The 21st album from
Ulmer
, who was working here with new arrangements of material, a new lineup for the
Blues Experience
(with bassist
Amin Ali
returning and drummer
Aubrey Dayle
replacing
Grant Calvin Weston
) and a brand-new 24-bit digital recording system based around a Mac Quadra hard disc recording system. Engineer
Winnie Leyh
's live mix to two-track is outstanding, and the performances are very fine indeed.
's vocal style is engagingly rough and heartfelt, pure
blues
all the way; this provides an effective contrast to his convoluted guitar work (and the band's support).
's guitar work is outstanding, transcending the
label and heading for the outer territories of
jazz
at quite a rate of knots. ~ Steven McDonald