Size: 113,5 MB
Time: 49:04
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues
Art: Front
1. Tuff Girl (4:04)
2. I'm Leaving (3:48)
3. Breakwater (3:35)
4. Sonny Boy (4:08)
5. This Time I'm Gone For Good (4:55)
6. Lefty Philips (3:32)
7. Conversation With JR (5:20)
8. Ashes In The Wind (4:20)
9. That's The Truth (3:25)
10. That's Why I'm Crying (5:34)
11. Poor Boy (3:37)
12. Rollcage (2:41)
Paul Filipowicz was born in Chicago in 1950, and his lifelong love affair with the blues began early. One night, while listening to the radio, he heard both Sonny Boy Williamson II and Muddy Waters—and the blues bug bit hard. His first exposure to live blues came when his father took him to see Otis Rush. As Paul recalls, “The only way my dad could get out of the house on a Saturday night was to take us boys along—and man, did we see some joints!” Self-taught and proudly rough-hewn, Filipowicz learned to play without a pick, drawing inspiration from the greats—Magic Sam, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Dawkins, and Luther Allison. Over the years, he’s opened for Hound Dog Taylor, Mighty Joe Young, and many others, carving out a legacy as one of the Midwest’s most authentic torchbearers of gritty, West Side blues.
He released his debut album in 1996, and in the years since has built a loyal following through relentless touring and honest, hard-hitting records. His recent releases include 2015’s Rough Neck Blues Live, recorded at The Knuckle Down Saloon in Madison, Wisconsin; 2018’s Unfiltered on Big Jake Records; and 2022’s Pier 43, also on Big Jake. Now, after fifty-four years on the scene, Filipowicz returns with Breakwater, his twelfth recording—featuring seven originals and five handpicked covers. Filipowicz handles guitar and vocals throughout and plays harmonica on one track. He’s joined by an all-star supporting cast: harmonica ace Martin Lang; saxophonist Erik Beraud; keyboardist Jimmy Voegeli; bassist E.G. McDaniel; and drummer Steven Doughtery. Vocalist Maggie “Blues Chic” Aliotta also makes a guest appearance.
Blues historian and critic Richard Shurman summed it up perfectly: “Gritty, rocking blues with a lot of West Side in the mix. One of your best. It’s the kind of album I’m glad is still getting made, though not often enough. I hope it gets the notice and praise it deserves.” Indeed, Breakwater is everything you want from a Paul Filipowicz album—unfiltered, unpretentious, and unapologetically alive. After more than five decades in the trenches, Filipowicz proves once again that real blues is about heart, not hype. /Richard Ludmerer, Making A Scene
He released his debut album in 1996, and in the years since has built a loyal following through relentless touring and honest, hard-hitting records. His recent releases include 2015’s Rough Neck Blues Live, recorded at The Knuckle Down Saloon in Madison, Wisconsin; 2018’s Unfiltered on Big Jake Records; and 2022’s Pier 43, also on Big Jake. Now, after fifty-four years on the scene, Filipowicz returns with Breakwater, his twelfth recording—featuring seven originals and five handpicked covers. Filipowicz handles guitar and vocals throughout and plays harmonica on one track. He’s joined by an all-star supporting cast: harmonica ace Martin Lang; saxophonist Erik Beraud; keyboardist Jimmy Voegeli; bassist E.G. McDaniel; and drummer Steven Doughtery. Vocalist Maggie “Blues Chic” Aliotta also makes a guest appearance.
Blues historian and critic Richard Shurman summed it up perfectly: “Gritty, rocking blues with a lot of West Side in the mix. One of your best. It’s the kind of album I’m glad is still getting made, though not often enough. I hope it gets the notice and praise it deserves.” Indeed, Breakwater is everything you want from a Paul Filipowicz album—unfiltered, unpretentious, and unapologetically alive. After more than five decades in the trenches, Filipowicz proves once again that real blues is about heart, not hype. /Richard Ludmerer, Making A Scene
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