Jelly Roll Kings • Off Yonder Wall

Something of a blues supergroup, the Jelly Roll Kings feature the talents of guitarist Big Jack Johnson, drummer Sam Carr, and keyboardist/harmonica-player Frank Frost. The blues press has been touting Johnson's tasty licks as the driving force behind Off Yonder Wall, but that's probably because they don't know what to make of Frost's eccentric organ style--his wild-card playing breathes new life into old chestnuts such as "Baby Please Don't Go" and "That's Alright Mama" and gives a needed edge to originals such as "Fat Back" and "So Lonesome."
Sometimes it seems as if Frost is off in a personal reverie, playing another song altogether, but mostly he sounds like Booker T. on a binge at the roller rink. It's totally joyous stuff. Frost's playing also brings to mind Jon Spencer's description of Kimbrough's music. "It's falling apart and falling together at the same time," he says, and the same thing could be said of the other Fat Possum artists. They're unsteady and rock-steady at the same time, and that quality infuses their music with an inner tension that's wondrous to hear. (John Lews,Fat Possum)

 

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Una especie de supergrupo de blues, los Jelly Roll Kings cuentan con el talento del guitarrista Big Jack Johnson, el baterista Sam Carr y el teclista/armónico Frank Frost. La prensa de blues ha estado promocionando los sabrosos licks de Johnson como la fuerza motriz de Off Yonder Wall, pero eso es probablemente porque no saben qué hacer con el excéntrico estilo de órgano de Frost - su toque salvaje da nueva vida a viejos castillos como "Baby Please Don't Go" y "That's Alright Mama" y da un toque necesario a originales como "Fat Back" y "So Lonesome".
A veces parece como si Frost estuviera en una ensoñación personal, tocando otra canción, pero la mayoría de las veces suena como Booker T. en una juerga en la pista de patinaje. Es un material totalmente alegre. La forma de tocar de Frost también nos recuerda la descripción que hace Jon Spencer de la música de Kimbrough. "Se desmorona y se une al mismo tiempo", dice, y lo mismo podría decirse de los otros artistas de Fat Possum. Son inestables y firmes al mismo tiempo, y esa cualidad infunde a su música una tensión interna que es maravillosa de escuchar. (John Lews, Fat Possum)

1. Frank Frost Blues
2. That's Alright Mama
3. Look Over Yonder Wall
4. So Lonesome
5. Baby Please Don't Go
6. Fishin' Musician
7. Fat Back
8. Sitting On Top Of The World
9. Have Mercy Baby
10. I'm A Big Boy Now

1977

 

 

 

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