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Ruth Brown - A Good Day for the Blues
Year: 1999
Label: Bullseye
Total time: 60:35
Bitrate: 320 kbps
At age 70, Ruth Brown was still in full command of her powers when she cut this beaut of an album in 1998. Fueled by an all-star band featuring Duke Robillard on guitar and New Orleans session stalwarts like James Singleton on bass, keyboardist Davell Crawford, alto saxophonist Ray Moore, and a core group that also serves as her touring outfit, this record was cut live with all the musicians ( including a full horn section ) playing at once with no overdubs, a throwback to her recording modus operandi at Atlantic back in the 1950s. The songs are first-rate, featuring new compositions from soul tunesmith Dan Penn ( "Can't Stand a Broke Man," "Be Good to Me Tonight" ), torchy ballads ( "Never Let Me Go," "A Lover Is Forever," "The Richest One," "I Believe I Can Fly," and "True" ), riotous spoken word fables ( "Cabbage Head" and "H.B.'s Funky Fable" ), and solid rhythm numbers ( "Hangin' by a Shoestring," "Ice Water in Your Veins" ), all expertly played and sung. Far from being on the downhill side of things, Brown demonstrated that there was still plenty of gas left in the tank when she cut this one. ~ Cub Koda, AMG
Personnel:
Ruth Brown (Vocals)
Duke Robillard (Guitar)
Bobby Forrester (Hammond Organ and Piano)
James Singleton (Bass)
Charlie Miller (Trumpet)
Abram Wilson (Trumpet)
John Touchy (Trombone)
Ray Moore (Alto Saxophone)
Bill Easley (Tenor Saxophone and Flute)
Akira Tana (Drums)
Victor Goines (Baritone Saxophone and Clarinet)
David Crawford (Piano and Hammond Organ) - 10,12
Ruth Brown - A Good Day for the Blues Tracks:
01 Good Day For the Blues (Hoy Lindsey/Ricky Ray Rector) 4:36
02 Can't Stand A Broken Man (Dan Penn/Carson Whitsett/Hoy Lindsey) 4:47
03 Never Let Me Go (Joseph Scott) 4:35
04 Hangin' By A Shoestring (Jonnie Barnett/Janey Street) 3:13
05 H.B.'s Funky Fable (Homer Brown) 8:06
06 A Lover Is Forever (Steve Goodman/Fred Knobloch) 4:43
07 Ice Water In Your Veins (Johnny Otis) 3:36
08 True (Paul Gayten) 4:34
09 Cabbage Head (Traditional/arr. Ruth Brown) 6:08
10 The Richest One (Bill Carter) 7:58
11 Be Good To Me Tonight (Dan Penn/Carson Whitsett/Hoy Lindsey) 3:49
12 I Belive I Can Fly (R. Kelly) 4:24
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