Sneak Preview: Funky piece from Louis Armstrong's America with the guy I consider the best guitarist in the world.

[AllenLowe]

Rough mix from from a session on April 15; I am on tenor, Ray Suhy on guitar. Nick Jozwiak on bass, Shadow Atlas on drums. Very listenable, though it is not final.

Working title is Utah Smith

I am extremely proud of this performance; when jazz players try to be funky (and I have taken some flak here for suggesting this) they usually fall short. Truthfully, they rarely truly understand the old music this is based on. In jazz we like to praise our "elders" without having actually listened to them very much.

Utah Smith was an evangelical guitarist, a pioneer of the country/blues style of fusion. Ray Suhy is the best guitarist I have ever heard, can play any and everything.

This will be part of a 4 cd set coming out in 2 volumes in early September. It is not too late to get a heavy discount on pre-sale.

Just don't tell Justin IV (or is it VI?).

 

Edited April 26, 2024 by AllenLowe

[clifford_thornton]

Dirty and low-down, this rips!

Ray gets into some Ray Russell territory at about 1:20, very heavy!

[AllenLowe]

55 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said:

Dirty and low-down, this rips!

Ray gets into some Ray Russell territory at about 1:20, very heavy!

and there's lots more where this came from -

[danasgoodstuff]

Thanx, muchly.  Looking forward to hearing the rest.

[Coda]

Is this available anywhere outside of Amazon?  $24
Lowe, Allen / Constant Sorrow Orchestra - Louis Armstrong's America, Vol. 1 - Amazon.com Music