One Take Live at Canterbury, begins with the immediately appealing “Blues in Eh” (That’s a Canadian Eh,) which sets the whimsical tone for the 10 track CD.
They carry on with a, lilting, almost jazzy version of “House of the Rising Sun.” featuring subdued organ and jazzy vocals by Jenn Kee who sings back up on most tracks, giving them a retro ’60s R and B Feel. It has a guitar solo reminiscent of Mark Knopfler, Wendell Ferguson supplies some sweet guitar solos.
Throughout he has an immediately appealing voice.
“ Me and a my 68’ has a strong rockabilly feel and a hit guitar solo.
One Take has funky groove and a nice guitar solo as well.
there is a lot of great grooves going on like on “Everyday Blues,” which also features subdued organ and a jazzy drum solo.
Fleas blues is an upbeat honky tonking highlight, which even has a zydeco style accordion solo.
“Old Dog” also has a honky tonk feel thanks to the old style piano.
And while they don’t quite play like B.B on their song of that name, they show they are entertaining and whimsical.
The CD ends on another funky note on “That’s All”
I love the organ playing throughout all of these songs.
— By Richard Amery, L.A Beat Editor
CD: Live at CanterburyArtist: Lee Palmer
Genre: blues/ roots
