Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop Perkins and Friends
Sunday, June 8, 2008 8:16
“Pinetop Perkins has been performing blues music longer than most of us have been alive, so it’s safe to assume that when he releases a new album it has depth and savvy. The title, “Pinetop Perkins and Friends,” is self-explanatory; the friends in question include Eric Clapton, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith and Eric Sardinas. The nine tunes are standards with long histories of their own. Clapton sits in on “How Long Blues/ Come Back Baby,” a medley featuring Perkins and Nora Jean Brusco on vocals. Brusco’s voice is full-strength blues, Perkins’ piano is especially tasty, and Clapton’s comping is as incisive as his solo. Another winning number, “Look on Yonders Wall,” is an exceptionally hip cover of this classic 12-bar shuffle, with Jimmie Vaughan handling the lead guitar chores in convincing fashion. —Philip Van Vleck”
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