Jimmy 'T99' Nelson - Take Your Pick (2002)

If you've never heard Jimmy Nelson, you're about to discover that life is very good indeed. You have stumbled on the fatherload. This is it, right here. Anybody in your house who's not smiling or dancing, or at least foot tapping by the end of "Son listen To Me" go on and cut them out of the will.

If you already know how good T99 is, you'll appreciate the fact that they did this CD right, surrounding him with the kind of players his mighty voice deserves, cats who understand where he's coming from and who know how to hang with the brother-amen. Duke Robillard on guitar. that's all you need to know. Add some great horn playing from Doug James, "Sax" Gordon Beadle, and Carl Querfurth. A rockin' rhythm section of Marty Ballou, Matt McCabe, and Niel Gouvin. Give them some great original T99 songs, and roll up the carpet, Martha. ~David Vest