Janis Martin • The Blanco Sessions

Review
by j. poet

Janis Martin was in the wrong place at the wrong time, a strong independent woman in the age (1950s) before women's liberation. She was a star while still a teenager, known for her sultry vocals and stage moves that people back then called suggestive, even though Elvis was doing the same kind of hip thrusts. When it came out that she was married and pregnant, her career came to a screeching halt. In 1995, Rosie Flores, a long time fan, tracked her down and coaxed Martin to sing backup on her Rockabilly Filly album. In 2006, Flores produced this session, hoping to spark a Martin revival, but a few months later Martin was diagnosed with cancer and died. This album makes her passing doubly tragic, because she was still in full command of her powerful vocals; the songs here are brimming over with life, love, and irrepressible humor. Martin loved rockabilly, and the set list spans the genre's lifeline from the '50s to the 2010s. "Wham Bam Jam," a Ronnie Dawson tune from 1994, would have been scandalous in the '50s, but it sounds almost innocently sexy here, with Martin belting out the lyric with plenty of sass while Dave Biller's rockabilly guitar and T. Jarrod Bonta's honky tonk piano propel the tune into overdrive. Other scorchers include "It'll Be Me," a Jack Clement tune fist cut by Jerry Lee Lewis, "I Believe What You Say," the Dorsey Burnette tune made popular by Ricky Nelson, and "Roll Around Rockin,'' featuring an Elvis-inspired vocal full of glowing, slurred notes. Martin shows her range on the Blasters' bluesy "Long White Cadillac" a midtempo groove with a mournful, understated vocal and a gripping take on the Don Gibson/Patsy Cline standard "Sweet Dreams" that'll send chills down your spine. She closes with "Walk Softly On This Heart of Mine," a slow-burning cover of a Bill Monroe classic that shows off her love of R&B.

http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-blanco-sessions-mw0002402331

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Reseña

por j. poet

Janis Martin estaba en el lugar equivocado en el momento equivocado, una mujer fuerte e independiente en la época (1950) antes de la liberación de la mujer. Ella era una estrella cuando aún era una adolescente, conocida por sus sensuales voces y movimientos teatrales que la gente en ese entonces llamaba sugestivos, a pesar de que Elvis estaba haciendo el mismo tipo de empujes de cadera. Cuando se supo que estaba casada y embarazada, su carrera se detuvo en seco. En 1995, Rosie Flores, una fan desde hace mucho tiempo, la rastreó y convenció a Martin para que cantara en su álbum Rockabilly Filly. En 2006, Flores produjo esta sesión, con la esperanza de provocar un resurgimiento de Martin, pero unos meses más tarde, a Martin le diagnosticaron cáncer y murió. Este álbum hace que su paso sea doblemente trágico, porque todavía estaba al mando de sus poderosas voces; Las canciones aquí están llenas de vida, amor y humor irreprimible. A Martin le encantaba el rockabilly, y la lista fija abarca la línea de vida del género desde los años 50 hasta la década de 2010. "Wham Bam Jam", una melodía de Ronnie Dawson de 1994, hubiera sido escandalosa en los años 50, pero aquí suena casi inocentemente sexy, con Martin tocando la letra con mucha burla, mientras que la guitarra rockabilly de Dave Biller y la guitarra de T. Jarrod Bonta el piano de honky tonk propulsa la melodía a la saturación. Otros chamuscadores incluyen "It'll Be Me", un puño de Jack Clement cortado por Jerry Lee Lewis, "I Believe What You Say", la canción de Dorsey Burnette popularizada por Ricky Nelson, y "Roll Around Rockin", con una Voz inspirada en Elvis llena de notas brillantes y arrastradas. Martin muestra su rango en el blues "Long White Cadillac" de los Blasters, un ritmo midtempo con una voz lúgubre y discreta y una toma apasionante del estándar Don Gibson / Patsy Cline "Sweet Dreams" eso te hará sentir escalofríos. Se cierra con "Walk Softly On This Heart of Mine", un cover de un clásico de Bill Monroe que muestra su amor por el R&B.

http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-blanco-sessions-mw0002402331

 

  

Tracklist
1 As Long As I'm Movin' 3:18
2 Wham Bam Jam 2:27
3 Long White Cadillac 3:23
4 Wild One (Real Wild Child) 2:30
5 It'll Be Me 3:02
6 Sweet Dreams 3:44
7 Find Out What's Happening 2:44
8 I Believe What You Say 2:14
9 Roll Around Rockin' 3:48
10 Oh Lonesome Me 3:10
11 Walk Softly On This Heart Of Mine 4:32
release date October 16, 2012 duration 34:50






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