Why do we need record stores? Here's one more reason. I had the time to leisurely browse the bins at Amoeba San Francisco recently and came across this sublime 2004 release entitled the trio, live (Nugene Records). The blurb on the back says "Virtuoso guitar, greasy organ and infectiously funky rhythms. File under jazz/blues." Who could pass that up for $3.99? And the blurb don't lie. Perhaps I'm the last person in the English speaking world to hear of this guy... yet another Strat Master from the UK (and apparently no relation to John). And the other two-thirds of his trio ain't bad either. This is a live recording from the Bishops Blues Club in England and he simply burns down the house! Guitar fans definitely owe it to themselves to get a listen of this. What technique! What power! I suppose we've all heard these licks before, but never quite assembled in this way and performed with this clarity. Now I've got to look up the rest of this guy's catalog.... Join me.
www.mattschofield.com
www.nugenerecords.com
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