Release Date : Feb. 28, 2025
The Blues is most definitely part
of Sean Chambers’ DNA. For five
years between 1998 and 2003, he was Hubert Sumlin’s guitarist and
bandleader. Recording at Daryl Hall’s place in Pawling, New York,
undoubtedly injects a very positive energy to the final sound. With that in mind, Live From Daryl’s House
Club, the seventh and most recent release from Chambers is an extraordinary
example of live blues-rock at its mightiest. With Chambers backed by the
Savoy Brown Rhythm Section, bassist Pat DeSalvo and drummer Garnet
Grimm, this album pays a great honor to the late, great Kim Simmonds
who sadly passed away in December of 2022. Being that Chambers and Simmons are
label-mates on Quarto Valley Records set the stage for this exciting partnership.
The record opens in a with an amazing instrumental called “Cobra”. It totally ignites the stage with a brute force. I love the driving locomotive rhythm of “Red Hot Mama”. Chambers’ fiery guitar riffs and whiskey-soaked vocals absolutely shine on this Texas blues song. Hearing them play “Louise” brought a smile to my face. Passed down through the ranks from Howlin’ Wolf to Sumlin to Chambers, the song surely stands the test of time and this performance is fabulous. Dedicated to Simmonds and all the Savoy Brown fans in the house, “Street Corner Talking” quickly targets the soul with its hypnotic groove and digs right in for nearly eight minutes of musical bliss. In a tip of the hat to Rory Gallagher, Chambers lets loose on “Bullfrog Blues”. Grimm fills the song with his own thunder and lightning, making this a stellar performance. Chambers then rolls into “Sweeter Than a Honey Bee” and “Trouble & Whiskey” to wrap up a very nice three-fer of tracks from his 2017 album Trouble & Whiskey. I love the deep bass groove and crashing drum fills that pour over Chambers’ searing guitar on Muddy Waters’ “Louisiana Blues”. This one is a sure favorite as well.
Don’t let this record sneak past you. Sean Chambers’ Live From Daryl’s House Club is an album one will want to listen to loud and listen to often.
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