Shimmy by Billy Martin Wil Blades Duo
Billy Martin and Wil Blades wanna make you Shimmy. The organ/drums duo waste no time getting right down to it on their debut album, reissued on Martin's own Amulet Records. Martin and Blades go old school in the tradition of essential organ-groove sides by the likes of Charles Earland, Brother Jack McDuff and Groove Holmes. Martin, the drummer for the legendary Medeski, Martin & Wood, and Blades, a much buzzed about young organist from the San Francisco live music scene, first came together for a low-key, one-off late night set during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2011.. The music that evening was so deep in the pocket that the pair knew instantly there would be more shows together in their future. A West Coast tour was arranged for later in the year, which played to packed houses from Washington to California. In the middle of the run, Martin and Blades ducked into a Berkeley recording studio to capture what would become Shimmy.
Tracklist
| 1. | Brother Bru | 3:04 |
| 2. | Mean Greens | 5:22 |
| 3. | In A Fried Pickle | 7:07 |
| 4. | Les and Eddie | 4:15 |
| 5. | Pick Pocket | 3:52 |
| 6. | Down By The Riverside | 6:09 |
| 7. | Toe Thumb | 4:32 |
| 8. | Little Shimmy | 6:47 |
| 9. | Give | 5:11 |
| 10. | Dehna Hunu | 1:07 |
Credits
*2nd issue BLUE cover
Billy Martin - drums, percussion
Wil Blades - Hammond Organ, Clavinet
Recorded December, 17 2011 at Ex'Pression in Emeryville, CA
Recording Engineer - Andrew Freid
Assistant Engineer - Hillary Ellis
Mixing and Mastering - Mike Fossenkemper
Produced by Billy Martin and Wil Blades for Amulet Records
*Originally released May 22, 2012
License
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