Artist.......: Mike Branton
Album........: Dirty Feet
Label........: Zipper Records
Genre........: Blues
Catnr........: ZIPP077
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Jan-25-2010
str.date.....: Aug-25-2009
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: mikebranton.com
track title time
01. Dirty Feet 04:31
02. Once Again 04:45
03. I'm Not Playin'l 06:43
04. You Stole My Love 04:30
05. Time's Not Right 03:55
06. Serves Me Right To Suffer 05:38
07. Find Yourself A New Fool 04:34
08. Unfinished Business 07:05
09. I.O.U. 03:11
10. Give Me One 21:22
Runtime 66:14 min
Size 89,1 MB
Release Notes:
Best know to Canadian blues aficionados for his
work with Stu Heydon and Michael Pickett, guitarist
Mike Branton has finally released his first album
as a leader and it serves as a calling card of what
this gifted player is capable of doing. A Mix of
styles and sounds , Dirty Feet is bound by
Branton's authoritative voice and his Michael
Bloomfield meets T-Bone Walker at a Buddy Guy,
concert style of playing. His continually inventive
improvisational soloing is augmented by an intimate
interplay with organ player Tortoise Blue and harp
player Les Smith. Whether they are playing a
rhythmically heavy, Cajun seasoned You Stole My
Love, the Chicago south Side, after hours feel of
Unfinished Business or Jimmy Smith tempered title
track. Branton and his capable support unit pull
off the miracle of breathing new life into overly
familiar sounds. Most revealing is when, Branton
pulls back and strips down. On Times Not Right he
returns the listener to the essence of the blues,
playing some terrifying slide guitar and laying
down a vocal track that is as haunting as it is
revealing. On the other side IOU, his guitar duet
with ex-Jacksoul strummer Justin Abedin. The joy
these two are experiencing on this low-key swing
number is simply infectious and typical high
caliber of musicianship found throughout. Branton
doesn't reinvent the blues here but he manages to
make his mark on some well-trodden soil. That in
itself qualifies Dirty Feet as a musical feat. [AE]