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Pee Wee Crayton - Early Hour Blues CD
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A West Coast blues guitar hero, Crayton died shortly after these sessions, done primarily with Rod and Honey Piazza's band, or with jazz pianist Llew Matthews' quartet. The two dates show Crayton could do it all. Jump blues, hard or straight blues, and boogie were all easily played. It's that unmistakable T-Bone Walker influence, a stinging, swinging single line or chunky, chortling chord progressions that made Crayton stand out among the crowded blues guitar landscape. He was a one-of-a kind player, and this CD is not only his final testament, but a solid exclamation point on the career of a true American music legend. Crayton also proved to be a pretty good singer. His soulful rendering of the hit "Send for Me" is sincere and believable. "Barefootin'" might be a throwaway, but he really sends up the B.B. King evergreen "When I'm Wrong." Steaming instrumentals with big horn charts swing hard as on "You Know Yeah," Eddie Taylor's "E.T. Blues," "Red Rose Boogie," and the short horn-fired rave-up "Head'n'Home." The Piazzas and Matthews really know how to support a star, and their work is as credible as any. Additional kudos to Crayton's wife, Esther, who wrote six of these 11 cuts, and was always a major factor in his repertoire. On some of his solos, Crayton is astounding; on the rest, his guitar is merely spectacular. Though 14 years late (Crayton died in 1985) and only 45 minutes short on this CD, this is a precious document of one of originals of blues guitar, and a reminder that although he was relatively obscure, he had many fans who knew what the real deal was. For blues scholars, this is an artist, like Freddie King, Otis Rush, and T-Bone, well worth studying and relishing. ~ Michael G. Nastos
1983-84;Prod.By Rod Piazza; Best Cuts From His Final 2 Lps
Recorded at Vinnick's Studio, Riverside, California in August 1983 and December 1984. Includes liner notes by Dick Shurman.
Personnel: Pee Wee Crayton (vocals, guitar); Doug MacLeod (guitar); Rod Piazza (harp); Fernando Harkless (saxophone); Fred Clark (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Marshall Crayton, Bill Clark (tenor saxophone); Claude Williams (trumpet); Honey Piazza (piano); Llew Matthews (keyboards); Soko Richardson, Lee Spath (drums).
Audio Mixer: Steve Savage.
Liner Note Author: Dick Shurman.
Recording information: Vinnick's Studio, Riverside, CA (08/1983/12/1984).
Photographer: Bill Loving.
Personnel: Pee Wee Crayton (vocals, guitar); Doug MacLeod (guitar); Rod Piazza (harmonica); Fred Clark (alto, tenor & baritone saxophones); Marshall Crayton, Jr., Bill Clark (tenor saxophone); Fernando Harkles (saxophone); Claude Williams (trumpet); Honey Piazza (piano); Llew Matthews (keyboards); Dan Fredman, Eric Ajaye (bass); Soko Richardson, Lee Spath (drums).
Pee Wee Crayton - Early Hour Blues Songs
| 1 | Blues At Daybreak | | $0.99 | |
| 2 | Early Hours (Instrumental) | | $0.99 | |
| 3 | Barefootin' | | $0.99 | |
| 4 | Blues After Hours (Instrumental) | | $0.99 | |
| 5 | You Know Yeah | | $0.99 | |
| 6 | E.T. Blues (Instrumental) | | $0.99 | |
| 7 | When I'm Wrong | | $0.99 | |
| 8 | Send For Me | | $0.99 | |
| 9 | Red Rose Boogie (Instrumental) | | $0.99 | |
| 10 | Come On Baby | | $0.99 | |
| 11 | Head'n Home (Instrumental) | | $0.99 | |
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