Duke Robillard - Passport To The Blues (2010)





Tracks:

[4:05] 1. Workin' Hard For My Uncle
[4:48] 2. Hong Kong Suit
[5:21] 3. Blues Train
[2:45] 4. Girl Let Me Tell Ya
[3:45] 5. Rhode Island Red Rooster
[4:10] 6. Fatal Heart Attack
[5:44] 7. Make It Rain
[5:29] 8. When Your're Old You're Cold
[4:00] 9. Text Me
[5:22] 10. Duke's Evening Blues
[4:48] 11. The High Cost Of Lovin'
[8:39] 12. Grey Sky Blues
[5:22] 13. Bradford Boogie

The ever-prolific Duke Robillard, a guitarist with a sterling pedigree, knows his way around a blues tune. He founded Roomful Of Blues ‘way back when, worked for a while with The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and has produced discs by the likes of Rosco Gordon and late legends Jimmy Witherspoon and Jay McShann. He’s written many a song over his lengthy career, but here he tries his hand at putting together a complete collection, with only one cover among Passport To The Blues’ dozen tracks. (There’s also a bonus cut, a spontaneous live-in-the-studio jam between the two credited to Robillard and drummer Mark Teixeira).
While his guitar work remains as deft and agile as ever, the songs are a bit of a mixed bag. ~John Taylor
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