Hugh Laurie - Didn't It Rain (2013)

2013-05-07T16:15:34Z

Hugh Laurie - Didn't It Rain (2013)


01 – The St. Louis Blues
02 – Junkers Blues
03 – Kiss Of Fire
04 – Vicksburg Blues
05 – The Weed Smoker’s Dream
06 – Wild Honey
07 – Send Me To The ‘Lectric Chair
08 – Evenin’
09 – Didn’t It Rain
10 – Careless Love
11 – One For My Baby
12 – I Hate a Man Like You
13 – Changes
14 – Unchain My Heart
15 – Yeh Yeh (Live)

Accordion, Organ, Keyboards – Patrick Warren
Acoustic Bass [Upright], Electric Bass – David Piltch
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Mandolin, Mandola, Mandocello, Tenor Banjo, Backing Vocals – Kevin Breit
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Robby Marshall
Backing Vocals – Gaby Moreno, Jean McClain
Drums, Percussion – Jay Bellerose
Lead Vocals – Gaby Moreno (tracks: 3, 5, 9), Jean McClain (tracks: 7, 9, 12), Taj Mahal (tracks: 4)
Mandolin, Mandola, Lap Steel Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Greg Leisz
Organ [Hammond B3] – Larry Goldings
Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Hugh Laurie
Saxophones,  Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Harmonica, Vocals – Vincent Henry
Trombone – Elizabeth Lea

His blues bona fides buttressed by his 2011 debut album Let Them Talk, Hugh Laurie returns with Didn't It Rain, another collection of jazz and blues standards, usually of the New Orleans variety but not always (his heart will sometimes stray to Kansas City), produced by Joe Henry. If Let Them Talk had a slightly burnished, rich veneer, Didn't It Rain is a bit lighter, with Laurie content to let himself slip into the background as both pianist and vocalist, which is odd as he has considerably fewer guests here than he did on his debut. Apart from Taj Mahal, this is pretty self-contained, Laurie playing the boogie with his band, sometimes lying back and letting his backing singers steal the spotlight, which they do with ease. Nobody is concerned with reinterpreting the songs or surprising a listener, they just want to enjoy re-creating sounds and tunes they've loved, an attitude that's rarely alienating although it's never quite infectious, either. All involved love the boogie and love the swing, happy to hit the accents hard and draw out the eighth notes, and if there's never a compelling reason to listen to Laurie and crew tackle these well-loved tunes, nobody involved embarrasses themselves, and it's a pretty enjoyable way to while away a lazy Sunday afternoon. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com

Druga porcja fantastycznego klasycznego bluesa od Hugh Lauriego, odtwórcy roli genialnego diagnosty Gregory'ego House'a w serialu "Doktor House"! Płyta "Didn't It Rain" to kilkanaście piosenek, tym razem nie inspirowanych Nowym Orleanem.

Nowoorleańskim bluesem Hugh Laurie, który jest wspaniałym wokalistą, pianistą, a potrafi zagrać również na gitarze, perkusji i saksofonie, oczarował fanów na debiutanckiej płycie "Let Them Talk" z 2011 roku, która sprzedała się w blisko milionie kopii na całym świecie, w kilku krajach pokrywając się platyną i złotem. Talentem wspomogli go wówczas między innymi Sir Tom Jones, Dr. John, Irma Thomas.

Na drugim krążku słynny Anglik wybrał się w podróż ku sercu Ameryki, odkrywa na nowo pionierów amerykańskiego bluesa. Sięga do takich twórców jak W.C. Handy ("St Louis. Blues"), Jelly Roll Morton ("I Hate A Man Like You") czy Little Brother Montgomery ("Vicksburg Blues"). Nie zapomina jednak również o bardziej współczesnych artystach. Jak choćby wspomniany Dr. John ("Wild Honey") czy znany z The Animals Alan Price ("Changes"). W "Vicksburg Blues" Lauriego wspiera wokalnie legenda bluesa, laureat Grammy Taj Mahal. Są też w gościach na płycie pochodząca z Gwatemali wokalistka i gitarzystka Gaby Moreno, a także soulowa piosenkarka Jean McClain (m.in. Sheryl Crow).

Produkcję albumu "Didn't It Rain" Hugh Laurie powierzył Joe Henry'emu, który odpowiadał też za brzmienie "Let Them Talk". Kilkanaście piosenek nagrano w styczniu 2013 roku w Ocean Way Studio w Los Angeles. Słynnemu Anglikowi towarzyszyli w studiu muzycy The Copper Bottom Band (Jay Bellerose, Kevin Breit, Vincent Henry, Greg Leisz, Robby Marshall, David Piltch, Patrick Warren, Elizabeth Lea, Larry Goldings). "Didn't It Rain" przygotowano w kilku formatach – jako standardowe, pojedyncze CD, deluxe edition book CD, na krążku winylowym oraz w formie plików cyfrowych. Drugi album Hugh Lauriego to porcja fantastycznego klasycznego bluesa. Robiąca jeszcze większe wrażenie niż na "Let Them Talk". Fani bluesa nie powinni się zastanawiać ani chwili! ---warnermusic.pl

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Hugh Laurie - Let Them Talk (2011)

2011-06-09T13:20:15Z

Hugh Laurie - Let Them Talk (2011)


01 St. James Infirmary 
02 You Don't Know My Mind 
03 Six Cold Feet 
04 Buddy Bolden's Blues 
05 Battle of Jericho 
06 After You've Gone 
07 Swanee River 		play
08 The Whale Has Swallowed Me 
09 John Henry 
10 Police Dog Blues 		play	
11 Tipitana 
12 Winin' Boy Blues 
13 They're Red Hot 
14 Baby, Please Make a Change 
15 Let Them Talk

Hugh Laurie – guitar, piano, vocals
Kevin Breit – guitar
Vincent Henry – saxophone
+ guests:
Tom Jones, Irma Thomas, Dr. John

Hugh Laurie will release his debut album 'Let Them Talk' on May 9th on Warner Bros Records. A glorious celebration of New Orleans blues, 'Let Them Talk' unites Laurie's musical talent with a very personal selection of standards and lost blues classics performed with his band of renowned musicians and some very special guest stars. Produced by Joe Henry and recorded at sessions in Los Angeles and New Orleans, 'Let Them Talk' sees Laurie on vocals and piano heading a team of musicians whose previous collective credits include work with artists as varied as Greg Allman, Solomon Burke, Robert Plant, kd lang, T-Bone Burnett, Alison Krause and John Legend.

Together, they interpret and revive songs originally recorded by NOLA blues legends such as Lead Belly, Robert Johnson, Ray Charles and Memphis Slim. 'Let Them Talk' also features collaborations with the Soul Queen of New Orleans Irma Thomas and Sir Tom Jones on the little known 'Baby, please Make A Change'. Thomas also leads the vocals on 'John Henry', while Laurie's lifelong hero Dr. John provides a momentous collaboration on 'After You've Gone'. Another legend, the producer, musician and songwriter Allen Toussaint, contributes horn arrangements throughout.

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