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MATRIARCH OF THE BLUES was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Sandwiched between trad jazz excursions BLUE GARDENIA and HEART OF A WOMAN came MATRIARCH OF THE BLUES, a millennial outing featuring Etta ... Full DescriptionJames unleashing her powerful growl on a wide-ranging mix of soul and rock & roll covers. This outing found a then 62-year old Peaches roaring over a crack band equally at home pumping punchy horns and a slinky groove into the Born Again-era Dylan nugget "Gotta Serve Somebody" and laying down a funky bed for O.V. Wright's tasty "Don't Let My Baby Ride." Not surprisingly, James's strongest moments come on ballads like Ray Charles's gospel-flavored "Come Back Baby" and Ann Peebles's pleading "You're Gonna Make Me Cry."
This veteran vocalist easily slips into the swamp-rock pocket of CCR's "Born On The Bayou" and rides herd over a particularly crisp reading of Big Mama Thornton's oft-covered "Hound Dog." Even The Rolling Stones' disco anthem "Miss You" is given an even more lascivious twist by an undulating mid-tempo groove that replaces the dance beat with flamenco-like nuances and luscious sounding horns.
Recorded at Fort Athens Studio, Riverside, California. Includes liner notes by Patricia Kannas.
Personnel includes: Etta James (vocals); Bobby Murray, Josh Sklair, Leo Nocentelli (guitar); Jimmy Z Zavala (harmonica, tenor & baritone saxophones); Lee R. Thornburg (trumpet, valve trombone); Tom Poole (trumpet); David K. Matthews (piano); Mike Finnigan (Hammond B-3 organ); Sametto James (bass); Donto James (drums, percussion); Ross Locke (percussion, background vocals); Goldman Redding (background vocals).
Award Winner
Rolling Stone (2/01/01, p.56) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...A solid return to roots, MATRIARCH finds James reclaiming her throne - and defying anyone to knock her off it."
Q (6/01, p.109) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Still, with a voice like a blowtorch, Etta James is one of soul's great survivors..."
Muzik (5/01, p.96) - 4 out of 5 - "...A big woman with a big voice to match....for real nostalgia the lady cannot be beaten."
Down Beat (4/01, p.61) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...A testimonial to the staying power of [this] veteran belter....James sings with conviction about love lost and found. It's a very convincing story."
Vibe (3/01, p.196) - 3 discs out of 5 - "...Delicious....James' force-of-nature voice and hard-livin' attitude cut through the production gloss..."
Mojo (Publisher) (1/02, p.71) - Included in Mojo's "Best Blues Albums of 2001".
Mojo (Publisher) (9/01, p.110) - "...She comes into the harbor like a stately galleon, her sails full of warm wind..." Hide Description Matriarch Of The Blues Music | List Price | $12.98 (You save $1.49) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, R&B, Blues, Urban Soundtrack, Soul/R&B | | Label | Private Music | | Orig Year | 2000 | | All Time Sales Rank |  44942  | | CD Universe Part number | 1000810 | | Catalog number | 582205 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Dec 12, 2000 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Donto James; Sametto James | | Engineer | Donto James; Sametto James | | Personnel | Etta James - vocals
Mike Finnigan - Hammond B-3 organ
Leo Nocentelli - guitar
Jimmy Z - harmonica, tenor & baritone saxophones
Lee R. Thornburg - trumpet, valve trombone
Josh Sklair
Bobby Murray
Donto James - drums, percussion
Sametto James - bass
Tom Poole - trumpet
David K. Matthews - piano
Goldman Redding - background vocals
Ross Locke - percussion, background vocals
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