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By Phillip Smith; Jan 6., 2024
Release Date : Jan. 5, 2024
Original source : phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com
When Patti Parks sings, her voice pulls me right in to the song. I love to hear her sing. Her latest album Come Sing With Me is a wonderful album of soul blues. Muti-Blues Music Award recipient Johnny Rawls produces, arranges horns, and appears on several songs contributing his smooth vocal and guitar stylings. With Rawls at the helm, the album surely has a vintage southern charm. The recording also features guests Anthony Geraci on piano, and Richard Rosenblatt on harmonica.
Drummer Hugh Arther and bassist Tony Cammilleri lay down a buttery groove for Parks and Rawls’ duet “I’m in Love With You Baby”. Topped off with a nice blast of horns, and a Steve Cropper-ish guitar performance from Aaron Flynt, the song shines bright and is perfectly fitted for an opening track. From the opening sounds of the swirling organ played by Aaron Blackmon, I’m grooving to “Sing Around the World”. It is a feel-good anthem I can’t help but smile to. Flynt, along with Guy Nirelli on organ, create a sort of Stevie Ray Vaughan meets Ray Manzarek vibe for “I’m Sorry”. Parks sings this Texas blues masterpiece with an unbridled fearlessness and she sounds terrific. The sultry double-entendres Parks unleashes on “Hamburger Man” add spice to an already hot bowl of slow simmering blues. I love the way the heavy bassline and Rosenblatt’s harp accompaniment fit tightly in with Flynt’s smokin’ guitar. Parks’ voice sounds amazing on “Why”. Her classic soul-singer approach injects a sense of timelessness into the song. When Parks and Rawls join forces as a duet on Rawls’ “How Much Longer”, the stars are perfectly aligned. I love the bursts of sax that pepper their smooth-as-silk performance.
Patti Parks’ Come Sing With Me featuring Johnny Rawls is a terrific album to break the new year in with. I highly recommend giving it a listen.
For more information about the artist, visit this website : https://www.thepattiparksband.com/
