Hans Theessink - Baby Wants To Boogie (Remastered) '2019

Tracks list

Tracklist
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01. Baby wants to boogie
02. My baby changed the lock on her door
03. Slidin delta
04. Stones in my passway
05. Nobodys fault but mine
06. Darkest hour
07. Southsea shuffle
08. Hunted man
09. Went to the doctor
10. When things go wrong

This is the first of many albums that features Jon Sass on the tuba. Id just
been to New Orleans where I figured out that it would be interesting to try to
combine my string sounds with a brass bass. Fate has it that I met Jon at the
Vienna Airport on the way back - he was up for the idea. We created a pretty
unique sound and have since worked together for over 15 years. The album
features old blues tunes and original songs. I invited TexMex accordion-man
Flaco Jimenez to play on the title track. Baby Wants To Boogie was a minor hit
for me. The single release got a lot of airplay around the globe. (Hans
Theessink) 

Hans Theessink often gets the short end of the stick because hes a Dutch
bluesman, which means he couldnt possibly be legitimate in the eyes of some
critics. Thats not really fair, since hes actually an imaginative, unpredictable
guitarist. Granted, his albums can sound a little sterile, but that criticism
can be applied to most contemporary blues albums. The main problem with his
records is that theyre interchangeable -- all of them sound similar and all of
them are about as strong as their predecessor. Baby Wants to Boogie isnt
particularly different from his other albums, but it does have some good songs
and solos, making it as good a place to learn about Theessink as any. (Thom
Owens, AMG) 

Theessinks’ re-workings of traditional delta-blues are light years past
any other contemporary bluesman. His own songs are capable of standing up to the
classics. (Metro West/Boston)

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