Dennis Gruenling - Up All Night (2000)

"A thick, deliciously fat harp tone is the key feature of this second effort from Jersey based Gruenling. Staying true to the classic blues idioms, with nods to the masters, Little Walter, George Smith, Gruenling works out on both diatonic and chromatic. This is ayoung harp master to watch out for!" - BLUES RAG 2000

"Dennis Gruenling switches gears on his second release, returning to his Chicago roots. On his debut CD "Dennis Gruenling & Jump Time!", he earned comparisons to today's most prominent parctitioners of the craft - Kim Wilson and Rod Piazza. His tasteful and subtle colorations make "Up All Night" a blues lover's delight. The 15 impeccable tracks, 10 penned by Gruenling, is a good bet to repeat as Ral Blues Magazine's "BEST MODERN BLUES HARMONICA CD, which wa awarded for "Jump Time!" in 1999. If you're into that gritty blues harmonica sound, get "Up All Night" and experience one of Charlie Musselwhite's "favorite harmonica players". - JAZZ & BLUES NOTES 2000

"The second release from harpist Gruenling, paying tribute to the classic Chess and Modern recordings of George "Harmonica" Smith and Little Walter, puts this young player right up there in the top ranks. Gruenling's harp work is well accented by the fine guitar playing of Andy Reidel and Bill Hunt, who evoke the era through tone and taste." - BLUES ACCESS 2000