New Music from Janiva Magness!

Hello Again Midnight Blues Fans ...

Yesterday, I just received Janiva Magness' new CD, "Do I Move You?" which is officially hitting the streets on March 8 (gulp...yesterday). After listening to each track several times, I must say I am impressed and anxious to play a few tracks. Janiva has a variety of different Blues genres on the CD as compared to the resounding acoustical "Bury Him at the Crossroads". There are some Motown sounding R&Bs, rags, shuffles, and swings with a more electric feel. Despite the plugged-in & amp'ed up sound, Janiva's vocals still stand out loud, clear and with her usual intimate intensity. She has a new CD and also nominated for Blues Music Awards' "Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year" along with Debbie Davies, Marcia Ball, Shemekia Copeland, and Susan Tedeschi. I am feeling inspired to play a couple of monster sets of "Women Who Sing the Blues". Oh Yeah ... I do think so, definitely.

Along with Janiva's new CD, Northern Blues fixed me with some of their more recent CDs which I have have really enjoyed. Expect to hear more Doug Cox & Sam Hurrie's "Hungry Ghosts", Brian Blain's "Overqualifed for the Blues", Watermelon Slim and the Workers, and Dan Treanor & Frankie Lee's 2004 release, "African Wind". Northern Blues is a great label with the ability to find interesting and refreshing talent others might overlook. They seem to have a good handle the acoustical blues artists to the North. I could not be more delighted to have renew our friendship with this label.

Cheers,

OneChord