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Johnny Adams is renowned for his smoky but smooth voice, but One Foot in the Blues is as much a showcase for Lonnie Smith's Hammond B-3 organ, which sounds like a living, breathing creature. The spare, mostly live-in-the-studio production allows plenty of wide open sonic space for Smith's expressive organ (including his pulsating bass pedal), Ed Peterson's after-hours tenor sax, and Jimmy Ponder's gentle guitar fills. While Adams' most fervent champions thrill to his every note, others may find his singing mannered on the ballads that dominate this session, and his voice is certainly huskier than in the days when he earned the sobriquet "the Tan Canary." As the title suggests, the CD is only partly blues; Adams' other "foot" here, as on his previous '90s recordings, is placed squarely between the cabaret-jazz crooning of Johnny Hartman and the soul-pop styling of Lou Rawls.
© Steve Hoffman /TiVo
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David Farrell, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Reynolds, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Adams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Petersen, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Producer, Recording Producer - Shannon Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Marco Giovino, ComposerLyricist - Tom Beaver, ComposerLyricist - Jamil Sharif, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Coby, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
David Farrell, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carson Whitsett, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Penn, ComposerLyricist - Steve Reynolds, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JONNIE BARNETT, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Adams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Petersen, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Producer, Recording Producer - Shannon Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Coby, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
David Farrell, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ned Washington, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Reynolds, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Adams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Petersen, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Producer, Recording Producer - Shannon Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Coby, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
David Farrell, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Ted Koehler, ComposerLyricist - Steve Reynolds, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Adams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Lonnie Smith, Organ, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Petersen, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Producer, Recording Producer - Shannon Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Coby, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Rounder Records.
David Farrell, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Harrison, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Reynolds, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Adams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Petersen, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Producer, Recording Producer - Shannon Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - L.J. Welch, ComposerLyricist - Matt Coby, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
David Farrell, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Earl Brent, ComposerLyricist - Matt Dennis, ComposerLyricist - Steve Reynolds, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Adams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Lonnie Smith, Organ, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Producer, Recording Producer - Matt Coby, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Rounder Records.
David Farrell, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Percy Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - Steve Reynolds, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Adams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Petersen, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Producer, Recording Producer - Shannon Powell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Coby, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
David Farrell, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buddy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Reynolds, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Adams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Petersen, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Producer, Recording Producer - Shannon Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jamil Sharif, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Coby, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
David Farrell, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Percy Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - Steve Reynolds, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Morris, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Adams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Petersen, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Producer, Recording Producer - Shannon Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Coby, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
David Farrell, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Harrison, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Percy Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - Steve Reynolds, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Adams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Lonnie Smith, Organ, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Petersen, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Producer, Recording Producer - Shannon Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Coby, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Rounder Records.
David Farrell, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Reynolds, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Adams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Petersen, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Producer, Recording Producer - Shannon Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney Robin, ComposerLyricist - Matt Coby, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
Johnny Adams is renowned for his smoky but smooth voice, but One Foot in the Blues is as much a showcase for Lonnie Smith's Hammond B-3 organ, which sounds like a living, breathing creature. The spare, mostly live-in-the-studio production allows plenty of wide open sonic space for Smith's expressive organ (including his pulsating bass pedal), Ed Peterson's after-hours tenor sax, and Jimmy Ponder's gentle guitar fills. While Adams' most fervent champions thrill to his every note, others may find his singing mannered on the ballads that dominate this session, and his voice is certainly huskier than in the days when he earned the sobriquet "the Tan Canary." As the title suggests, the CD is only partly blues; Adams' other "foot" here, as on his previous '90s recordings, is placed squarely between the cabaret-jazz crooning of Johnny Hartman and the soul-pop styling of Lou Rawls.
© Steve Hoffman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:15
- Main artists: Johnny Adams
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rounder
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
© 1996 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 1996 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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