Artist: Orrin Evans | Album: Presence | Released: 2018 | Genre: Jazz
Artist: Orrin Evans | Album: Presence | Released: 2018 | Genre: Jazz
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John Lee Hooker is a master of the primal, hypnotic Delta blues. Accompanied by nothing other than a bare beat of the drums (if not only the stomp of his own feet), “The Healer” can mesmerize. The simple, but effective, tools of his trade are one-chord songs and a ton of downbeat emotion. This collection of Muse Records recordings dates back to the ’50s. Hooker had a bad year in 1951. Or one would think from the opening track, “I Bought You a Brand New Home.” He bought her a new home, “all dressed up inside,” and a new car, too. As the sad tale is related, she pushes him out of her life and he sees another man driving that car. Supporting his indigo minimalism, the bassist and second guitar on these sessions is barely noticeable. One thing you cannot help but notice is the ache and pain that the absence of money and a woman’s love will do to a man.
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We fell in love with the styling of Scott Mulvahill as soon as this track started. Alone with his upright bass, Mulvahill has a unique act that combines virtuoso level bass work and a strong, accessible pop vocal.
What impressed us most was the way he plays the bass as a percussive instrument, knocking or slapping on the wooden surfaces to emit an almost bongo-drum sound. His arrangement of “Himalayas” is quite skillful, keeping the listener captive with jazzy licks and quick switches between plucking and bowing the thick strings.
Mulvahill’s songwriting has received honors from the International Songwriting Competition, John Lennon Songwriting Contest and American Songwriter Magazine’s 30th Anniversary Contest. He has worked as a studio musician on the albums of various artists and has performed with Allison Krauss, Bary Gibb, Bruce Hornsby, Peter Frampton and more.
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Hank Cochran is a vocalist, guitar picker and as an esteemed songwriter of numerous hit recordings. For many Hank will be known as one-half of the Cochran Brothers along with Eddie Cochran. He may be better known from the hit recordings he has created, rather than a recording artist. 33 recordings, Hank’s versions of the hits he wrote, songs he covered, both country music and country rockers! Also featured are his own recordings of eventually million sellers he penned and other artists made into hits. This CD album is also a perfect companion to the Cochran Brothers.