Johnny COPELAND - Ain't Nothin' But A Party (1987)





_{Styles: Modern Electric Texas Blues, Soul-Blues
Recorded: 1987
Released: 1988
Label: Rounder
Time: 38:04}

Tracks:

1. Ain't Nothin' But A Party - 6:27
2. Johnny's Gone - 7:42
3. Houston - 4:53
4. Learned My Lesson - 4:27
5. Baby Please Don't Go - 6:12
6. Big Time - 8:21

Personnel:
Johnny COPELAND - Guitar, Vocals
Ken Pino - Guitar
Ken Vangel - Keyboards
Bert McGowan - Tenor Saxophone
Michael Merritt - Bass; Dwayne Broadnax - Drums

Notes: Texas guitarist and vocalist Johnny Copeland didn't turn in a formula job on these six tunes recorded live at the 1987 Juneteenth festival. Indeed, the concert setting seems to put some juice in Copeland's singing; his voice isn't raspy or detached, and he actually seems exuberant about doing the umpteenth version of "Big Time" and "Baby, Please Don't Go." His band, especially saxophonist Bert McGowan, also seem to get new life from the crowd reaction and dig in behind Copeland with renewed vigor. Even Copeland's shuffle licks and patterns, which can become awfully predictable, were executed with some sharp twists and surprising turns. ~~
_{Quelle: by Ron Wynn.}

ich hab Johnny Copeland 1993, also 5 Jahre nach erscheinen dieses Album nocheinmal im Jazzhaus in Freiburg Live miterleben dürfen.
dies war neben den vielen Luther Allison , B.B. King und Buddy Guy Konzerten einer meiner Höhepunkte, was Blueskonzerte anbelangt!
Johnny in solch einer engen Umgebung ( wegen dem kleinem Club)zu sehen und zu hören, war Blues Pur!
mir fehlte dieses Album noch in meiner Copeland Sammlung, und ich bin echt froh, dies endlich bekommen zu haben!
_Remi


Remi