2015 – JIB Music
By Phillip Smith; Dec 19, 2015
Johnny I. is
Connecticut-based singer/songwriter/guitarist John Ingrassia, and this guitar-slinging bluesman has enlisted a
few very well-known and very well-respected friends in the music industry to join
him in the recording of All Star Blues
Revival, a terrific three track EP that packs a lot of punch.
Mixed by non-other than the
legendary producer, Jim Gaines, the laid
back and cool “Late Night”, ventures into the realm of psychedelic blues with Johnny I’s groovy guitar licks and the lush
B3 sounds of the great Bruce Katz. But wait, there’s more: Jaimoe (Allman Brothers)
delivers the beats and Tommy Shannon
(SRV Double Trouble) the bass, making
for a killer performance. “Avery’s Tune”
features Blind Melon’s Glen Graham on drums with Brad Smith mixing. Ingrassia plays his heart out and Graham wails on the drums. This tune truly jams. A fun and funky
rhythm drives “Life is Better (2nd Time Around). On this one, Ingrassia enlists Billy Cox
(Jimi Hendrix Experience), drummer Chris Layton (SRV Double Trouble) and Reese
Wynans(SRV Double Trouble) for this
true all-star jam, also mixed by Gaines.
All Star Blues Revival is a huge winner in my book. Three songs are just not enough though. I want
more.
