2023 – Vizztone
By Phillip Smith; Feb. 18, 2023
Release Date : Feb 10, 2023
Original source : phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com
I
find the Blues is still quite alive when listening to The World in a Jug,
the new collaboration between Maxwell Street blues veterans Jimi “Primetime”
Smith and Bob Corritore. The
two reconnected seven years ago in Arizona, and this album documents ten songs they
have recorded since. With Smith
on vocals/guitar and Corritore on harmonica, the album features a cast
of fifteen backing musicians and vocalists coming together in different configurations
on each track.
Things get off to a foot-stomping start with title-track Jimmy Reed’s “I Got the World in a Jug”. I dig the pounding keys of Fred Kaplan, and the fiery harp accompaniment Corritore dishes out for Primetime’s commanding vocals. Freddy King’s “Love Her With Feeling” nicely follows up with a smokin’ hot plate of Chicago blues. “In a Spin” is a song I keep returning to for a second listen. Smith sings this confluence of blues and jazz with a suave finesse. Shoutouts to a menu full of tasty down-home dishes secure Rex Garvin’s “Soul Food” as an absolute favorite. The flawless harp performance from Corritore is delectably coupled with an incredible slide guitar on “Walkin’”.
Smith and Corritore sound fantastic together and I’m hoping The World in a Jug leads to another collaboration between the two in Bob Corritore’s critically acclaimed ‘From the Vaults’ series.
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