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Wes Montgomery and Robben Ford Provide a Day of Blues and Jazz

Wes Montgomery and Robben Ford albums today’s random picksSo yesterday’s random numbers were 3 and 5. Those numbers led me to one blues album from Robben Ford and the Blue Line and a jazz album from Wes Montgomery. The Robben Ford album is his 1995 release Handful of Blues. The Wes Montgomery album was Movin’ Wes, released in 1964 on the Verve label.

Robben  Ford -Handful of Blues

Robben Ford is one of the artists I like when I hear his music but I tend not to search out his music. Part of the reason is I really didnt care for a few of his more recent albums. Therefore, I probably haven’t given his current albums a good listen. Bottom line , I just havent been listening to his music much anymore. read more

Reconnecting with Robben Ford

So the last two days I’ve been up early and out all day in that pollen ladened air surveying and at night I have been tied and itchy and not in the mood for writing, more in the mood for sleeping! Anyway Blues Wednesday has come and gone as well as Thursday which is often a jazz day so this afternoon I decided to listen to someone who combines the two blues jazzman guitarist Robben Ford! I first listened to the album that introduced me to Robben Ford Discovering the Blues released in 1997 by Avenue Jazz Vault Classics the album features live recordings from 1972. The album opens with a cover of B.B. King’s “Sweet Sixteen” and a great Ford guitar solo! The other six tracks on the album include a cover of John Lee Hooker’s “It’s My Own Fault”, The track “You Don’t Know What Love is” a jazz vocalist standard showcases Ford’s saxophone prowess. “Raining in My Heart” is a Chicag blues number that showcases the other band members Phil Nagle on keyboards, Sam Poplin on bass and Jim Baum on drums. All in all a good listen! read more