Left Turn on Blue

by Dave Specter

Overview

This was Specter's fifth album for Delmark Records. It saw the Chicago guitarist team up with singer/harpslinger Lynwood Slim (who wrote or co-wrote four of the songs) and organist Jack McDuff. A smooth and easy listen, Left Turn on Blue shuffles, swings, and bops at the juncture of blues and jazz. From the blues chestnut "Party Girl" to the Albert Collins instrumental "Tremble" to the steady jazz groove of Slim's "Stop! Hold It," this is a very classy album. The horns are nicely done, and jazz buffs will particularly enjoy Specter's brief interjections of other tunes into the songs: "Til the End of Time," "Unleavened Soul," and "Killer Jack." ~ Ann Wickstrom

Product Details

Release Date:	06/04/1996
Label:	Delmark
UPC:	0038153069322
Rank:	143786

Tracks

1. Get Back Home
2. Stop! Hold It
3. Killer Jack
4. Till the End of Time
5. Party Girl
6. Juice Head Baby
7. Left Turn on Blue
8. Unleavened Soul
9. Hopeless
10. What's the Matter?
11. Tremble
12. Roll Baby Roll
13. When Will the Blues Leave?

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dave Specter   Primary Artist,Guitar
Lynwood Slim   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Jack McDuff   Guest Artist,Organ
Mark Fornek   Drums
Randy Tressler   Piano
John Brumbach   Sax (Tenor)
Michael Sharfe   Bass (Acoustic)
Ken Saydak   Organ
Barrelhouse Chuck   Piano
Rob Mazurek   Cornet

Technical Credits

Dave Specter   Producer,Composer
Kate Hoddinott   Design,Photography,Art Direction
John Brumbach   Composer
Harvey Tillis   Photography
John Smeets   Photography
Paul Serrano   Engineer,Recording
Neil Tesser   Liner Notes
Jack McDuff   Composer
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson   Composer
Rob Mazurek   Composer
Robert G. Koester   Producer,Album Supervision
Percy Mayfield   Composer
Ornette Coleman   Composer
Albert Collins   Composer