British
blues/
rock phenomenon Joanne Shaw Taylor aims her considerable vocal and guitar talents at a wonderful set of covers on her new release The
Blues Album. Released September 24th, 2021 on Joe Bonamassa’s KTBA Records, the platter features Taylor’s interpretations of 11 off-the-beaten-track
blues songs originally done by genre stars like Albert King, Peter Green, Little Richard, Magic Sam, Aretha Franklin, and Little Milton. Backing her up on these sessions is a high-octane studio band made up of Josh Smith (guitar), Reese Wynans (keyboards), Greg Morrow (drums), Steve Mackey (bass), Steve Patrick (trumpet), Mark Douthit (sax), and Barry Green (trombone). Joe Bonamassa plays and sings on the track “Don’t Go Away Mad.” He and Josh Smith co-produced the record and brought a new level of intensity out of Taylor that lights a big fire beneath this killer old-school material.