Chris Murphy - Hotwired

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:48:17 
Size:106,5 MB 
Label:Speakeasy 
Styles:Blues/Modern Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Something Else - 4:17
 2. Hotwired - 3:28
 3. Forget About You - 4:16
 4. Sure Looks Good to Me - 3:20
 5. Funkalishus - 4:07
 6. Bitchy Woman - 3:37
 7. She's Always Buzzin' Me - 3:47
 8. Burnin Rubber - 2:33
 9. Hold It Right There - 4:23
10. Just My Imagination - 4:59
11. Money's Gettin' Cheaper - 3:25
12. Tain't No Church Song - 6:04

CHRIS MURPHY (Saxophone,Hammond Organ and Vocals) is a musician and entertainer based in London Ontario. From 1992-1998 he was the frontman and leader of the OLD CHICAGO BLUES BAND the house band at the Old Chicago Speakeasy & Grill in London On. The band performed three shows a night, five nights a week for more than five years. During that time the band released two CD's and worked with more than 50 guest vocalists, including twenty from the United States. They were also featured on their own TV Show "SPEAKEASY BLUES" for Rogers Cable TV, creating 10 half hour shows and 9 one hour shows. Since leaving the Old Chicago Speakeasy & Grill, Chris has been touring in the United States and Canada as the Musical Director and Bandleader for American blues artist, CHICAGO PETE . He also has reformed UPTOWN BLOOZE the band he led from 1986-1992 and performs with the Jump, Jive and Swing band the JITTERBUGS.
His debut CD, "BLOWIN THE HORN" was produced ,in Toronto, by MICHAEL FONFARA and GARY KENDALL , (both from the Downchild Blues Band) . Chris started playing saxophone with local swing bands when he was 17. His father PHIL MURPHY is also a musician and Chris often worked in his father's band. He spent 6 years with SOUL SAUSAGE and 2 years with THE FOREST CITY JAZZ BAND before forming UPTOWN BLOOZE in 1986. Chris also runs an independent blues label called SPEAKEASY CDs.
"Hotwired" consists of 12 great Tracks, split evenly between originals and covers. Of the 6 originals, all were written by Chris Murphy. Fellow Canadian Blues and Roots artist Mike Clark is featured on Track 3 with his cover "Forget About You", a blazing bar room guitar fused tune. Other interesting covers included Track 5, "Funkalishus" a Dr. John instrumental, and "Just My Imagination", a standard by the Legendary Soul group, The Temptations. In addition to "Funkalishus", "Hotwired" contained 2 other great instrumentals, which included Track 2, the title Track and Track 8 "Burnin' Rubber", both of which were Chris Murphy originals, and both of which not only show off Chris's exceptional Sax playing, but also the band as a whole, especially Guitarist Teddy Leonard and Lance Anderson on Organ and Piano. In addition to Teddy Leonard, whom is Canada's Iconic Band Fathead's Guitarist and Producer, and Lance Anderson, whom also Produced "Hotwired", this album also features Garth Vogan (Bass), Tim Tyler (Drums/Background Vocals), Howard Moore (Trumpet), Amoy & Ceceal Levi (Background Vocals), and Ryan Spong (Background Vocals on Track 9 "Hold It Right There"). Special Guest Jack de Keyzer makes an appearance on Tracks 1 & 9 "Something Else"/Hold It Right There", in the capacity of Guitar Solo's, and simply sizzles.

Hotwired