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Tab Benoit - These Blues Are All Mine CD


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This is a strong statement by Tab Benoit announcing his true arrival; although he only wrote five of the 13 songs on this disc, he stakes a legitimate claim to all of them with some of his most inspired playing and singing ever. His backing group sounds great and keeps up with him over the entire disc. He is one of a handful of performers -- Tabby Thomas and Johnny Jenkins also manage this -- with that rare ability to combine aggressive blues with the rhythms and sounds of the dark standing waters and Spanish moss-draped trees of the Louisiana swamps. Listen to the spin he puts on the Hank Williams classic "Jambalaya." He injects just a tad more blues and zydeco seasoning to take the song to a different level without messing with the basic ingredients that made it a standard. He does some equally good and interesting things with songs from Albert Collins and Willie Dixon, among others. However, when he plays his own songs, he rips apart the room and leaves it all out there for us to see. Feel the anguish and pain that run rampant in the title cut, "These Blues Are All Mine." Neither his voice nor his guitar leave room for any doubt about how he is feeling. As tormented as he is in "These Blues," feel the joy of a life lived in the swamp that percolates through "Crawfishin'." Listen to him rave in "Bayou Boogie" -- this is one happy and satisfied man. This is definitely one hell of a keeper. ~ Bob Gottlieb

Audio Mixers: Andy Bradley; Tab Benoit.

Liner Note Author: Art Tipaldi.

Recording information: Sugar Hill Studios, Houston, TX.

Photographer: Robert Hakalski.

Personnel: Tab Benoit (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); MarcAdams (piano, Hammond B-3 organ); David Lee Watson (bass); Allyn Robinson (drums).

Personnel: Tab Benoit (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Rueben Williams (guitar); Marc Adams (piano, organ); Allyn Robinson, Robbie Parrish (drums).

Dirty Linen (4-5/00, p.85) - "...the album is spontaneous, with exciting components of Benoit's guitars and vocals....the group's songs are well representative of Benoit's Cajun-influenced blues style..."
Living Blues (1-2/00, p.98) - "...a mixed bag...the shuffle is sharp and the trebly solos sting on the driving 'Don't Lose Your Cool' and 'Travelin' South'....He loosens up and swings...ripping loose on guitar..."

These Blues Are All Mine Music

List Price	$17.98 (You save $1.73)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Blues, Contemporary Blues, Regional Collections, World
Label	Vanguard
Orig Year	1999
All Time Product Rank	26,869
CD Universe Part number	1017566
Catalog number	79546
Discs	1
Release Date	Oct 12, 1999
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Andy Bradley; Tab Benoit
Engineer	Andy Bradley; Ramon Morales
Recording Time	55 minutes
Personnel	Tab Benoit - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars Marc Adams - piano, organ Allyn Robinson - drums David Lee Watson - bass Robbie Parrish - drums Rueben Williams - guitar

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