Music / blues

Tribute to Carey Bell


Reviews (2)


Making a scene

d. 31. May 2018

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Jim Hynes

d. 31. May 2018

" ... Lurrie and John Primer are the only two Chicago guitarists playing traditional blues today. Expect nothing less here and, naturally, the harp is ever present in each selection too ... If you're missing that traditional blues sound amidst so many blues-rock and other conventional trappings, this is your record. This is REAL DEAL BLUES from certified players. You can tell right away that the Bell genes have blues running through and through".


Living blues

2018 June

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David Whiteis

2018 June

"The set list is divided among classics and little-known gems from the likes of Muddy, Little Walter, Junior Wells, Big Walter and Carey himself, with a few originals thrown in. Harpist Steve Bell takes front center immediately; often sounding very much like his father, he squalls, swoops, wails and warbles with elan, sounding both emotionally transported and unerringly precise ... Guitarist Lurrie picks with his characteristic fiery acuity, and his vocals, corrugated as they may be, are tuneful and [...] disarmingly tender".