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Personnel: Robben Ford (vocals, guitar, saxophone) Paul Nagle (keyboards) Stan Poplin (bass) Jim Baum (drums) Recorded live at the Ash Grove, Hollywood, California in 1972 and at the Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, California. Includes liner notes by Clarence Atkins. Digitally remastered by Alan Yoshida (A&M Mastering, Hollywood, California). Reviews: JazzTimes (6/7, p.103) - "...A collection of early live performances, recorded when Ford was 21 and coming into his own as a solo artist, it highlights the guitarist's signature searing style..." Clarence Atkins writes in the liner notes: "Taken from live performances at the Ash Grove in Hollywood and the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, the repertoire for Discovering The Blues holds considerable appeal to both blues and jazz aficionados. Robben kicks off "Sweet Sixteen" with a searing guitar solo that leads into his emotional vocal chorus. "You Drive A Hard Bargain" is a well articulated Ford original, while on John Lee Hooker's "It's My Own Fault", Ford gives his impression of Hooker's suggested dicta. The instrumental ballad "You Don't Know What Love Is" provides a platform for Robben's soulful saxophone solo. "Raining In My Heart" features the singing of Ford in the classic Chicago blues mode and clearly shows the capacity of his band to really swing as they support him. The final track, "Blue & Lonesome", epitomizes what the entire record is about... classical blues presentations from a musical phenomenon and his band, as they elucidate and demonstrate Discovering The Blues." This powerhouse set of live recordings from early in Robben Ford's distinguished career boasts solo-laden 10-minute-plus versions of B.B. King's "Sweet Sixteen" and John Lee Hooker's "It's My Own Fault." Ford, who has worked with Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, and George Harrison, plays surprisingly sweet, agile saxophone on Don Raye's jazz ballad "You Don't Know What Love Is." His voice - if still that of a very young man - is throaty and melodic on the King and Hooker cuts. But it's his guitar that takes centerstage. Owing heaps to electric bluesmen B.B., Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, Albert King, and Mike Bloomfield, Ford's rich tone, deliberate lines, and tuneful bends were world-class even in 1972. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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