Alberta ADAMS - I'm on the Move 2004

Alberta ADAMS - I'm on the Move 2004
Label: Eastlawn

Blues

Blues music goes in and out of style but Alberta Adams has been ubiquitious with the blues in Detroit for over 50 years. She enjoys saying that she was born with the blues. She has certainly lived it. Born in Indianapolis in the late '20s, Adams moved to Detroit at a tender age and got her start in the music biz in the 1940s in Detroit's Paradise Valley where the main drag was called Hastings Street. Originally a dancer, she became a singer when the regular vocalist failed to show up. The rest is history. She has toured extensively with Louis Jordan, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, T-Bone Walker, James Moody and Duke Ellington and recorded extensively particularly in the jump type blues style that is her repertoire today. Alberta Adams  * Detroit's Queen of the Blues.*
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Having made a comeback in the '90s touring with guitarist Johnnie Bassett, Detroit blues diva Alberta Adams has lived a life of music and hard times. A dancer in her teens, Adams eventually started singing and counts gigs with such blues luminaries as Louis Jordan and T-Bone Walker as high points in her long career. There were also low points that found Adams caring for her alcoholic mother and battling an addiction to gambling. Through it all, though, Adams persevered and now in her latter years she brings all her experiences to bear on I'm on the Move. This second release on Eastlawn finds Adams at the top of her game and seeming to enjoy herself. Her voice oozes with a seasoned blues singer's gruffness, but never falters on pitch, and she knows exactly how to phrase a line. Despite some of her darker days, Adams also brings a wicked sense of humor to the proceedings; on the title track she sings, "If you can't keep up with me, I'll find another man." Backing Adams here are the ever capable drummer R.J. Spangler and guitarist Paul Carey who also share production duties. Both longtime Detroiters, the duo add an electric R&B aesthetic to the proceedings riding nicely between gutbucket shouters, mid-tempo swing and funky urban blues.
By Matt Collar, All Music Guide.
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R.J. Spangler- Afuche,Bandleader,Conga,Cowbell,Drums   
Paul Carey- Guitar
Keith Kaminsk- Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone),Sax (Tenor)   
Alberta Adams-     Vocals
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01. Mr. Blues
02. I Paid My Dues To the Blues
03. A Fool Like You
04. Slow Down Baby
05. Remember Me
06. I'm On the Move
07. Tired Of Being Alone
08. Your Lovin'
09. Detroit
10. Leavin'
11. Come and See About Me
12. Keep On Keeping On
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Alberta ADAMS - Detroit is my Home 2008

Alberta ADAMS - Detroit is my Home 2008
Label: Eastlawn

Blues

Detroit's Queen of the Blues, Alberta has been singing non-stop since 1947, touring with the likes of T-Bone Walker, Louis Jordan, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and appearing at the Apollo Theater with Dizzy Gillespie.

Alberta has long been the undisputed queen of the blues here in Detroit.  She started as a dancer in the late 1940's and has been doing it ever since.  Along the way she toured with T-Bone Walker, Louis Jordan, Cleanhead Vinson and even played the Apollo Theater with Dizzy Gillespie.  It is amazing that a woman born in 1917 is still out there doing it and doing with power.  She continues to represent the real old school and still touring.

Alberta has just completed her third CD for the Eastlawn label, called "Detroit Is My Home."  On it she sings with three different and amazing pianists:  Mark Braun, aka Mr. B, Al Hill (from the Bettye LeVette Band) and Ann Rabson, from Virginia.  Ann is a member of Saffire, a great all female blues band that tours internationally.  All three are fine pianists that offer different takes on the blues.  Mark being the boogie-woogie expert, Ann coming from an old-timey music background and Al, whom has toured with Alberta, being a little funkier than the others.  All three are great Alberta Adams fans.
As with all of Alberta's work for Eastlawn, this CD ws produced by her long-time manager / drummer / bandleader, RJ Spangler.

On the new CD Alberta sings boogie-woogie, slow blues, ballads, New Orleans style R&B and other various styles of blues, always putting her very personal take on the groove. Alberta also contributed several songs, which sets her apart from many traditional female blues singers. This is her third full-length CD for the Detroit-based Eastlawn label. Alberta has also recorded for Cannonball, Chess, Savoy and the Thelma (Gordy) labels.
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"It's hard to find singers like Alberta Adams today, male or female. She puts her whole soul into every word she sings, so much passion. Also, her voice is one of a kind – it can only belong to a person who have learned the blues first hand, not from records or books. Mrs. Alberta is the blues. Her phrasing, vocal delivery and timbre, it's all amazing is every setting she chooses for herself, from straight blues to jazzy numbers. The music on "Detroit Is My Home" suits her talent well. Songs are well crafted and all the players give their best and sound great. With talented piano players as guest stars this album is a treat!"
By Charlie Lange.
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01. Keep on Keepin' On
02. I'm Worried 
03. Hello Little Boy
04. Tired of Being Alone
05. Detroit Is My Home
06. Struttin' My Stuff
07. Always Home
08. Wet Clothes
09. Doctor Blues
10. Long Gone
11. I'm on the Move/Every Day
12. Hopin' It Will Be Alright
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