Uptown Blues at Upstairs-Johnny Beaudine and Deep Blue

Deep Blue did it's show at Upstairs on the 23rd. We pulled off what we said
we'd do. Sage and Bucky provided a rock solid rhythm section and Peter Mika
had one of his hottest nights in a long time.

What we said we'd do is work the ground where blues and jazz meet. The
other goal was authentically mix different eras of jazz.

We did some classic jazz and some classic Chicago Blues. The upright bass
and Bucky's superb drumming gave both the blues and jazz a tight solid
sound. The blues tunes had an early Chess records sound, like with
Willie Dixon on upright bass.

Peter was channeling Count Basie. I should buy hin a yachting cap.
The old man handled his chores on vocals and horn. On the jazz side
quite a few of the tunes were kickin'. "Night and Day" was so solid
we ended the second set with it. didn't intend too but the song was
so solid.

The staff at Upstairs was great to us and we're ready to ge back.

Warning!

This is from the nineteen twenties:

ABOLISH JAZZ MUSIC
Abolish FOX-TROT, ONE-STEP, TODDLE, SHIMMY
or any form of dancing or any position which permits the gentleman to walk directly
 in front of his partner.
There lay ruin:
When you are told that boys and girls of the age when sex impulses run hottest, when judgment has not been developed, when will and knowledge to combat strange and new desires are absent, and when supervision is either lacking entirely or is superficial—when you are told that youth of both sexes— can mingle in close embrace with bosoms and abdomens in friction and with limbs intertwined, and survive the experience without mental, moral and physical pollution, you know the teller LIES.

The Wayback Machine

In my entire musical career, one of the bands I loved
playing in the most was the
Chi-Town Hustlers,
a seven piece blues band back in the day.
The cut here is, Everyday I have the blues.
It's from the album: Lost and Found.

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