Robben Ford & The Blue Line - Handful Of Blues (1995)

Artist: Robben Ford
Title Of Album: Handful Of Blues
Year Of Release: 1995
Label (Catalog#) : Blue Thumb[BTR 70042]
Country: USA
Genre: Blues Rock, Electric Blues
Quality: FLAC (*image + cue,log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 55:59
Full Size: 429Mb(+3%)(covers)
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Californian guitarist Robben Ford began writing songs as a 17-year-old and earned his start as a guitarist with brothers Mark (harmonica) and Pat (drums) in the Charles Ford band, which was named after their father, a former amateur country singer. The band was the first of a number of outfits that led Ford to The Blue Line, with whom he recorded several albums in the 90s, among them Mystic Mile and Handful Of Blues.

The heart and soul of Ford’s playing, however, is the blues (though, admittedly, he is one of its funkiest, jazziest practitioners), and his range is represented in the fine album Handful Of Blues. The album was recorded with his trio The Blue Line at the now-defunct Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, and released on August 31, 1995, when Ford was 44.

The Blue Line was comprised of Ford, bassist Roscoe Beck, and drummer Tom Brechtlein, another jazz fusion player who had been part of Chick Corea’s band. Ford said that the trio’s creativity came from a mutual feeling that they were playing with peers, working hard, and were all on the same musical wavelength. “It is hard to find that kind of synchronicity,” he said.

Handful Of Blues covers a variety of styles, including jazz-blues balladry (“Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”), Texas shuffle (“Tired Of Talkin”) and jump blues (“The Miller’s Son”). It opens with the pulsating “Ragged Road,” which was given a promo video to coincide with a West Coast tour the band made in support of Handful Of Blues. This upbeat, rock-influenced song features the sort of clean and exquisitely formed lines and groove that are associated with Ford.

Tracks:
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1. Rugged Road
2. Chevrolet
3. When I Leave Here
4. The Miller's Son
5. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
6. Top of the Hill
7. Running Out on Me
8. Tired of Talkin
9. Good Thing
10. Think Twice
11. I Just Want to Make Love to You
12. Strong Will to Live

Personnel:
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Bass, Vocals – Roscoe Beck
Drums, Vocals – Tom Brechtlein
Guitar, Vocals – Robben Ford

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