Jerry Portnoy - Down In The Mood Room Album

Tracklist

1	Mood Room Boogie Written-By – Jerry Portnoy	4:13
2	You Rascal You Written-By – Sam Theard	3:36
3	Lazy Written-By – Jerry Portnoy	4:35
4	Stormy Weather Written-By – Arlen, Koehler	4:56
5	Endless Road Written-By – Jerry Portnoy	4:59
6	Doodlin' Written-By – Horace Silver	4:47
7	Jug Band Waltz Written-By – Will Shade	1:55
8	Lullaby of Birdland Written-By – George Shearing	2:14
9	So Slow Written By – A. Irving	3:52
10	Sentimental Journey Written-By – Homer, Green, Brown	4:16
11	Money Written-By – Jerry Portnoy	4:09
12	Once Too Often Written-By – Jerry Portnoy	3:30
13	Canadian Sunset Written-By – Heywood, Gimbel	5:08

Credits

• Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Doug James
• Bass – Marty Ballou
• Drums – Steve Ramsay
• Engineer [Assistant] – Debi Viner, Jack Gauthier
• Engineer, Mixed By – Tom Hiller
• Fiddle, Mandolin – Mark Davis
• Guitar – Troy Gonyea (tracks: 8, 10, 12)
• Guitar, Producer – Duke Robillard
• Harmonica – Jerry Portnoy
• Liner Notes – Tom Ellis III
• Mandocello – Mark Davis (tracks: 7)
• Mastered By – Jonathan Wyner
• Tenor Saxophone – Gordon Beadle
• Vocals – Bob Malone (tracks: 8), Duke Robillard (tracks: 3, 10), Jerry Portnoy (tracks: 6, 13)

Barcodes

• Barcode: 6 56613 37552 5

Companies

• Recorded At – Duke's Mood Room
• Mastered At – M Works

Album

An amazing. Portnoy is a harp man extraordinaire. Rarely has Portnoy has as much freedom and control as on this new album. The sound is intimate, warm, and downright big. Portnoy's harmonica speaks with a human voice. This is a rock solid album of harmonica-driven jazz and blues with a good dose of hot guitar by two of the best in the business. Vintage Guitar. Mood Room Boogie. More By Jerry Portnoy. Hubert Sumlin's Blues Party feat. Greg Piccolo, Jerry Portnoy, Mighty Sam McClain, Ron Levi & Ronnie Earl. You May Also Like. Jerry Portnoy in Paris, France November 7, 1976. Portnoy began to perform professionally in 1970, touring the Midwest with the band of Johnny Young guitarmandolin. Two years later, he left Johnny Young, but continued to perform around the Midwest in the bands of guitarist Johnny Littlejohn and, later, drummer Sam Lay. For a time, he was also a member of the house band at the Checkerboard Lounge. In 2001, he released his second solo album, Down in the Mood Room. Known for his dark, amplified tone, he has long been a favorite of both critics and peers. The New York Times 1987 said, Mr. Portnoy crests like an alto saxophone. Harp master Jerry Portnoy give his blues a vintage swing on Down in the Mood Room, transporting listeners to the smoky jazz joints of a bygone era. This concept album is rewarding from start to finish, if you appreciate sultry jazz and blues played on the harp. Its classy retro tones will be a welcome change of pace for blues harp enthusiasts who like to mellow down easy. Producer Duke Robillard gives the album a wonderful vintage sound. Portnoy also proves he's no jazz slouch. Listen free to Jerry Portnoy Down in the Mood Room Doodlin', So Slow and more. Jerry Portnoy was born in Chicago in 1943 and brought up in the vicinity of the Maxwell Street market, where his father owned a rug store. There, among the haggling customers and traders, mListen free to Jerry Portnoy Down in the Mood Room Doodlin', So Slow and more. 13 tracks 52:10. There, among the haggling customers and traders, m read more. There, among the haggling customers and traders, many of the original blues players who had drif read more. Jerry Portnoy. Doodlin', 04:45. So Slow, 03:52. Now playing . Jerry Portnoy: все альбомы, включая Down in the Mood - Jerry Portnoy. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. Lullaby of Birdland. Down in the Mood Room. Duke Robillard. Jug Band Waltz. Once Too Often. Bob Malone. Sentimental Journey. Stormy Weather. Endless Road. Jerry Portnoy: Harmonica, Vocals Duke Robillard: Guitar Marty Ballou: Bass Steve Ramesey Drums Doug James: Baritone Saxophone, Baritone Clarinet Gordon Beadle: Tenor Saxophone Troy Gonyea: Guitar Bob Malone: Vocals Mark Davis: Violin, Mandolin, Mandocello. Recording Tiny Town Down In The Mood Room Jerry Portnoy. Down In The Mood Room by C. Michael Bailey. About Jerry Portnoy. Articles Tour Music Photos Related Search SHOP. Tell us why you would like to improve the Down In The Mood Room musician page