Friday May 31 at Caffé Lena, 47 Phila St. “Bring it On Home” also features a smattering of original tunes – from the Davis and Moss co-penned 12-bar blues femme homage “Bring It On Home To Mama,” to the love lost sorrow-cholic “Long Distance Call,” and “Who’d be knocking (Knocking on my door/ so late at night)” penned by Davies about one particularly strange pre-dawn awakening when the songwriter was startled from his slumber to find a stranger standing over his bed.Īnnie & the Hedonists album release concert will stake place 8 p.m. The 12-song release features tasty renditions of a mid-20th century Parisian waltz (“Under Paris Skies”), a cornet and trombone mating that weaves through the sultry 1924 tune “Prescription for the Blues,” and a musical re-make of the Depression-Era protest song “The Panic Is Own,” whose updated lyrics include themes of the plight of the immigrant, the (lack of) gun control, rising oceans, Russian hackings and the ever-widening gap of economic inequality in a new world. “This record differs from the other five,” says guitarist Jonny Rosen, “in that we decided to focus on two related genres of music, as opposed to our previous albums which were an eclectic mix of folk, country, bluegrass, blues and jazz.”
With “Bring it On Home,” the band is amiably assisted by guest musicians John Sebastian (yes, that one), Dave Davies (no, not that one), and Randy Reinhart. The Hedonists – comprised of core members Annie and Jonny Rosen, Donald Young and Peter Davis – are accompanied by drummer Jerry Marotta, who spent two decades Jerry dividing his time between recording and touring with Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Tears for Fears, Joan Armatrading, Paul McCartney, and countless others. On Friday May 31, the band will stage a record release party at Caffe Lena. Produced by Grammy award winner, Joel Moss and recorded at the legendary Dreamland Studio in Woodstock, the new album – “Bring it On Home” – features 12 vintage blues and jazz tracks from the 1920s through the 1950s, as well as a trio of original contemporary blues songs. SARATOGA SPRINGS – A rollicking piano, nicely harnessed by a sturdy rhythm section, channels alongside the vocal sass of Annie Rosen and launches into Tommy Johnson’s 1928 “Big Road Blues,” introducing the sixth album by Capital/Saratoga region favorites Annie and the Hedonists. Bring It On Home is easily recommended and available from - Scott Yanow, Jazz Journalist. It will have to suffice, at least until some enterprising booking agent brings the group out to the West Coast. Since they are based in New York, Bring It On Home gives listeners a strong sampling of what Annie & The Hedonists can do. This would clearly be a great band to see live.
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Starting with a 1928 Tommy Johnson blues (“Big Road Blues”) that sounds here like it was recorded in the mid-1950s, and including 1929’s “Do Do Something” (on which Annie Rosen does a light impression of Helen Kane), an original lowdown blues “Bring It On Home To Mama” (featuring guest John Sebastian on harmonica), Porter Grainger’s witty 1924 “Prescription For The Blues” (one of two numbers on which cornetist Randy Reinhart and trombonist Dave Davies help out), a doo wopish “I Miss You So,” and even a credible “Under Paris Skies,” the result is a consistently successful set full of bright moments.
Headed by the excellent singer Annie Rosen and featuring guitarist Jonny Rosen, Peter Davis on clarinet, tenor guitar, piano, alto-sax and vocals, Donald Young on string bass, electric guitar, ukulele and vocals, and drummer Jerry Marotta, the band sounds equally at home playing 1920s classic blues and jazz, swing, 1930s blues, and Western swing as it does country, doo wop, early r&b and even early rock and roll.īring It On Home displays both the band’s versatility and their skill at a variety of vintage styles. Annie and the Hedonists perform a fascinating mixture of styles.
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