Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - Maxwell Street (2016)

Ronnie Earl’s Maxwell Street is named in honour of blues pianist and previous member of the Broadcasters David Maxwell and is a nod to Chicago’s Maxwell Street where blues musicians gathered to play outside for the Sunday market crowds. It confirms Ronnie Earl’s status as one of the most soulful blues/soul/jazz guitarists working today. Earl is a three-time Blues Award winner as Guitarist Of The Year working with his band of over 25 years. This album is dedicated to my big brother David Maxwell. We were born on the same day ten years apart. His playing was a deep as the ocean, as high as the sky and as bright as a quasar. When he passed I felt a huge loss as I still do. David was a Broadcaster and he and I made a few records together. It was always a supreme honor to play with him. He played blues as well as jazz with incredible expression from Otis Spann to Cecil Taylor. He knew and loved it all. He became Otis Spann in the later years. Our pianist David Limina wrote a tune that captures the feeling of the album and we all send our love and respect to David’s family and all of our love and gratitude for David Maxwell.

TRACKLIST
1. Mother Angel ( 5:36)
2. Sonnet For A Bluesman ( 5:40)
3. In Memory Of T-Bone ( 5:59)
4. Kismet ( 6:15)
5. Double Trouble (11:41)
6. Imagination ( 4:19)
7. Blues For David Maxwell ( 8:22)
8. You Don't Know Me ( 8:03)
9. Brojoe ( 4:56)
10. As The Years Go Passing By ( 7:04)