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| 1. | Lateral Climb
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| 2. | How Deep in the Blues (Do You Want to Go)
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| 3. | Nobody's Fault But Mine
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| 4. | Riley B. King
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| 5. | You're Gonna Need a Friend
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| 6. | One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor
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| 7. | Too Much
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| 8. | Peace on My Mind
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| 9. | There'll Never Be Another You
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| 10. | River of Soul
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| 11. | Moonchild Blues
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Jazz / Blues
Robben Ford - Guitar, Producer, Vocals, Wurlitzer
Bernie Dresel - Drums
Bernie Worrell - Wurlitzer
Charley Drayton - Drums
Chris Chaney - Bass
Dan Fornero - Trumpet
David Woodford - Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
Gary Novak - Drums
Jeff Babko - Organ (Hammond)
Jimmy Earl - Bass
Ken Stacey - Vocals (Background)
Larry Goldings - Organ (Hammond), Wurlitzer
Roger Kellaway - Horn Arrangements
Russell Ferrante - Piano
Siedah Garrett - Vocals (Background)
Susan Tedeschi - Vocals
Toss Panos - Drums
Will Lee - Bass
* Andrew Pham - Package Design
* Bernie Grundman - Mastering
* Brent Cambre - Assistant
* Brian Montgomery - Assistant
* Claudio Lugli - Wardrobe
* Dave Way - Engineer, Mixing
* June Murakawa - Assistant
* Ken Eros - Engineer
* Mary Hogan - A&R
* Niko Bolas - Engineer
* Rafael Serrano - Assistant
* Rob Saslow - A&R
* Walter New - Mixing
Robben Ford is at that stage in his career when he needs to make a decision. It's been well established for decades that he is one of the truly great guitar players out there. He has mastered the many styles placed in front of him and bitten off and chewed more. But that doesn't necessarily mean he is a great songwriter; he's not, and that's painfully obvious on Truth. Perhaps the best that can be said about this recording is that it is the work of a very competent bandleader and producer who happens to play one hell of a mean guitar. It also features fine performances from organist Larry Goldings and bassist Will Lee, and guest appearances from Susan Tedeschi (whose soulful voice literally saves a cover of Paul Simon's "One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor") and Bernie Worrell (on "Riley B. King"). That said, Ford's songs are rather tired, generic, and unidentifiable except for his guitar playing and Goldings' amazing organ playing when he appears on one (though a notable exception to this is the midnight blue protest tune "Peace on My Mind"). His singing voice hasn't gotten any better with the years. He can hold a tune, but it's as if there isn't anything there. His choosing to cover Otis Redding's classic "Nobody's Fault But Mine" was a terrible mistake, as anyone who has ever heard the original would attest. If you are a Ford fan, you no doubt look forward to more of his playing and it's here; if you're not, and know nothing about the man, there is little here to recommend this set. Ford should pull a Tiger Woods and break everything he knows down and begin again; he has too much talent to simply coast like this. This CD was nominated for a Grammy award in 2007 for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
--- Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Robben Ford
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Dec 16, 1951 in Ukiah, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Soul-Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Blues-Rock, Fusion, Jazz Blues, Crossover Jazz, Contemporary Blues
Robben Ford has had a diverse career. He taught himself guitar when he was 13 and considered his first influence to be Mike Bloomfield. At 18 he moved to San Francisco to form the Charles Ford Band (named after his father, who was also a guitarist) and was soon hired to play with Charles Musselwhite for nine months. In 1971 the Charles Ford Blues Band was re-formed and recorded for Arhoolie in early 1972. Ford played with Jimmy Witherspoon (1972-1973), the L.A. Express with Tom Scott (1974), George Harrison, and Joni Mitchell. In 1977 he was a founding member of the Yellowjackets, which he stayed with until 1983, simultaneously having a solo career and working as a session guitarist. In 1986, Ford toured with Miles Davis and he had two separate periods (1985 and 1987) with Sadao Watanabe, but he seemed to really find himself in 1992 when he returned to his roots: the blues. Ford formed a new group, the Blue Line, and subsequently recorded a couple of blues-rock dates for Stretch that are among the finest of his career. In 1999, he released Sunrise on Rhino and Supernatural on Blue Thumb. Ford signed to the Concord Jazz label in 2002 and released Blue Moon that same year, followed by Keep on Running in 2003 and Truth in 2007.
----Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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