Author: Jon Cleary

Features:

• moonburn

Format: Remixes included

Release Date: 20-04-1999

Details: Product Description Garnering exposure and acclaim as a sideman and session musician (Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, BB King, D'Angelo, etc.), Jon Cleary is respected as one of the foremost blues-funk pianists in the world today. With Moonburn, Cleary heads out on his own. Produced by John Porter - producer of Grammy-winning albums by Buddy Guy, BB King, Keb Mo and Taj Mahal - the album presents 12 originals fusing the best of New Orleans funk, R&B and gospel with a fresh, contemporary edge. Amazon.ca The American debut from highly respected sideman and bandleader Jon Cleary is a welcome treat. Though the pianist hails from the United Kingdom, he's spent considerable time in New Orleans, and it shows; Moonburn is packed full of Big Easy blues with a healthy seasoning of jazz and soul. There's enough smoke in Cleary's vocals to mark him as a veteran, as if his impressive list of side projects (he's recorded with Johnny Adams, Taj Mahal, Maria Muldaur, Junior Wells, and BB King, among others) weren't enough, and his piano playing has that quality of easy smoothness that takes years to achieve. Whether he's rocking out with "Unnecessarily Mercenary" or the wildly uptempo "Gettin' Crazy Up in Here" or slowing things down with "Heavy Under Pressure" or "Port Street Blues," Cleary is firmly in control. One hopes that we'll hear more solo work from this impressive pianist. --Genevieve Williams

UPC: 724384733421

EAN: 0724384733421

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: New