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Through steady work, Edgar Winter kept himself visible throughout the '90s, culminating with a pair of solid efforts for Intersound. Those appeared under the radar of popular consciousness, known only to hard rock and blues-rock fans. For the general public, Winter re-entered consciousness through a series of television commercials -- usually, they just featured his songs, but he was the star in a clever Miller campaign that suggested Winter and George Hamilton were twins -- along with a prominent song in the political satire Wag the Dog. All of this led to a contract with Pyramid Records and Winter Blues, his first large-scale, heavily promoted release in nearly 20 years. As is customary for any comeback release, Winter Blues is flush with cameos, but this time around, they make sense -- brother Johnny, Rick Derringer and Leon Russell have been long-time colleagues of Edgar, while Dr. John and (surprisingly) Eddie Money fit in quite nicely. Their presence is welcome, since Winter has never been the strongest of frontmen and they never take away from his guitar playing, which remains the best reason to hear Winter Blues. Anyone that paid attention to his Intersound releases would have realized that Winter has been cutting good, solid records in the '90s and this is no different, but anyone that hasn't followed him will be surprised how consistent this is. Really, there's nothing new here, since it's in the vein of his electrified blues and hard rock of the '70s, but it's done well and performed with conviction, resulting in an album that may not reach the heights of his classics, but certainly is among his most enjoyable and consistent works. In other words, it will please both the hardcore fans and listeners in the process of (re)discovering Winter.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jon Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Trudel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Derringer, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Anderson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pesco, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar Winter, Producer, Organ, Piano, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, Bari Sax, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Tussing, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Goetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Bennett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Howard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Cicala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dee Robb, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Paris, Harp, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cole, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vail Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Wipfli, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEPHANIE GYLDEN, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Monique Winter, Producer - Rick Latham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Roubicek, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Westy Westenhofer, Sousaphone, AssociatedPerformer - Monte' Kelley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Boblak Jr., Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Pyramid Records
Jon Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Trudel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Anderson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pesco, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar Winter, Producer, Organ, Piano, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, Bari Sax, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Tussing, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. John, Piano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Goetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Kimball, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Bennett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Howard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Cicala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dee Robb, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cole, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vail Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Wipfli, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEPHANIE GYLDEN, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Monique Winter, Producer - Rick Latham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Roubicek, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Westy Westenhofer, Sousaphone, AssociatedPerformer - Monte' Kelley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Boblak Jr., Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Pyramid Records
Jon Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Trudel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Anderson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pesco, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar Winter, Producer, Organ, Piano, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, Bari Sax, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Tussing, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Goetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Bennett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Howard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Cicala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dee Robb, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cole, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vail Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Wipfli, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEPHANIE GYLDEN, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Monique Winter, Producer - Rick Latham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Roubicek, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Westy Westenhofer, Sousaphone, AssociatedPerformer - Monte' Kelley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Boblak Jr., Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Pyramid Records
Jon Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Trudel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Derringer, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Anderson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pesco, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar Winter, Producer, Organ, Piano, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, Bari Sax, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Tussing, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Howard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Wipfli, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Silverman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - STEPHANIE GYLDEN, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McKinney, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Monique Winter, Producer - Rick Latham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Roubicek, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Westy Westenhofer, Sousaphone, AssociatedPerformer - Monte' Kelley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Church, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Pyramid Records
Jon Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Trudel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Derringer, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Anderson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sterling Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pesco, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar Winter, Producer, Organ, Piano, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, Bari Sax, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Tussing, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Winter, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Howard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Paris, Harp, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Wipfli, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEPHANIE GYLDEN, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Torres, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Monique Winter, Producer - Dean Roubicek, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Westy Westenhofer, Sousaphone, AssociatedPerformer - Monte' Kelley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Post, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Pyramid Records
Jon Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Trudel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Derringer, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Anderson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pesco, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar Winter, Producer, Organ, Piano, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, Bari Sax, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Tussing, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Goetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Bennett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Howard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Cicala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dee Robb, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cole, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vail Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Wipfli, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEPHANIE GYLDEN, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Monique Winter, Producer - Rick Latham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Roubicek, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Westy Westenhofer, Sousaphone, AssociatedPerformer - Monte' Kelley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Boblak Jr., Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Pyramid Records
Jon Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Trudel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Anderson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Sullivan, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pesco, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Filipetti, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Edgar Winter, Producer, Organ, Piano, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, Bari Sax, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Tussing, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Goetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Bennett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Howard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Cicala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dee Robb, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cole, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Mahon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Wipfli, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McKinney, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Monique Winter, Producer - Rick Latham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Roubicek, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Westy Westenhofer, Sousaphone, AssociatedPerformer - Monte' Kelley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Boblak Jr., Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Pyramid Records
Jon Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Money, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Trudel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Anderson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pesco, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar Winter, Producer, Organ, Piano, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, Bari Sax, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Tussing, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Goetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Bennett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Howard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Cicala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dee Robb, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cole, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vail Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Wipfli, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEPHANIE GYLDEN, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Monique Winter, Producer - Rick Latham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Roubicek, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Westy Westenhofer, Sousaphone, AssociatedPerformer - Monte' Kelley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Boblak Jr., Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Pyramid Records
Jon Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Trudel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Anderson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pesco, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar Winter, Producer, Organ, Piano, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, Bari Sax, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Tussing, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Goetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Bennett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Howard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Cicala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dee Robb, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cole, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vail Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Wipfli, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEPHANIE GYLDEN, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Monique Winter, Producer - Rick Latham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Roubicek, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Westy Westenhofer, Sousaphone, AssociatedPerformer - Monte' Kelley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Boblak Jr., Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Pyramid Records
Jon Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Trudel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Anderson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pesco, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar Winter, Producer, Organ, Piano, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, Bari Sax, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Tussing, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Goetz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Bennett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Howard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Cicala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dee Robb, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cole, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vail Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Curt Cuomo, ComposerLyricist - John Mahon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Wipfli, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Massari, String Arranger, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - STEPHANIE GYLDEN, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Monique Winter, Producer - Rick Latham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Roubicek, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Westy Westenhofer, Sousaphone, AssociatedPerformer - Monte' Kelley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Boblak Jr., Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Pyramid Records
Album review
Through steady work, Edgar Winter kept himself visible throughout the '90s, culminating with a pair of solid efforts for Intersound. Those appeared under the radar of popular consciousness, known only to hard rock and blues-rock fans. For the general public, Winter re-entered consciousness through a series of television commercials -- usually, they just featured his songs, but he was the star in a clever Miller campaign that suggested Winter and George Hamilton were twins -- along with a prominent song in the political satire Wag the Dog. All of this led to a contract with Pyramid Records and Winter Blues, his first large-scale, heavily promoted release in nearly 20 years. As is customary for any comeback release, Winter Blues is flush with cameos, but this time around, they make sense -- brother Johnny, Rick Derringer and Leon Russell have been long-time colleagues of Edgar, while Dr. John and (surprisingly) Eddie Money fit in quite nicely. Their presence is welcome, since Winter has never been the strongest of frontmen and they never take away from his guitar playing, which remains the best reason to hear Winter Blues. Anyone that paid attention to his Intersound releases would have realized that Winter has been cutting good, solid records in the '90s and this is no different, but anyone that hasn't followed him will be surprised how consistent this is. Really, there's nothing new here, since it's in the vein of his electrified blues and hard rock of the '70s, but it's done well and performed with conviction, resulting in an album that may not reach the heights of his classics, but certainly is among his most enjoyable and consistent works. In other words, it will please both the hardcore fans and listeners in the process of (re)discovering Winter.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:16
- Main artists: Edgar Winter
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Studios
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
© 1999 Pyramid Records ℗ 1999 Pyramid Records
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