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Senders – Bar Room Blues

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The most experienced R&B, jump blues big band from the Midwest; they romp through tightly-arranged, jazzy 50's blues and originals. The great Duke Robillard helped producing. If you like the older Roomful Of Blues albums, you'll love this one. 

Bandleader Dave "Cool Breeze" Brown was discovered by harmonica legend Mojo Buford of Muddy Waters' band, at the tender age of nineteen years, along with bassist Bill Black. Mojo's band during those years also included Sonny "Cat Daddy Rodgers (another Muddy Waters sideman) and Laverne Lady Blue" Johnson, of Ike and Tina Turner fame.
Back then it was not uncommon for James Cotton or Mighty Joe Young to sit in with the band when touring to the Twin Cities. Both Muddy and Albert King gave Cool Breeze encouragement and praise, and both continue to be great influences on his approach to the blues. Cool Breeze stayed with Mojo for six years, whileBill  left for two years, along with Mick Mc Cormick,  to form the Minnesota Barking Ducks. By the late 70's, Cool Breeze and Bill Black were together again , working with another great harmonica player, Lynwood Slim.
The band was alternately billed as "The Cool Breeze Band" or "The Lynwood Slim Band", depending on which of the two young frontmen had booked the show. By the mid 8O's, the band turned toward more old R&B/jump/Swing material, and in 1988, Slim left to seek fame and fortune in Europe.
The band took the name Solid Senders and began their ascent to stardom. Along the way they've been recognized as Best Urban Blues Band (1989 Mpls Blues Awards, Best Blues Band (1992 Pabst Blue Ribbon Award), Best Blues Band (1993 Minnesota Music Academy), and the Best Blues Band (again) in the 1994 Pabst Blue Ribbon "Best Blues Band in the Twin Cities" competition. The Senders have served as back-up band for John Lee Hooker, Lowell Fulson, Johnny Adams, and Big Jay Mc Neely.
"Bar Room Blues" is their second recording, and they have already begun work on a follow up.

Track Listing:
1. Bar Room Blues - 3:32   2. Now Baby or Never - 3:10   3. Scorced - 2:34   4. When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer - 4:23   5. Good Rockin' Daddy - 3:22   6. Upside Your Head - 3:18   7. Welcome Blues - 2:28   8. That's All - 2:39   9. Mover and Shaker - 4:08   10. That's What You Got to Do - 2:48   11. I'm Just Your Fool - 3:04   12. Wrecking Crew Blues - 3:41   13. Fruit Boots - 2:18

Personnel:
David ‘Cool Breeze’ Brown (guitar, vocals) , Wendy Rene (vocals) , Bill Black (acoustic bass) , Marty Bryduck (drums) , Mark Asche (piano) , Scott Johnson (tenor saxophone) , Perry Raske (baritone & alto saxophone) , Pete Masters (trombone on 3) , Bruce ‘Pooch’ Heine (trombone on 6,8,10,11,13) , Jeff Jensen (trumpet on 6,8,10,11,13) , Bob Beyers (baritone saxophone on 6,8,10,11,13) , Brian Simmonds (alto saxophone on 5,7) , Charles Brown (piano on 7)
Mixed by : Duke Robillard

Reviews:

'The Senders are a neat  stylistic bridge between complex big band jazz and raw rock and roll , specializing in reviving groovy, giddy, classic R&B" - - Tom Surowicz (Twin Cities Reader)

'Whether the joint's empty or full, the Senders are capapble of creating enough stage energy to blow the roof off.' - Jim Walsh (Mpls. Star Tribune)

Bandleader Dave "Cool Breeze" Brown was discovered by harmonica legend Mojo Buford of Muddy Waters' band, at the tender age of nineteen years, along with bassist Bill Black. Mojo's band during those years also included Sonny "Cat Daddy Rodgers (another Muddy Waters sideman) and Laverne Lady Blue" Johnson, of Ike and Tina Turner fame.
Back then it was not uncommon for James Cotton or Mighty Joe Young to sit in with the band when touring to the Twin Cities. Both Muddy and Albert King gave Cool Breeze encouragement and praise, and both continue to be great influences on his approach to the blues. Cool Breeze stayed with Mojo for six years, whileBill  left for two years, along with Mick Mc Cormick,  to form the Minnesota Barking Ducks. By the late 70's, Cool Breeze and Bill Black were together again , working with another great harmonica player, Lynwood Slim.
The band was alternately billed as "The Cool Breeze Band" or "The Lynwood Slim Band", depending on which of the two young frontmen had booked the show. By the mid 8O's, the band turned toward more old R&B/jump/Swing material, and in 1988, Slim left to seek fame and fortune in Europe.
The band took the name Solid Senders and began their ascent to stardom. Along the way they've been recognized as Best Urban Blues Band (1989 Mpls Blues Awards, Best Blues Band (1992 Pabst Blue Ribbon Award), Best Blues Band (1993 Minnesota Music Academy), and the Best Blues Band (again) in the 1994 Pabst Blue Ribbon "Best Blues Band in the Twin Cities" competition. The Senders have served as back-up band for John Lee Hooker, Lowell Fulson, Johnny Adams, and Big Jay Mc Neely.
"Bar Room Blues" is their second recording, and they have already begun work on a follow up.

 

 

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