Mason Casey

Sofa King Badass

NBM0042

BY Randy Hoffman

For the

Blues Blowtorch Society

 

 

I gotta tell ya, I like this cd.  It is not your standard Blues fare, but it has a bluesy feel throughout.  Mason Casey has a unique vocal tone, which captures a smoky feel without being raspy or gruff.  Although he is a harmonica player, this cd is not a harp cd.  He uses his instrument very well, but somewhat sparingly, and always tasty.  His band has Chester Thompson on some tight drums, Sally Tiven on bass, Mark Jordan on piano, Wayne Jackson on trumpet, and most notably Jon Tiven playing every instrument in the studio and producing this disc.  Jon is a well seasoned writer/player/producer associated with the likes of the Rolling Stones, Little Milton and B.B. King.

 

The disc opens with You Make It Hard, which isn’t so subtle double-entendre at its best.  Followed by Nine Times A Man, which Wilson Pickett co-wrote and recorded with Jon And Sally Tiven.  Sally & Jon co-wrote Blue Hair Woman with Al Franken, and it is a hoot.

 

There are fourteen tunes on this cd, all of them somewhat unique, all of them have a flavor, all of them entertain.  This one stays in my player for a while.

 

 

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