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BLUES CD REISSUESRT EDWARDSH$13 99JRM PRICEGreat BLACK TOP RECORDS releases are back, thanks to these CD reissues on HepCat Records.EACHEARL KING &ROOMFUL OF BLUESGlazed(HEP CAT CD 528)SNOOKS EAGLINTeasin’ You(HEP CAT CD 530)JAMES HARMAN BANDBlack & White(HEP CAT CD 527)Funky New Orleans Big Band, Blues & Soul by EarlKing featuring Ronnie Earl on second guitar. ThisCD features plenty of funky fun and soulful ballads,and finds Earl King at his best.This new issuecontains previously unreleased bonus tracks.ANSON FUNDERBURGH& THE ROCKETSFEAT. SAM MYERSTell Me What I Want ToHear (HEP CAT CD 529)Funderburgh’s always tasteful and soul styledguitar playing shines through with Otis Rush-to-Elmore James-inspired covers and originals withthe late blues vocalist and harpist Sam Myersleading the pack. HepCat reissue contains previoslyunreleased bonus tracks.New Orleans singer and guitarist Snooks Eaglinplays his way through Blues, Swamp, R&B, andhints of Gospel in his own recognizable eclecticstyle.Also features George Porter Jr. (The Meters)on Bass guitar. HepCat reissue contains previoslyunreleased bonus tracks. (Highly recommended!)MIKE MORGAN& THE CRAWLMighty Fine Dancin’(HEP CAT CD 526)Guitarist Mike Morgan leads his band throughheavy Texas style shuffles and and soulful ballads.So put on your dancin' shoes and start cuttin' arug! HepCat reissue contains previosly unreleasedbonus tracks.Way heavy on cool sounds and tones, singer andharpist James “Icepick” Harman rocks, shuffles,grooves, & boogies his way through 14 originalmodern day classics.ALSO SUGGESTED LISTENING ON HEP CAT RECORDS:SNOOKS EAGLIN, Baby You Can Get Your Gun(HEP CAT CD 524)RONNIE EARL & THE BROADCASTERS,Deep Blues (HEP CAT CD 525)ANSON FUNDERBURGH & THE ROCKETSW/ SAM MYERS, Sins (HEP CAT CD 522)ALSO AVAILABLE: SUGGESTEDREADING ON SAM MYERS:The Blues Is My StoryUniversity Press Of Mississippi/Jackson - $5.99 BookCD IN REVIEWSTEVE MARQUETTEJRMH$12. 99 PRICELP **This title is only available on vinyl, butincludes a complimentary digital downloadof the whole album.FRANK ROSALYMilwork(MOLK-09)The solo record provides many challenges to theimprovising musician as well as the listener, its successhinging on the clarity of the artists techniqueand vision. Chicago’s storied avant-garde jazz/ improvisedmusic scene has embraced this challengeoften with incredible results beginning with AnthonyBraxton’s For Alto (Delmark DE 420 - CD $14.99)the first full length recording of solo saxophone improvisation,to Roscoe Mitchell’s 1992 Sound Songs(Delmark DE 493 - CD $14.99) and into the 21stcentury with Kent Kessler’s solo bass Bull Fiddle (OkkaDisk 12038 - CD $14.99), to name a few. Continuingthis tradition is drummer (and JRM alum)Frank Rosaly. On his first solo record Milkwork(Molk LP 09 $12.99*), Rosaly deftly explores themany sounds and colors of his drum kit. Highlightsfrom the record begin with the opening track,“Adolescents”, moving between more open passagesand strong metric grooves, the electronicsladen “Zoquete”, and “NY Prices!” and the metallictextures of “Calcetines”, all linked by Rosaly’sconsumate musicianship.Wonderfully recorded andpackaged (pressed on white vinyl!), this record isnot only a welcome addition to the catalog of oneof the most prolific and talented drummers workingtoday, but to the solo recording canon as well.OTHER TITLES OF INTEREST FEATURING FRANK ROSALY:REMPIS PERCUSSION QUARTET, Hunter-Gatherers(482 MUSIC 1056 - $15.99)KEEFE JACKSON’S PROJECT PROJECT, Just Like This(DELMARK DE 580 $14.99)JASON ADASIEWICZ’S ROLLDOWN, Varmint(CUNEIFORM 292 $16.99–ALSO AVAILABLE ON LP! $19.99)ARAM SHELTON’S FAST CITIZENS, Two Cities(DELMARK DE 590 $14.99)FRANK ROSALY / KEEFE JACKSON DUO, Word MadeFresh / Real Absence 7”single – (MOLK #8 $6.99)9