The Dover Weinberg Quartet

The Dover Weinberg Quartet - Oct 2011

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Mixed news, but consistent reviews for Tuesday nights at Duff’s Garage, 1635 SE 7th Ave, 503-234-BEER, from 9-midnight. Chris Carlson and Duffy Bishop will be off to the circus until the end of the year, but the good news is that, in the meantime, the Dover Weinberg Quartet has a solid lineup of guests to fill in. Alan Hager, Lloyd Jones, Terry Robb, and Rick Welter will be joining us to share in the musical festivities.

The Dover Weinberg Quartet has celebrated Tuesdays for nearly 14 years, playing anything that comes to mind, from blues to bebop. Dover, Dave Kahl, Brian Foxworth, and Chris have been consistently joined by Jon Morrell, Dan Fincher, Pete Moss, and other great horn players. Guitar guests have included Doug Rowell and Kevin Selfe; drummers, Les Hutchinson and Kelly Dunn (among others); and bassist, Randy Monroe.

Tuesdays have become a ritual for a lot of folks – players, dancers, listeners, and those that just want to connect with who and what’s happening. Make it part of your weekly routine and, we promise, it is anything but. It will become a habit.

Cover: $3.00

Keeter Stuart and Trio Bravo hold their Happy Hour show, prior. $2.00 cover

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"Very Lucky Man"

Sean Carney featuring Omar Coleman

Sean Carney Get Down Blues Music

Sean Carney and Omar Coleman are two long-time, well established blues artists based in the Midwest. Carney was the winner of the 2007 International Blues Challenge and received the illustrious Albert King Award for Most Promising Guitarist in the competition. He has played alongside and toured with renowned blues greats as Teeny Tucker, Henry Gray, Jimmy “T-99” Nelson and Big Joe Duskin. Omar Coleman comes from Chicago where he has been burning up stages with his extraordinary harmonica playing and vocals as a member of bands led by the likes of Chico Banks, John Primer and The Kinsey Report. Together Carney and Coleman have created a terrific pairing for a recording titled Very Lucky Man.

This album features Sean Carney’s band Marty Romie on bass, Jan Roll on drums and the excellent pianist John Popovich, covering mostly a number of well-known classic blues tunes alongside three numbers penned by Coleman (one co-written with Carney). Saxophonist ace Doug James is also on hand for several selections. The musicianship is top-notch with Carney’s always on the spot guitar and Coleman’s harmonica.

The songs themselves have been smartly selected to highlight both artists as they trade vocals. Highlights would have to include the funkified original “Good Provider,” the Junior Wells/Buddy Guy great “Snatch It Back And Hold It,” Junior Watson’s “Looking Back,” James Oden’s “Nineteen Years Old” and B.B.King’s “Sell My Monkey.” Those just may be personal favorites on this disc, but the complete package is incredible and should be amongst many lists for the best recordings of the year.

Coleman and Carney have been touring together throughout the Midwest and into Europe. Hopefully they will head our way to promote this outstanding recording. I know I’ll be the first in line to catch that show if they do. Very Lucky Man is blues excellence!!

Total Time: 55:57

Very Lucky Man / When My Baby Left Me / Good Provider / I’m The Man Down There / It Hurts Me Too / You Don’t Love Me / Sell My Monkey / Snatch It Back And Hold It / That’s Alright / Drivin’ Wheel / Looking Back / Trying To Do Right / Nineteen Years Old / Checking On My Baby

Reviewed by Greg Johnson

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