Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Texas Swing

Title: Texas Swing Artist: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Release Date: 1988 Label: Rounder Duration: 62:39 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 011661152724 Genre: Blues Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Texas Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Regional Blues Moods: Boisterous, Confident, Freewheeling, Earthy, Organic, Passionate, Playful, Rousing, Amiable/Good-Natured, Fiery, Gritty, Earnest, Exuberant, Fun, Raucous, Sophisticated Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Frosty
2. Strollin' With Bones
3. I Wonder
4. Ain't That Dandy
5. Baby Take It Easy
6. Sometimes I Slip
7. I Feel Alright Again
8. Alligator Boogaloo
9. Dollar Got the Blues
10. Near Baku
11. Gate Walks to Board
12. Information Blues
13. Song for Reneé (Gate's Tune)
14. Stranded
15. Big Yard
16. One More Mile
17. Flippin' Out

Year Type Label Catalog # ------ CD Rounder CD-11527

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When Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown walked into the studio in the early '80s to record Alright Again!, he had already had an illustrious career by most standards. Yet, much of Gate's best output had been behind him by more than two decades; with Alright Again!, he set out to prove he was still a relevant artist. The album won Brown a Grammy, and its follow-up, One More Mile, was a Grammy-nominated record as well. Texas Swing combines the two records, culling 17 tracks from the sessions. Listening to this album, it is easy to see why the songs had such impact. Never one to be pigeonholed, Brown and his backup band move from slick blues on "Frosty" and "One More Mile" to breezy swing reminiscent of the best big bands on Roy Milton's "Information Blues" and Brown's own "Dollar Got the Blues." As a listener, it is fascinating to hear Brown pull the tiny nuances out of his guitar, giving the instrumentals and solos previously unheard depth and confirming his position as a master musician. ~ Steve Kurutz, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alvin "Red" Tyler Sax (Tenor) Bill "Foots" Samuel Flute (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto) Bobby Campo Trumpet, Flute Bruce Irvine Assistant Engineer Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Violin, Producer, Vocals, Guitar Craig Wroten Piano David Farrell Mixing, Engineer David Fender Piano, Organ Ernie Gautreau Trombone Eugene Foster Assistant Engineer Homer Brown Sax (Tenor) Jim Bateman Producer Jim McMillen Trombone Joe Sunseri Sax (Baritone) Lawrence Sieberth Piano Lloyd Herrman Drums Miles Kevin Wright Bass Myron Dove Bass Nancy Anderson Design Red Lane Guitar (Rhythm) Robert Shipley Drums Scott Billington Producer, Photography, Art Direction, Liner Notes Stanton Davis, Jr. Trumpet T-Bone Walker Performer Tom Coyne Mastering Tommy Moran Pedal Steel, Guitar (Rhythm)