Eddie Martin - Play The Blues With Feeling (2004)

Martin's command of blues guitar styles, acoustic and electric, is unparalleled in this country – and he will give anyone round the world a good run for their money. As confident and eloquent with intricate finger-style national steel playing as he is with incendiary electric soloing, the most amazing thing is that he is also one of our top harmonica players. These instrumental skills sprinkle this album like gold dust and are all the more amazing for the fact that guitar and harmonica are played simultaneously on this live-to-tape album with no overdubs. Of the 10 tracks, 9 are original – including the International Songwriting Competition finalist "Someone's Making Money", 2 solo acoustic, 7 raw electric trio arrangements with slide guitar to the fore, and a big band ska-like swing tune "Bubble Blues". With nine albums almost in as many years, Eddie Martin is one of the most prolific blues performers on the international circuit. With this cd he has come up with another winner which is bound to consolidate his position at the top of the blues hierarchy.

What's great about Eddie's CDs is that he doesn't just stick to one type of blues - he gives you a taste of everything - you want Elmore James style slide? you want soulful unaccompanied Taj Mahal style acoustic? you want big band BB King style blues? you want blistering harmonica playing (try Bristol Shakedown)? it's all here - thoroughly recommended.