Magnifico
Diese Rezension melden (Spam, Beleidigung,..)RxxK • 2010-07-15 09:22:02
really fantastic album !!!
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I Got Skills part 1 (the single)
Tony Macaroni & Heavy Friends — featuring Robben Ford*
Tony Lufrano (aka ‘Tony Macaroni’) shows off his skills as songwriter, keyboard player and record producer on this debut single release. He gets a lot of help from his ‘Heavy Friends,’ including international guitar hero, Robben Ford, as well as San Francisco’s uncrowned king of retro cool, Mr. Glenn Walters on lead vocal. The end result is a swaggering 14-bar Blues that’s extremely laid back yet relentlessly driving, flavored with loving nods to R&B inspirations like Al Green, Ray Charles, Bobby Bland and Albert King.
Tony is a lifelong resident of Oakland, CA and a much-in-demand keyboard sideman for some of the Bay Area’s finest Rock, Blues and R&B artists. He earned his bona fides backing up The Whispers on coast-to-coast Chittlin’ Circuit tours, highlighted by shows at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. Tony’s studio work with the Whispers includes their Soul classic Christmas album and his featured piano, Rhodes™ and organ tracks on their recording of ‘A Song For Donny.’ The group later recorded and released Tony’s original song, ‘Can’t Stop Loving You Baby.’
Since then, Tony has gigged, toured and recorded with a cavalcade of stars, including Boz Scaggs, Bonnie Raitt, Huey Lewis & The News, Elvin Bishop, Maria Muldaur, Robben Ford, Taj Mahal, Tommy Castro, Bill Champlin, Steve Miller, Joe Satriani, Carla Thomas, James Cotton, Linda Tillery, Eddie Money, Harvey Mandel, John Handy, Zigaboo Modeliste, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Earl King, Ernie K-Doe, Otis Clay, ‘Chinna’ Smith, Syl Johnson, Richard Berry, Johnny Johnson, Booker T and more, as well as with members of Journey, Santana, Sly & The Family Stone, the Tubes, Jefferson Starship, Graham Central Station, Tower of Power and the Robert Cray Band.
Naturally, Tony plans to enlist the considerable talents of his ‘Heavy Friends’ on future recordings, (eventually a full CD of original songs.) In addition to Robben Ford’s burning guitar work, ‘I Got Skills’ also features great performances by a lot of very talented singers and players who are definitely ‘Heavy Friends’ in their own right.
*Robben Ford appears courtesy of Concord Records.
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Großartiger Soulblues - Sofort mehr davon!
Diese Rezension melden (Spam, Beleidigung,..)Bluespfaffe • 2010-07-08 14:17:07
"I Got Skills" ist für Bluesfans ein Kandidat für den Sommerhit des Jahres. Die Nummer von Tony Macaroni & Heavy Friends ist eine All-Star-Session der kalifornischen Szene. Mit dabei unter anderem Robben Ford an der Leadgitarre.
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Mit den ersten Tönen ist es da, das zufriedene Grinsen, das mich überfällt, wenn da ein wirklich guter Song läuft: I Got Skills ist wirklich typischer Old-School-Blues aus Kalifornien mit fettem Bläsersatz, Backgroundchor. Und einer fantastischen Gitarre von Herrn Ford. Der Gesang kommt von Glenn Walters. Erinnerungen an den Soulblues von Bobby "Blue" Bland werden wach. Und das soll eine Debütsingle sein? Kaum zu glauben.
Oder vielleicht doch, wenn man nachforscht, wer dieser Tony Macaroni mit seinen Heavy Friends eigentlich ist. Tony mit eigentlichem Nachnamen Lufrano geheißen ist als Keyboarder, Songwriter und Produzent seit Jahren unterwegs. Unter anderem gehörte er zur Begleitband der landesweit tourenden R&B-Truppe The Whispers, die regelmäßig Gast im Harlemer Apollo Theater waren. Mit denen war er auch im Studio als Keyboarder. Und er schrieb für sie "Can't Stop Loving You, Baby". Danach war er so ziemlich mit allen wichtigen Leuten von Bonnie Raitt und Maria Muldaur bis hin zu Booker T, Huey Lewis & The News oder Taj Mahal im Studio oder auf Tour.
Mit seinen "Heavy Friends" will er jetzt eine komplette CD einspielen, wenn alles klar geht komplett mit eigenen Songs. Der erste Titel, der jetzt bei Jamendo auftauchte, lässt mir nur einen Wunsch zu: Mehr davon. Und das möglichst bald!
Exceptionnel
Diese Rezension melden (Spam, Beleidigung,..)CRAPULBLUES • 2010-07-09 16:27:03
c'est parfait
Excellent
Diese Rezension melden (Spam, Beleidigung,..)daisylis • 2010-07-09 17:17:54
Rythm&Blues comme à l'époque........
Thank you for sharing my friends ! I greatly enjoyed
Love and Peace (et merci Crapulblues pour la recom)
Smooth, Sexy, Soul Food Blues..
Diese Rezension melden (Spam, Beleidigung,..)musictomyears • 2010-07-08 23:51:45
Smooth, sexy, soul food, with good strong compelling male vocals. That will really tease and please you. And make your heart sing. Love the blues.. feel it in your bones..
No Doubt, They Got Skill, But Also Style, Gravity and More
Diese Rezension melden (Spam, Beleidigung,..)m_masters • 2010-07-11 17:41:28
A great deep blues composition, with equally deeply inflicted vocals. The standard blues guitar produces a little magic from the Blues scales with some superb playing. The slow paced percussion along with a laid back(even lazy) bass produce the backbone for some basic Blues riffs. A piano hammers in the background to add a little flavor, but it's the guitar and brass along with excellent vocals that set the genre beautifully.
No doubt that they got skill.
IT LET ME SO HUNGRY...
Diese Rezension melden (Spam, Beleidigung,..)Carybe • 2010-07-11 12:14:27
I hate when this happens. I hear something that I feel it's going to put me in ecstasy and just after I start having that good feeling... there's no more, it's over.
Oh well, there's no remedy other than listening to this one track over and over again...I guess.
