Calvin Owens - That's Your Booty

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:39
Size: 152.6 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[3:39] 1. That's Your Booty
[3:48] 2. Eat Where You Sleep
[6:02] 3. One Of Those Nights
[5:53] 4. Texas Red Shuffle
[4:53] 5. Trumpet Blues
[4:44] 6. Show Me
[4:17] 7. All My Fault
[4:12] 8. On My Feet Again
[5:47] 9. The Blues I Have For You
[3:54] 10. The Dog
[6:20] 11. Vincent Van Gogh
[3:21] 12. How Long
[5:12] 13. Take Time To Love
[4:29] 14. Mr. Head

Calvin and company come out of the gate with the wheels smoking. The lyrics on the first tune are really cool and quite humorous. The song has a jazzy feel to it with it's rather complex phrasings, but the blues roots are still in the base of the structure on the tune. This music is strongly rooted in the Blues genre but it's seasoned with hints from other genres (when it sounds right). That is the true genius behind Calvin Owens and his music, he has the gift of creating great arrangements that captivate the listener. The melody lines are charismatic and they're impossible to get out of your head, while the musicians on this album are of the highest caliber.

That's Your Booty

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The Calvin Owens Show - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 64:35
Size: 147.9 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[3:49] 1. Hucklebuck
[5:05] 2. Gotcha Hootchie Mama
[4:37] 3. If The Blues Come Roun'
[4:48] 4. Mistreat A Good Man
[5:01] 5. Big Sweet Woman
[4:51] 6. Love On A Silver Platter
[4:37] 7. Come On Home Baby
[4:43] 8. Lover Man
[4:19] 9. This Little Light Of Mine
[5:23] 10. Why Can't I
[3:14] 11. H-Town French Town Git Down
[5:03] 12. So Blue And All Alone
[4:02] 13. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
[4:56] 14. Stop The Clock

Calvin Owens has been leading big bands for decades, touring in support of B.B. King until forming his own group in the mid-'80s. But the trumpeter's music draws from a number of styles. Owens shines with his heartfelt trumpet in "Mistreat a Good Man." "I Gotcha Hootchie Mama," a vocal feature for Gloria Edwards (which she co-wrote with arranger Nelson Mills), has a Cajun flavor with the presence of accordion player Robert Ludd, Jr. Trombonist Aubrey Tucker wrote and arranged the loping "So Blue and All Alone," a bluesy ballad with fine solos by the composer and the bandleader. The band shows off its gospel roots with a spirited take of "This Little Light of Mine," with an understated vocal by Owens, who is backed by a group of enthusiastic backup singers and Kyle Turner's fiery sermon on tenor sax. They also have a bit of fun with standards, with a boisterous party-like atmosphere in a swinging treatment of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," though their treatment of "Lover Man" suffers from an overblown introduction. It is safe to say that anyone catching Calvin Owens & His Blues Orchestra will not remain seated for long. ~Ken Dryden

The Calvin Owens Show

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