On February 24th
JJ Grey & Mofro release their newest album
Ol' Glory. I listened to an early stream and can say Grey has recorded a winner. You can be sure there's plenty of Grey's signature bluesy and soulful vocals, lyrics based on his northern Florida home, and a great backing effort by Mofro (Anthony Cole - drums, Andrew Trube - guitar, Anthony Farrell - organ, Todd Smallie - bass, Dennis Marion - trumpet, and Jeff Dazey - saxophone). In fact Grey gave the band more freedom to arrange the music by not recording the songs before hitting the studio. He'd vaguely describe what he wanted and let band members improvise. The result is killer.
Every Minute is vintage old school Grey and
A Night To Remember is where the horns take over combining with Grey's soulful vocals to form one funky song with an extended guitar solo to boot.
Turn Loose is complete 70's funk and
Brave Lil' Fighter falls within another era. And if you haven't danced by the time
Ol' Glory is over, something is wrong. For those in the D.C. area the band plays the
Nightclub 9:30 tonight February 18th. Pair with Jacksonville's
Bold City Brewery. Cheers.
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