AUDIOQUEST AQLP 1038: TERRY EVANS PUTTIN IT DOWN

$

35

THIS AUDIOPHILE- AUDIOQUEST LP HAS A JACKET IN NEAR MINT CONDITION-VINYL IS FLAWLESS, TRULY LOOKS UNPLAYED, LIKE NEW.     Detailed item info Track listing 1. Money in Your Pocket
2. Too Many Ups and Downs
3. Walking in the Same Tracks
4. Down in Mississippi
5. In This Day and Time
6. Rooftop Tomcat
7. Lover Like You, A
8. One Sided Love Affair
9. Nasty Doll
10. Blues No More

Details Playing time: 52 min. Contributing artists: Ry Cooder Producer: Joe Harley Distributor: Navarre Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a
Album notes

Personnel: Terry Evans (vocals, acoustic guitar); Ray Williams (vocals);
Jesse Samsel (acoustic guitar, guitar); Jorge Calderon (acoustic guitar,
bass); Ry Cooder (guitar); Ken Scandlyn (guitar, harmonica); George Bohanon (trombone); Hence Powell (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, Wurlitzer piano); Jeff Alviani (Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); Jim Keltner, Phil Bloch (drums); Joachim Cooder (percussion, dumbek).
Recorded at OceanWay Recording, Hollywood, California on July 13-16, 1995. Includes liner notes by Ry Cooder and Terry Evans.
Personnel: Terry Evans (vocals, acoustic guitar); Ray Williams (vocals);
Jesse Samsel (acoustic guitar, guitar); Jorge Calderon (acoustic guitar,
bass); Ry Cooder (guitar); Ken Scandlyn (guitar, harmonica); George Bohanon (trombone); Hence Powell (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, Wurlitzer piano); Jeff Alviani (Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); Jim Keltner, Phil Bloch (drums); Joachim Cooder (percussion, dumbek).
Recorded at OceanWay Recording, Hollywood, California on July 13-16, 1995.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Terry Evans' second solo release (after a few with his singing partner Bobby King) further explores his swampy gospel, rock, R&B, and blues roots. Backed by veteran musicians like former employer Ry Cooder, bassist/songwriter Jorge Calderon, and even legendary jazz/funk trombonist George Bohanon (who tears it up with his solo on the album-closing slow groove of "Blues No More"), Evans proves that he's one of the most underrated vocalists on the blues/roots scene. Growling, humming, and testifying through an album primarily comprised of originals, Evans is in terrific voice. Much of the material sounds like it could have been on a mid-'70s Cooder release, but the singer adds additional vocal bite to this rootsy material. He's as comfortable with the upbeat approach of the humorous leadoff track, "Put the Money in Your Pocket," as with the searing, almost frightening deep blues of "Down in Mississippi" (reprised and rescued from obscurity on the Crossroads soundtrack), which at nearly eight minutes is the album's centerpiece and most intense piece. Here Evans uses his gruff voice to swoop and moan over eerie, snaking slide guitar and Jim Keltner's ominous, pounding drums. What's refreshing is how effectively Evans avoids typical blues clichés, preferring a more rhythmic approach -- one that Cooder's quicksilver lines do much to enhance. Soulful and emotional, Puttin' It Down is a dusty gem of an album. Like Evans' entire catalog, it's well worth exploring for blues/gospel fans looking for music that effectively combines the urging truth of gospel with the sensual grit of Memphis R&B. ~ Hal Horowitz