Jon Cleary - Alligator Lips & Dirty Rice (Dig)
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Artist: Jon ClearyEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-10-03
Music Label: Megaforce
Soundtracks:
- Go Ahead Baby
- Long Distance Lover
- C'mon Second Line
- Groove Me
- In The Mood
- Big Chief
- Let Them Talk
- Pick Up The Pieces
- Burnt Mouth Boogie
Music reviews of Alligator Lips & Dirty Rice (Dig)
Music Review: Jon Cleary is such a funky guy!!!
Rating: 5 Stars
"British born Jon Cleary is a triple threat-with a salty-sweet voice, masterful piano skills,
and a knack for coupling infectious grooves with melodic hooks and sharp lyrics."
- from the Bonnie Raitt website
Jon Cleary's name appears in the credits of close to 100 Blues albums from the past 25 years, not least of which is backing up Bonnie Raitt on keyboards and vocals. But the music that Cleary plays on his own recordings is not strictly Blues, it is an infectious and funky combination of real New Orleans groove music with infusions of R & B, Soul, Blues, Jazz and Cleary's own original songwriting.
This first recording of his as a leader has been out of print for a while, so it's wonderful that this gem is available once more.
Cleary is backed by some of New Orleans' finest on this 1989 recording
including George Porter Jr.(the Meters) on bass and backing vocals, Willie Singleton on trumpet, Mike Ward on percussion, Bunchie Johnson on drums and backing vocals, and Doc Paulin on trombone.
Jon Cleary plays some mean boogie woogie piano on this recording, recalling the style of Professor Longhair. Some of Cleary's melodies also remind one of Dr. John and Stevie Wonder's music. But Cleary is no imitator or impersonator, he has made all these influences and styles his own, these are just the tools he uses to play his very joyful music for us.
I highly recommend this album to anyone who wants to get a start in Cleary's world, and also to those who prefer the more traditional blues and soul styles of New Orleans music. His later recordings with his band "the Absolute Monster Gentlemen" go into funkier and more fusion oriented rock/jazz/soul
territory. I love all of his recordings, they are very infectious, but this album is probably the best place to start.
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