14 with: Murph Motycka-Sax; Nick Curran-Guitar;
Carl Sonny Leyland-Piano; Eric Matthew Przygocki-Bas;
Damien Lianes-Drums
Thanks MrWalker
My Pleasure