E1
MUSIC TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, BLUES FOR YOU,
BY
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ GUITARIST JEFF GOLUB
ON
AUGUST 25, 2009
ALBUM
PRODUCED BY JOHN
PORTER
(New York,
NY) – E1 Music announces the release of Blues For You, the
new album by contemporary jazz guitarist Jeff Golub, on August
25, 2009. With
his stellar reputation as a contemporary jazz guitarist firmly
established, Golub expands his creative horizons with this
jazz/blues breakthrough album.
Produced by
legendary producer John Porter (Los Lonely Boys, The
Smiths, Buddy Guy, etc.), Blues For You has
Golub exploring the blues and R&B roots that he’s
developed over years of touring and recording with Rod
Stewart, Peter Wolf, John Waite, Dar Williams and more, while
keeping a taste of the chart-topping contemporary jazz for
which he’s become known.
Golub says, “I don’t really differentiate between
styles of music. It’s either from the heart or it’s not. I think there are many
people who feel like I do. That even though we love a more
sophisticated jazz approach, we can still appreciate the
emotion of a bent guitar string.”
Blues For
You also features Shawn Pelton on drums (Saturday Night Live
band), Tony Garnier on bass (Bob Dylan), and Kenny White on
keyboards (Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn) to round out the rhythm
section.
Unlike his previous albums, Golub has four vocal
songs on Blues For
You. He
enlisted vocalists Billy Squier on the track “Everybody Wants
You,” Triple-A favorite Mark Cohn on “I Don’t Worry About a
Thing” and the legendary Peter Wolf on “Rooster Blues” and
John Waite on “Lost Mind.”
The band recorded this album live at Skyline
Recording Studio in Manhattan in about four days, with special
guests floating in and out. There is not one fade out ending
on the entire record. “Not that we always had a prearranged
ending,” Golub says.
“You can hear how the band is following each
other. This can
only happen recording a live band made up of musicians who are
really listening.”
Golub has released 6
solo albums and 3 albums as the leader of the instrumental
band Avenue Blue.
Before becoming an instrumentalist, Jeff worked as a
sideman to a number of very successful rock and pop
artists.
Golub got his first major gig
with rocker Billy Squier after relocating to New York from
Boston in 1980. He performed with Squier for several years,
appearing on 7 albums and 3 world tours. He also spent many
years working with iconic singer Rod Stewart, and appeared on
5 world tours and 4 recorded albums.
