Get Wrong with Me, Speak Up, are all songs by Kurt Crandall, Dirty Butter Publishing, ASCAP
Sophomore Release - Get Wrong with Me
Kurt Crandall will soon release his long awaited sophomore release. The album was recorded in Chicago before he moved to the West Coast. He recruited some of Chicago's and Kansas City's finest players to help him with his second CD. On guitar, he enlisted the help of his long time friend and musical partner Karl Angerer. Karl has held the guitar chair in Lee McBee's band since Lee parted ways with Mike Morgan. ....s is Kansas City's premier piano man, Mike Sedovic. Two of Chicago's finest blues drummers were also part of the session - Mike Schlick (Dave Specter and the Bluebirds) and Kenny Smith (Mississippi Heat, Cash Box Kings, Pinetop Perkins, Lurrie Bell). Finally, on upright bass, the inimitable Jimmy Sutton (Mighty Blue Kings, Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms, Deke Dickerson). A definite highlight of the album is a duet Kurt wrote which features the vocals of Kansas City jazz legend - Myra Taylor. Myra is 91 years young and continues to gig weekly on the Kansas City blues and jazz circuit. She returned to music several years ago after a nearly 50-year recording and performing hiatus. Despite the layoff, her voice and wit remain as sharp as ever -in fact, she was awarded the Living Blues Awards - Comeback Artist of the Year and Female Blues Artist of the Year in 2002. Needless to say, there is much excitement surrounding this recording effort - lots of new originals by Kurt as well as many reworked time treasured classics. The release date should be sometime this winter.
Debut Album - True Story
Chicago Blues, West Coast Swing, Kansas City Jump these are just a few of the styles that you will hear on Kurt Crandalls new CD, True Story. Searching for the sound of the blues masters before him, Kurt dismissed newfangled technology and the digital wizardry of computers and instead recorded live in the studio to analog tape. The result is a disc that is contemporary in its themes but old school in its sounds and attitude. In addition to 8 cleverly crafted originals, Kurt pays homage to harmonica genius Little Walter, songwriter Smiley Lewis and the first Sonny Boy Williamson.
With witty lyrics that evoke Rick Estrin's songwriting and harmonica playing that is eerily close to the late, great William Clarke, Kurt Crandall has joined the current crop of young harmonica players to be reckoned with on todays blues scene. In support of Kurts fine songwriting, singing and harmonica playing are Kansas Citys finest blues musicians Jaisson Taylor on drums (formerly with Little Hatch, Joe Louis Walker, Bill Witherscurrent drummer for Lee McBee, Karl Angerer on guitar and Ralph Ybarra on bass (also plays with Lee McBee, Mike Sedovic along with Pete Kanaras (the former guitar player for the legendary Nighthawks. A particular highlight of the album is the fretwork of Pete Kanaras and Karl Angerer. Pete provides inventive rhythm playing and fills while Karl supplies many tasteful solos. Be sure to pick up this breakout disc by one of the blues most exciting new artists.
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