May 23: CD Review: Blues Review Magazine
JUNE/JULY ISSUE
Sneakin’ Out Back (Landslide 1036), from North Carolina-based Jim Quick & Coastline, is chock full of the-whole-is-greater-than-the-sum-of-its-parts ensemble playing. Anchored by Sam Bryant (drums) and Albert Rogers (bass), Coastline relies on Glen Tippett’s keyboards and sax and Casey Meyer’s crisp guitar to back the warm vocals of Jim Quick (harp, trumpet, trombone). Original songs explore Meters-esque funk (“Out Of State Cash”), swampy roadhouse rock and soul (“Sugar Cookies,” “Mama Lou’s,” “Little Bit Of Money”), swinging blues (“Don’t You Want To Come Too?” and “Jumpin’ The Jetty”), mile-wide R&B grooves (“Mississippi Mud”), 60s rock raveups (guest guitarist Tinsley Ellis’ “Somebody”), and infectious beach music hybrids (Ellis’ sweet, Memphis soul inflected “Callin’”). Sneakin’ is a triumphant success and a surefire good time.
Sneakin’ Out Back (Landslide 1036), from North Carolina-based Jim Quick & Coastline, is chock full of the-whole-is-greater-than-the-sum-of-its-parts ensemble playing. Anchored by Sam Bryant (drums) and Albert Rogers (bass), Coastline relies on Glen Tippett’s keyboards and sax and Casey Meyer’s crisp guitar to back the warm vocals of Jim Quick (harp, trumpet, trombone). Original songs explore Meters-esque funk (“Out Of State Cash”), swampy roadhouse rock and soul (“Sugar Cookies,” “Mama Lou’s,” “Little Bit Of Money”), swinging blues (“Don’t You Want To Come Too?” and “Jumpin’ The Jetty”), mile-wide R&B grooves (“Mississippi Mud”), 60s rock raveups (guest guitarist Tinsley Ellis’ “Somebody”), and infectious beach music hybrids (Ellis’ sweet, Memphis soul inflected “Callin’”). Sneakin’ is a triumphant success and a surefire good time.