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The
Bo-Keys – The Royal Sessions
{2004 | Yellow Dog Records}
It’s
funky R&B, jazzy, beat-strong. The CD, The
Royal Sessions has been nominated for a Handy
award for “Best New Artist Debut”.
The
Bo-Keys are Ronnie Williams on Hammond B-3 organ,
drummer Willie Hall, Charles “Skip”
Pitts on guitar and Scott Bomar on bass. Additionally,
the horn section consists of Marc Franklin on
trumpet, Jim Spake playing tenor & baritone
sax and Hector Diaz holding down the percussion.
1.
Coming Home Baby – instrumental,
starts off with a church like organ then it
gets funky.
2. Deuce And A Quarter –
deep vocals and deep and funky, you can cut
the funk with a knife.
3. Seven and 7 – instrumental
groove with a jazzy horn accompaniment.
4. Spanish Delight –
the Hammond and sax are main focal points, could
take it or leave it.
5. Under The Table –
again the horns are prominent on this instrumental
track with backing organ, for me, the highlight
was the guitar which if you listen for the guitar
way, way towards the back of the music you’ll
here glimpses of it, but not enough.
6. Back At The Chicken Shack
– featuring Calvin Newborn & John
Gary Williams. The guitar is up front on this
song. Someone say yea. It’s good music
with talking bout’ dinner at the shack.
I’d bet you get good cornbread at the
chicken shack.
7. Doin’ It To Death
– a rock solid beat with speaking vocals.
8. I Remember Stax –
this was a cool instrumental, kinda jazz meets
soul.
9. My Country Loves Me –
good music with Vincent Price vocals, what is
that?
10. Bling Bling – another
instrumental, neat song, guitar kinda sounded
like chicken picken.
If
you like the Hammond B-3 and funked-up jazz
(kinda like the late great Jimmy Smith) then
you’ll like this CD. Rating 3.33.
Check
out Yellow
Dog Records for more information.
Ciao’
for now, peace.
Cornbread
Cornbread@stlblues.net
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