ANN RABSON WITH BOB MARGOLIN

                   

A Bob Margolinle conocéis de sobras , aparte de su imponente Background, porque viene desde hace un par de años se acerca por estos lares a deleitarnos con su música , quizá ANN no sea tan popular entre nosotros, si conocéis al grupo SAFFIRE, trío que en su momento gozó de cierta popularidad ANN estuvo con ellas durante 25 años. Pianista y cantante demuestra en este sensacional álbum su categoría que le valió para ganar el  premio a mejor disco en formato acústico en los BLUES MUSIC AWARDS de 2013                       

 
                             
   

ANN RABSON , estuvo con SAFFIRE durante 25 años .
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Podéis ver la crítica del disco en LA HORA DEL BLUES ( Barra superior) tal y como aparece en ntro. post de  5 de Marzo 2013 . 

Review by j. poet  

Rabson continues to forge her own unique path in the blues world with Not Alone, an album that features the guitar work and vocals of another low-key blues legend, Bob Margolin. It's not exactly an album of duets -- Rabson sings most of the leads and her piano playing is featured throughout -- but it's not entirely a solo effort, either, since Margolin only performs solo on a couple of tracks. What is clear is that both players are having a ball and their energy and good humor are infectious. The album is a delight from start to finish. Except for Margolin's "Let It Go" -- a bluesy rhumba marked by Rabson's rippling piano arpeggios and lyrics delivered in a wry drawl that bring to mind the philosophical ruminations of Mose Allison -- the tunes here are mostly familiar covers. Rabson reinvents the material with her surprising arrangements and on-the-money vocals. "Let's Go Get Stoned," the Ashford & Simpson tune made popular by Ray Charles, gets a downtempo treatment that celebrates excess with a gospel-flavored arrangement. Rabson delivers the Rev. Thomas Dorsey standard "I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About in My Song" with a wry approach that manages to sound both spiritual and carnal, especially when she sings: "I can't say one thing and then do another, be a saint by day and a devil under covers." A boogie-woogie cover of Louis Jordan's "Caledonia" features Margolin's smooth, laid-back guitar work supporting Rabson's excellent piano work, while her ragtime reading of Hudson Whitaker's almost obscene "Let's Get Drunk and Truck" is a pure delight.

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