Search - Sam Taylor :: Bluz Man

1. 5:25 Blues On The Move 2. 6:37 Next In Line 3. 5:58 Fussin' All Night 4. 4:45 Long Handled Spoon 5. 5:56 Lay Your Lovin' Down 6. 5:10 What A Women 7. 5:59 Paws 8. 7:32 Feed Your Dog 9. 4:26 Love Needs A Witness 10. 6:05 Shopping Bag Lady Someone who has paid his blues dues many times over and (at least so far) has been ignored by blues labels is Alabama-born, Tucson, Arizona, mainstay Sam Taylor. Bluz Man (Trope Records 995014), only Big Sam's second solo recording in a musical career that stretches back almost half a century, is a compact disc crying for national recognition. It is Taylor's very good fortune to have included in his crisp and proficient backing band an incredibly versatile solo instrumentalist, the classically-trained electric violinist Heather Hardy. She sensitively rips, at times quite effectively recalling both David LaFlamme and Papa John Creach. This 10-cut, 58-minute recording is all Taylor-made material, presenting to great effect his superb soul/blues vocals and gritty, paper-cut guitar leads. Hey, big labels, I'll loan you the pocket-change. A blues man in Tucson is worthy of your call.