Search - J.B. Lenoir :: Parrot Sessions (Exp)

Exellent jump blues guitarist and singer...

Kinky-Jorje | 06/08/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"J.B. Lenoir is a superb singer, and a great guitarist. A Chicago blues master(& hero). Lenoir doesn't have gritty, or rough vocie like Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters, or John Lee Hooker, but a more softer tone, similar but more masculine then Little Jimmy Scott. Lenoir's vocal sound would have fit fine a decade later in the doo-wop era, but in 1954-55 Lenoir's smooth as Big Bill Broonzy voice is flawless, and certianly instantly recognizable. He sounds like nobody else in blues(maybe only Slim Harpo has a more distinctive style then Lenoir).



His guitar palying is great too, and the songs often backed by honking r&b style saxaphones, and wailin' rhythm sections. His biggest hit "Mama, Talk To Your Daughter", is sort of the answer to Ruth Brown's big hit "Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean." Aside from that rockin' boogie hit, there are 12 other songs mostly given the same rockin', rollicking boogie(boogaloo) shuffle. On some of the later cuts, Lenoir's vocie sounds more gruff, where he sounds like he's trying to emulate Jimmy Reed. Great stuff, and it all ROCKS, and has that sort of cruisin' beat that is aparent in all of Jimmy Reed, and Little Walter's recordings. AWESOME DISC!!! 5 1/2 stars all the way!"