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artist - Jake Jewell
CD title - Lonely Nights
label - Tri-Tron
catalog# TT-1001
UPC# 7-51483-10012-0
distributed exclusively by Blue Loon Records
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review by Lester Galt (Upper Mississippi Blues Society)
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Lonely Nights - Written by Jake. Memphis sound with exceptional trumpet and sax. Truly a lonely feel, especially in Jake's voice - from the heart
Personnel

JAKE JEWELL - guitar vocals / MOJO BUFORD - harp / ROBB STUPKA - drums / JOHN LINDBERG - bass / WALLY WALSTAD - guitar / STEVE HAGMAN - piano / RANDY GRIST - trumpet / RICK O"DELL - sax
A New Way To Sing The Blues- another original from Jake. Memphis style again. Exceptional trumpet and saxophone again, but a very different feel this time - a joyous feel, a joyous blues - a new way indeed!
Every Day I have The Blues- written by Memphis Slim, covered by so many.... but this "cover" is distinctive in its treatment, especially the inflection in the vocal, a distinctive guitar solo by Jake and the drums drive harder than any other version I've heard before
To Know You Is To Love You- fine guitar by Jake again.... super piano - tasty horns
Woke Up This Morning (My Baby Was Gone) - SOLID horns, Memphis sound again, but maybe a touch of Delta in Jake's voice this time. A plaintive "don't you want a man like me" echoed in a fine piano ending.
(I Got My) Mojo Working - how about some Chicago now? That's Mojo Buford playing harp on the song that gave him his name. Buford has changed it a little since he played it behind the Muddy one.
(Hey Baby) You Don't Have to Go - Chicago again. Jake proves that he has done his homework and Buford proves again he can still blow Chicago harp
Hoochie Coochie Man - In case you thought Jake and Mojo could only do it twice
Sweet Home Chicago - you've heard this one featuring the harp enough, so this version features sax, piano, and Jake on guitar, Fun!
Long Distance Call - Did you think that Jake and Mojo would shrink from doing Muddy's best known tune? Buford has again changed his harp line enough to keep it fresh. Love the piano!
Dust My Broom- from Robert Johnson to Elmore James to Jake Buford.... as strong as ever
(If You) Talk In Your Sleep - hesitation rhythm, haunting, compelling.... a sparse sound give this drummer a raise! My favorite cut!