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Corey Harris takes a decidedly anthropological and academic approach to the blues, deeply researching its variants and origins, even making several trips to Africa to trace out its DNA (resulting in the marvelous Mississippi to Mali), but even as Harris thinks and connects dots like a scholar, when he gets down to playing the songs, he's all musician, and that leads him to create some wonderful hybrids, and he seems to have settled down lately with a sound that seems more Jamaican than anything else. Blu. Black starts with the lovely "Blue" and ends with a juke joint blues called "Black," so it's obvious what terrain Harris is mapping out here, but in between he gently works in some Americanized roots reggae, some quiet storm-type ballads, and odds and ends of other Afro-matrixed musical ephemera, and amazingly, he does it with a calm, assured, and extremely positive voice that is as welcome as it is vital. One hesitates to call this stuff blues, although it certainly is blues-informed (but then so is 99 percent of what you hear on the radio, really). A winning singer with an easy charm, Harris shines here on songs (most of them were co-written with keyboardist and producer Chris "Peanut" Whitley) like "King and Queen" (a duet with Davina Jackson), the straight-out-of-Kingston-sounding "Conquering Lion," the sunny skanking "Run Around Girl," and a moving, stark solo version of Burning Spear's "Columbus." It all goes down easy, and Harris' naturally positive tone makes this album yet another treat from this gifted musician.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Andrew Seidel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Whitley, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Jones, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Penn, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Davina Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Du'jour, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oji Obialo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Andrew Seidel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Tambourine, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Whitley, Producer, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Romano, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Davina Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Davita Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Andrew Seidel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Whitley, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Jones, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Penn, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Du'jour, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oji Obialo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Andrew Seidel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Whitley, Producer, Organ, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leslie James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrell Rose, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Davina Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Samuels, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oji Obialo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Andrew Seidel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Whitley, Producer, Organ, Piano, Clavichord, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leslie James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrell Rose, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Davina Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Samuels, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oji Obialo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Andrew Seidel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Whitley, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Penn, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Davina Jackson, Background Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Du'jour, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oji Obialo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Andrew Seidel, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Whitley, Producer, Organ, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Jones, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Penn, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Du'jour, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oji Obialo, ComposerLyricist - Seshat Kepra Ka Ra, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Andrew Seidel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Whitley, Producer, Recording Producer - Winston Rodney, Composer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Andrew Seidel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Whitley, Producer, Organ, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Jones, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Penn, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Davina Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Du'jour, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oji Obialo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Andrew Seidel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Whitley, Producer, Organ, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leslie James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrell Rose, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Samuels, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oji Obialo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Andrew Seidel, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Whitley, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leslie James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrell Rose, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Davina Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Samuels, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oji Obialo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Andrew Seidel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Whitley, Producer, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leslie James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Davina Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Samuels, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oji Obialo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Andrew Seidel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Whitley, Producer, Organ, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Jones, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrell Rose, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - George Penn, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Du'jour, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oji Obialo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Andrew Seidel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Harris, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Whitley, Producer, Organ, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Blakemore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Samuels, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Nembhard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
Album review
Corey Harris takes a decidedly anthropological and academic approach to the blues, deeply researching its variants and origins, even making several trips to Africa to trace out its DNA (resulting in the marvelous Mississippi to Mali), but even as Harris thinks and connects dots like a scholar, when he gets down to playing the songs, he's all musician, and that leads him to create some wonderful hybrids, and he seems to have settled down lately with a sound that seems more Jamaican than anything else. Blu. Black starts with the lovely "Blue" and ends with a juke joint blues called "Black," so it's obvious what terrain Harris is mapping out here, but in between he gently works in some Americanized roots reggae, some quiet storm-type ballads, and odds and ends of other Afro-matrixed musical ephemera, and amazingly, he does it with a calm, assured, and extremely positive voice that is as welcome as it is vital. One hesitates to call this stuff blues, although it certainly is blues-informed (but then so is 99 percent of what you hear on the radio, really). A winning singer with an easy charm, Harris shines here on songs (most of them were co-written with keyboardist and producer Chris "Peanut" Whitley) like "King and Queen" (a duet with Davina Jackson), the straight-out-of-Kingston-sounding "Conquering Lion," the sunny skanking "Run Around Girl," and a moving, stark solo version of Burning Spear's "Columbus." It all goes down easy, and Harris' naturally positive tone makes this album yet another treat from this gifted musician.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:32
- Main artists: Corey Harris
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Telarc
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
© 2009 Telarc International Corp. ℗ 2009 Telarc International Corp.
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