Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2025
Time:51:20
Size:118,2 MB
Label:New Shot Records
Styles:Blues/Harmonica Blues
Art: Front
Year:2025
Time:51:20
Size:118,2 MB
Label:New Shot Records
Styles:Blues/Harmonica Blues
Art: Front
Tracks Listing:
1. She Could Rock Awhile - 5:20
2. Crapshoot - 4:16
3. Got To Call My Baby - 6:39
4. This Ship - 4:22
5. Leavin' For Memphis - 5:47
6. Double Hogback Growler - 5:45
7. Squar and Bust Tour Breeches - 4:18
8. What'cha Gonna do 'Bout Me - 6:42
9. Yo' Family Don't Like Me - 8:08
1. She Could Rock Awhile - 5:20
2. Crapshoot - 4:16
3. Got To Call My Baby - 6:39
4. This Ship - 4:22
5. Leavin' For Memphis - 5:47
6. Double Hogback Growler - 5:45
7. Squar and Bust Tour Breeches - 4:18
8. What'cha Gonna do 'Bout Me - 6:42
9. Yo' Family Don't Like Me - 8:08
James Gary Harman (1946-2021) was a bluesman, harmonica player, composer, and singer. Born June 8, 1946, in Anniston, Alabama, he died May 23, 2021. He produced around twenty albums and collaborated with numerous artists. A great artist whose writing talent is sadly missed, and who spent a significant portion of his career in Southern California, Harman perfected a harmonica style that combined equal parts the teachings of Sonny Boy Williamson II and George “Harmonica” Smith. As a harmonica player and singer, he performed in Chicago, New York City, and California, where he moved in the late 1970s. With his Icehouse Band, he played alongside and backing blues legends such as T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Albert King, and many others. In 1977, he formed the James Harman Band, which over the years included members Phil Alvin and Bill Bateman, who left in 1978 to form The Blasters.
The James Harman Band has featured other important and excellent artists and/or guitarists; Harman is also famous for his contributions as a musician to the soundtracks of three films, including 1988's "The Accused" starring Jodie Foster, which marked a turning point in his career with his song "Kiss of Fire," and other films.
The Bluesmoose Session is a valuable CD (released posthumously) published by Renato Bottani's New Shot Records: it features recordings captured live on October 31, 2018, as part of the recording session at Cafe Bar de Comm in Groesbeek, Holland.
James Harman, on vocals and harmonica, is accompanied by Shakedown Tim & Rhythm Revue, featuring Tim Ielegems on guitar and vocals, Ilias Scotch on piano, Bart Stone on saxophone, Dan "Tootpick" Blackwolf on upright bass, and Dennis Tubbs on drums. Harman's approach is inspired by the typical rhythms of West Coast jump blues, with drums balancing dry shuffles, a metronomic bass, and a guitar with fluid, incisive phrasing. All the songs are his own, with the exception of "This Ship," written by Tim Ielegems.
These songs are in "West Coast blues" territory, revisited with his distinctive personality. His lyrics, however, are almost always imbued with humor. The opening track, "She Could Rock Awhile," is a classic shuffle, with harmonica and guitar marking the tempo. "Got To Call My Baby" features him singing in a painful and engaging manner, a slow-blues, a slow song where the piano takes center stage. What'cha Gonna Do'Bout Me is a gorgeous jump blues with harmonica, guitar, piano, and Bart Stone's sax providing a counterpoint. "Get Away Boogie" is a driving boogie, while "Double Hogback Growler" is the opening track from his 2003 album Lonesome Moon Trance.
A fun artist and songwriter, with a chugging cadence that swaggers with a warm, swinging voice. An excellent and powerful harmonica player with no frills, considered one of the best around, he wins everyone over with a succession of powerful, exhilarating, and engaging songs.
The James Harman Band has featured other important and excellent artists and/or guitarists; Harman is also famous for his contributions as a musician to the soundtracks of three films, including 1988's "The Accused" starring Jodie Foster, which marked a turning point in his career with his song "Kiss of Fire," and other films.
The Bluesmoose Session is a valuable CD (released posthumously) published by Renato Bottani's New Shot Records: it features recordings captured live on October 31, 2018, as part of the recording session at Cafe Bar de Comm in Groesbeek, Holland.
James Harman, on vocals and harmonica, is accompanied by Shakedown Tim & Rhythm Revue, featuring Tim Ielegems on guitar and vocals, Ilias Scotch on piano, Bart Stone on saxophone, Dan "Tootpick" Blackwolf on upright bass, and Dennis Tubbs on drums. Harman's approach is inspired by the typical rhythms of West Coast jump blues, with drums balancing dry shuffles, a metronomic bass, and a guitar with fluid, incisive phrasing. All the songs are his own, with the exception of "This Ship," written by Tim Ielegems.
These songs are in "West Coast blues" territory, revisited with his distinctive personality. His lyrics, however, are almost always imbued with humor. The opening track, "She Could Rock Awhile," is a classic shuffle, with harmonica and guitar marking the tempo. "Got To Call My Baby" features him singing in a painful and engaging manner, a slow-blues, a slow song where the piano takes center stage. What'cha Gonna Do'Bout Me is a gorgeous jump blues with harmonica, guitar, piano, and Bart Stone's sax providing a counterpoint. "Get Away Boogie" is a driving boogie, while "Double Hogback Growler" is the opening track from his 2003 album Lonesome Moon Trance.
A fun artist and songwriter, with a chugging cadence that swaggers with a warm, swinging voice. An excellent and powerful harmonica player with no frills, considered one of the best around, he wins everyone over with a succession of powerful, exhilarating, and engaging songs.
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