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Description: Erwin Helfer follows up his 2003 W.C. Handy nominated solo recording I’m Not Hungry But I Like To Eat - Blues! with a trio on Careless Love, a diverse collection of blues, boogie, and jazz piano. Helfer has been an integral part of blues piano history for the past fifty years, and he is the last living link to the Yancey’s legacy of Chicago blues and boogie piano. On this disc Erwin plays Mama Yancey’s signature piece “Make Me A Pallet On The Floor”; an original composition “Paris But I Don’t Know Why” which sounds like a classical etude, but also has a spunky barrelhouse flavor; jazz standards like “Sunny Side of the Street” and “All of Me” which jump off the keys; and the calypso-tinged “Jambalaya.”Tracks: 1. This Is Better Than I Thought It Was Boogie 2. Careless Love 3. Paris ButI Don't Know Why 4. Blue Monk 5. On The Sunny Side of the Street 6. Georgia 7. Just A Closer Walk With Thee 8. Make Me A Pallet On The Floor 9. All of Me 10. I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good 11. JambalayaReviews: |
