Hammond B-3 blues organist Tony Z was long a fixture on the New England
blues club circuit, and for two years as part of Boston-area guitarist
Ronnie Earl's touring band, the Broadcasters.
Born and raised in Boston, Tony Zamagni began playing organ at St. Patrick's School in Roxbury. He cut his musical teeth with the Boston band Combat Zone and then went on to play with the Platters for the next ten years. He spent most of the latter part of the 1980s trying to organize his own touring band (no small feat) and working as a session player in Miami for TK Records, where he recorded an LP with the group Miami. After meeting Ronnie Earl through a mutual friend, trumpeter Bob Enos, Zamagni teamed up with the guitarist and joined his road band, the Broadcasters, from 1989 to 1991.
In 1991, Zamagni moved to Chicago, where he worked for three years with guitarist Larry McCray and found work as a session musician on albums by Son Seals, Saffire, Little Smokey Smothers and Lee "Shot" Williams. Zamagni's debut album, Get Down With the Blues, was released on Rounder's Tone-Cool subsidiary in 1995. The outing is first-class, self-produced in Chicago's Streeterville Studios with some stellar backing musicians: former Roomful of Blues guitarist Duke Robillard, drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, saxophonist Houston Person, harmonica master Sugar Blue and former Albert Collins band bassist Johnny B. Gayden. Buddy Guy was so impressed by Get Down With the Blues that he hired Tony Z to tour with him. In 1998, Tony Z released his second record for Tone Cool, Kiss My Blues. The record featured another all-star cast including Cornell Dupree on guitar, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums again, Chuck Rainey on bass, Lenny Pickett on sax and Kim Wilson blowing harp on two tracks. Since then he has toured with Buddy Guy and on his own, continuing to spread his unique take on the B-3 sound. ~Bio by Richard Skelly
Born and raised in Boston, Tony Zamagni began playing organ at St. Patrick's School in Roxbury. He cut his musical teeth with the Boston band Combat Zone and then went on to play with the Platters for the next ten years. He spent most of the latter part of the 1980s trying to organize his own touring band (no small feat) and working as a session player in Miami for TK Records, where he recorded an LP with the group Miami. After meeting Ronnie Earl through a mutual friend, trumpeter Bob Enos, Zamagni teamed up with the guitarist and joined his road band, the Broadcasters, from 1989 to 1991.
In 1991, Zamagni moved to Chicago, where he worked for three years with guitarist Larry McCray and found work as a session musician on albums by Son Seals, Saffire, Little Smokey Smothers and Lee "Shot" Williams. Zamagni's debut album, Get Down With the Blues, was released on Rounder's Tone-Cool subsidiary in 1995. The outing is first-class, self-produced in Chicago's Streeterville Studios with some stellar backing musicians: former Roomful of Blues guitarist Duke Robillard, drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, saxophonist Houston Person, harmonica master Sugar Blue and former Albert Collins band bassist Johnny B. Gayden. Buddy Guy was so impressed by Get Down With the Blues that he hired Tony Z to tour with him. In 1998, Tony Z released his second record for Tone Cool, Kiss My Blues. The record featured another all-star cast including Cornell Dupree on guitar, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums again, Chuck Rainey on bass, Lenny Pickett on sax and Kim Wilson blowing harp on two tracks. Since then he has toured with Buddy Guy and on his own, continuing to spread his unique take on the B-3 sound. ~Bio by Richard Skelly
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El organista de Hammond B-3 blues Tony Z fue durante mucho tiempo un fijo en el circuito de clubes de blues de Nueva Inglaterra, y durante dos años formó parte de la banda de gira del guitarrista del área de Boston Ronnie Earl, los Broadcasters.
Nacido y criado en Boston, Tony Zamagni comenzó a tocar el órgano en la escuela St. Patrick en Roxbury. Se inició en la música con la banda de Boston Combat Zone y luego pasó a tocar con los Platters durante los siguientes diez años. Pasó la mayor parte de la última parte de los años 80 tratando de organizar su propia banda de gira (una hazaña nada despreciable) y trabajando como músico de sesión en Miami para TK Records, donde grabó un LP con el grupo Miami. Después de conocer a Ronnie Earl a través de un amigo en común, el trompetista Bob Enos, Zamagni se asoció con el guitarrista y se unió a su banda de carretera, los Broadcasters, de 1989 a 1991.
En 1991, Zamagni se mudó a Chicago, donde trabajó durante tres años con el guitarrista Larry McCray y encontró trabajo como músico de sesión en los álbumes de Son Seals, Saffire, Little Smokey Smothers y Lee "Shot" Williams. El álbum debut de Zamagni, Get Down With the Blues, fue lanzado en la filial Tone-Cool de Rounder en 1995. La salida es de primera clase, autoproducido en los estudios Streeterville de Chicago con algunos músicos de respaldo estelares: el ex guitarrista de Roomful of Blues Duke Robillard, el baterista Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, el saxofonista Houston Person, el maestro de la armónica Sugar Blue y el ex bajista de la banda de Albert Collins Johnny B. Gayden. Buddy Guy quedó tan impresionado por Get Down With the Blues que contrató a Tony Z para ir de gira con él. En 1998, Tony Z lanzó su segundo disco para Tone Cool, Kiss My Blues. El disco contaba con otro reparto de estrellas como Cornell Dupree a la guitarra, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie a la batería de nuevo, Chuck Rainey al bajo, Lenny Pickett al saxo y Kim Wilson al arpa en dos pistas. Desde entonces ha estado de gira con Buddy Guy y por su cuenta, continuando con la difusión de su particular visión del sonido B-3. ~Bio por Richard Skelly
Nacido y criado en Boston, Tony Zamagni comenzó a tocar el órgano en la escuela St. Patrick en Roxbury. Se inició en la música con la banda de Boston Combat Zone y luego pasó a tocar con los Platters durante los siguientes diez años. Pasó la mayor parte de la última parte de los años 80 tratando de organizar su propia banda de gira (una hazaña nada despreciable) y trabajando como músico de sesión en Miami para TK Records, donde grabó un LP con el grupo Miami. Después de conocer a Ronnie Earl a través de un amigo en común, el trompetista Bob Enos, Zamagni se asoció con el guitarrista y se unió a su banda de carretera, los Broadcasters, de 1989 a 1991.
En 1991, Zamagni se mudó a Chicago, donde trabajó durante tres años con el guitarrista Larry McCray y encontró trabajo como músico de sesión en los álbumes de Son Seals, Saffire, Little Smokey Smothers y Lee "Shot" Williams. El álbum debut de Zamagni, Get Down With the Blues, fue lanzado en la filial Tone-Cool de Rounder en 1995. La salida es de primera clase, autoproducido en los estudios Streeterville de Chicago con algunos músicos de respaldo estelares: el ex guitarrista de Roomful of Blues Duke Robillard, el baterista Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, el saxofonista Houston Person, el maestro de la armónica Sugar Blue y el ex bajista de la banda de Albert Collins Johnny B. Gayden. Buddy Guy quedó tan impresionado por Get Down With the Blues que contrató a Tony Z para ir de gira con él. En 1998, Tony Z lanzó su segundo disco para Tone Cool, Kiss My Blues. El disco contaba con otro reparto de estrellas como Cornell Dupree a la guitarra, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie a la batería de nuevo, Chuck Rainey al bajo, Lenny Pickett al saxo y Kim Wilson al arpa en dos pistas. Desde entonces ha estado de gira con Buddy Guy y por su cuenta, continuando con la difusión de su particular visión del sonido B-3. ~Bio por Richard Skelly
01. Get Down With The Blues (7:04)
02. Something Funky About Your Love (3:33)03. Too Fine To Be Mine (4:57)
04. I've Got A New Love (4:10)
05. Paradise Memorial Gardens (8:32)
06. Roger Pace (3:58)
07. The Blues That Was Waiting For Me (6:41)
08. Tone Cool (8:47)
09. Who Are You Thinking Of? (5:21)
10. Dan't Fuss & Fight (4:47)
Credits:
Tony Zamagni - Hammond B-3 Organ, Vocals,
Duke Robillard - Guitar
Bernard Purdie - Drums
Houston Person - Saxaphone
Johnny B. Gayden - Bass
Sugar Blue - Harmonica
Released: 1995
Styles: Blues Jazz, Modern Electric Blues, Soul Blues
Label: Tone-Cool Records
Tony Zamagni - Hammond B-3 Organ, Vocals,
Duke Robillard - Guitar
Bernard Purdie - Drums
Houston Person - Saxaphone
Johnny B. Gayden - Bass
Sugar Blue - Harmonica
Released: 1995
Styles: Blues Jazz, Modern Electric Blues, Soul Blues
Label: Tone-Cool Records
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