Bill Sims - Bill Sims (1999)
Bill Sims - Bill Sims (1999)
Mp3 CBR320 Kbps | 57:07 min | 134 Mb (5% Rec.)
Blues, Electric Blues, Soul | Label: PBS Records / Warner Bros.
Mp3 CBR320 Kbps | 57:07 min | 134 Mb (5% Rec.)
Blues, Electric Blues, Soul | Label: PBS Records / Warner Bros.
Just like its title, Bill Sims' eponymous PBS / Warner Brothers debut is unpretentious and solid: it's this singer-guitarist's personal overview of the blues. Sims' voice at its most soulful suggests a blues Gil Scott-Heron or Lou Rawls – smooth, deep rather than flashy, and bittersweet. Some of his guitar solos somehow sound like that too. He transforms "Nobody's Fault But Mine" into a backporch banjo stomp, and tunes by Big Bill Broonzy and Charley Patton into shifty New Orleans second-line funk. He also breaks down a mournful version of Howlin' Wolf's "Mr. Airplane Man," and brings onboard saxophonist Chico Freeman to intensify the slow-burning R&B heat in "Smoky City." –Chris Slawecki
Tracklist:
01. Time Out 04:26
02. I Want To See You Again 05:02
03. Smoky City (feat. Chico Freeman) 07:29
04. Dark Moon Rising 04:07
05. As The Years Go Passin' By 05:27
06. When Do I Get To Be Called A Man 03:23
07. Just Like You 04:16
08. Black Mare 05:21
09. Blues For Breakfast 03:56
10. Mr. Airplane Man 05:30
11. Man Eater 06:29
12. Nobody's Fault But Mine 01:28
Musicians:
Acoustic Bass - George Mitchell
Drums - Tony Mason
Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Shaker - Bill Sims
Piano, Accordion - Brian Mitchell
Trumpet - Kenny Rampton