CD Review - Roaring at the Bear by the Tony Goldsmith Blues Band
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A CD Review of Roaring at the Bear by the Tony Goldsmith Blues Band
CD Review
CD Review – Roaring at the Bear by The Tony Goldsmith Blues Band
Bluebear Records – 8 out of 10
‘Roaring at the Bear’ is a live document from the four piece Tony Goldsmith Blues Band. The unusual line up of Pianist Tony Goldsmith, vocalist and guitar player Dave Illingworth, lead guitarist Paul Hartshorn and tenor Saxophonist Ray Colomb add a new dimension to many of the songs. The lack of a conventional rhythm section is made up for with inventive arrangements and jazzy flourishes on sax, whilst the acoustic and electric playing of Paul Hartshorn sits perfectly well as a foil to the rhythmic second guitar and accomplished piano and keyboard playing of the band’s leader. Although there are few surprises in the set list, it is well thought out, and the recording is of a seriously high quality, for a largely acoustic band playing in a live pub setting. Songs such as ‘Hop, Skip and Jump’, ‘See you later Alligator’ ‘Good Rockin’ Tonight’ and ‘Hedacol Boogie’ are mixed with slower songs, such as ‘Randy Newman’s ‘Guilty’ and the traditional ‘St James Infirmiary’ and there is plenty for the blues lover, with such songs as Dr John’s ‘You Lie too Much’, ‘No Rollin’ Blues’ and the album’s one original track, written by Dave Illingworth, ‘I can do it for myself’. All in all, this is a release that the group can be proud of, particularly the musicianship, and the level of
engineering, and it would be suitable for all fans the genre.
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