Saturday, November 14, 2009

Jon LORD & The Hoochie Coochie Men - Live At The Basement 2008


Jon LORD & The Hoochie Coochie Men - Live At The Basement 2008

Blues

Jon Lord has mostly been known since the 1960s as the member of Deep Purple with the serious musical ambitions - of writing and arranging elaborate progressive rock-style suites and concerti for rock band and orchestra in various configurations. But in the mid-'60s, he played mostly American-style blues with a group called the Hoochie Coochie Men, and that's what this concert is about - recorded at a 2003 gig in Australia,it captures Lord and Rainbow alumnus Bob Daisley and his 2003-vintage band the Hoochie Coochie Men in concert, doing a straight mid-'60s British blues set comprised of pieces by Freddie King ("Hideaway"), Booker T. & the MG's ("Green Onions"), Elmore James ("Dust My Broom"), even working in "Strange Brew" by Cream (most impressive as an all-acoustic number) and Deep Purple's "When a Blindman Cries." Tim Gaze's singing and playing is more than equal to the challenge, as Lord and the band stretch out on most of this repertory.
Recorded live at The Basement, Sydney, Australia on 7th February 2003, ex-Deep Purple keyboard player and legend Jon Lord treats us to a lavish selection of blues classics. Taking on both acoustic and electric blues, it's mainly the Australian Hoochie Coochie Men who do the job whilst Lord adds his unique Hammond playing to the songs. When one says blues there's mainly a harmonica there, which here is played in a very warm way by Jim Conway. Legendary artists such as Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Jimmy Smith and Willie Dixon all see some of their compositions treated with utmost respect. This kind of material most certainly wouldn't fare well when played in front of a large capacity. Instead the intimacy of the Basement club adds to the originality and bluesy nature of the songs.
Some well-known songs on display here are "Green Onions," as made immortal by Booker T; "Strange Brew," originally written and recorded by Cream; and "Dallas" by Johnny Winter. Although personally I would've loved to hear some well-known Purple classics given the blues treatment, only "When A Blind Man Cries" is offered here. None other than ex-Cold [center]Chisel singer Jimmy Barnes steps in as a guest singer, here adding his distinctive voice to the whole. During the intro for "Back At The Chicken Shack," Lord attacks his organ in the same vein as during the intro for Purple's "Lazy," but instead of delivering all of the Purple classic, he settles for the Jimmy Smith original instead. As happens with these kind of semi-improvised gigs, the crowd wants more but the setlist has been fully played. Instead of playing the same song twice, the band there and then decides to improvise and see how it goes. The endresult is "12 Bar Blow Jam," the only song credited to Barnes/Gaze/Lord/Daisley/Grosser. In the end, it sounds like the audience and the band alike had a wonderful evening resulting in a unique collaboration, and documents the very first time Jon Lord has played the blues since before founding Deep Purple.
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Jon Lord- Keyboards
Bob Daisley- Bass
Tim Gaze- Guitar, Vocal
Rob Grosser- Drums
Jim Conway- Harmonica
Special Guest:
Jimmy Barnes- Vocal
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CD 1
01. Introduction 02:04
02. Hideaway 03:08
03. Lonesome Traveller Blues 03:30
04. Blues With A Feeling 06:19
05. You Got Good Business 06:51
06. Green Onions 07:49
07. 24/7 Blues 05:05
08. Baby Please Dont Go 03:59
09. The Money Doesnt Matter 03:12
10. Strange Brew 03:38
11. Dallas 04:39
12. I Just Wanna Make Love To You 05:52
13. You Need Love 05:52
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CD 2
01. The Hoochie Coochie Man 08:21
02. New Old Lady Blues 04:21
03. Whos Been Talkin 07:08
04. Six Strings Down 05:44
05. Dust My Broom 05:19
06. Back at the Chicken Shack 09:26
07. When a Blindman Cries 06:48
08. 12 Bar Blow Jam 06:24
09. When a Blindman Cries (single edit) 05:45
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CD 3
01. Jon Lord Interview by Phillip Kafcaloudes 05:29
02. Jon Lord Interview by Derek Guille 05:00
03. Green Onions (Melbourne rehearsal) 07:00
04. Chicken Shack (first Hoochie Coochie Men gig in Melbourne) 07:29
05. 24/7 (live at Fat TV) 04:11
06. Whos been talkin (live at Fat TV) 06:46
07. If this aint the blues (demo) 06:37
08. The Hoochie Coochie Men (demo) 04:36
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