2022 – Third Street Cigar
Records
By Phillip Smith; Oct.8, 2022
Original source : phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com
Detroit’s “Prince of Blues”, Chris
Canas delivers a king-sized record of blues with his latest album Detroit. His vocals are soulful and fearless as he masterfully
tears it up on guitar. This album
features eleven amazing, all-original songs written, arranged, and composed by Canas. With Canas on guitar, vocals, bass,
and slide, his band consists of Derek “DC” Washington on bass, Danny Pratt
on harmonica, Mikey Biddle on organ, Marc Anthony Guillory on
drums, Nikki “D” Brown on lap steel, Ray Benson on percussion, Travis
Geiman on trombone, Ben DeLong on trumpet, and Bob Manley on
tenor saxophone.
Fortified with searing electric guitar, title-track “Detroit” breaks the seal with a blast of horn-infused funk. It doesn’t take but just a few bars before I know I’m ‘all-in’ for the whole listening experience. I love Canas’ deep, buttery vocals and placed-with-precision growls as he digs in to “Addicted”. Hearing him rip it up on guitar is a sublime experience. The Blues are served old-school with “Juke Joint Jive”. With Guillory commandeering the drums, and Pratt laying down a hot plate of harp, this is party song indeed. I really like how Canas pours the blues over an infectious reggae rhythm in the song “Cookie”. It’s absolutely fabulous. I get pulled right in to the funky groove on “Smoke in the City” with every listen. I can’t get enough of it.
Detroit is brilliant from start to finish. Canas has a surefire winner on his hands with this record.
For more information about Chris Canas, visit this website :
https://www.chriscanas.net
