Spread the Love
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters
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| Total: 14 Songs |
iTunes Review
On Spread the Love, Ronnie Earl pays homage to those who have stood by him through good times and bad. These instrumental numbers allow him to move freely between blues, jazz and R&B idioms with sympathetic support from his longtime backup group the Broadcasters. Earl’s playing is lean and lyrical, implying more with a single note than many guitarists manage to do with three. His ruminative take on Kenny Burrell’s “Chitlins Con Carne” and his swooning touch on his own “Skyman” are especially moving. The Deep South murmurings of “Blues for Dr. Donna” are nicely contrasted with the dramatic flourishes of “Miracle.” Earl gives keyboardist Dave Limina room to shine in “Spann’s Groove” (a sweltering Chicago blues tune) and “Happy” (a summery number with a Booker T. & The MG’s feel). If there’s a spiritual heart to this album, it lies in “Cristo Redentor,” a Duke Pearson composition rendered with palpable longing. Spread the Love stands as both a tribute to Earl’s friends and heroes and a reaffirmation of his virtuosic talent.
Customer Reviews
Beautiful instrumentals from a master
Blues is a simple music with respect to form, and that results in a lot of "wannabe" players in thousands of bars all over. That can make it seem boring, but then you hear a master and recall what a beautiful and powerful thing it can be.
Ronnie Earl has always delivered on this promise, and is that most rare of creatures - a blues instrumentalist with style, taste and longevity. Ordinarily, I wouldn't want to hear one guitar solo after another (though I am a guitarist myself) but Mr. Earl keeps in interesting all the time.
"Spread the Love" continues in this vein and shows Ronnie as a mature artist in full bloom. Recommended.
Me
Ok
Put on Some Cans and Relax
Sometimes I just want instrumentals. Music can be such pure bliss when played like these recordings. Can a song give the soul nourishment? You tell me.
Biography
Born: March 10, 1953 in Queens, New York, NY
Genre: Blues
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Ronnie Earl
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Blues for Otis Rush | I Feel Like Goin' On | 8:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hippology | The Colour of Love | 4:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Blues for Otis Rush | Hope Radio | 9:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Am With You | Language of the Soul | 9:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Backstroke | Spread the Love | 3:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Blues for the West Side | Hope Radio | 8:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Blue Guitar | Language of the Soul | 5:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hey Jose | I Feel Like Goin' On | 5:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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'Round Midnight | The Colour of Love | 9:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Howlin' for My Darlin' | I Feel Like Goin' On | 7:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Blues, Music, Contemporary Blues, Electric Blues, Jazz
- Released: Aug 24, 2010
- ℗ 2010 Stony Plain Recording Co. Ltd.
