Soul on Ten (album)
Encyclopedia
Soul on Ten is an album by American
jazz guitarist Robben Ford
and The Blue Line. Recorded for Concord Records
, it was released August 11, 2009. Eight of the tracks are live recordings from an appearance in San Francisco California
in April 2009. It includes covers of Willie Dixon
’s "Spoonful" and Elmore James
’s "Please Set a Date" and three new compositions: "Earthquake", "Don’t Worry About Me" and "Thoughtless". Along with Ford, the album features band members Toss Panos (drums), Travis Carlton (bass) and Neal Evans (keyboards).
United States
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jazz guitarist Robben Ford
Robben Ford
Robben Ford is an American blues, jazz and rock guitarist.-Biography:Ford was born in Woodlake, California, United States, but raised in Ukiah, California, and began playing the saxophone at age 10, picking up the guitar at age 13...
and The Blue Line. Recorded for Concord Records
Concord Records
Concord Records is a U.S. record label now based in Beverly Hills, California. Originally known as Concord Jazz, it was established in 1972 as an off-shoot of the Concord Jazz Festival in Concord, California by festival founder Carl Jefferson, a local automobile dealer and jazz fan who sold his...
, it was released August 11, 2009. Eight of the tracks are live recordings from an appearance in San Francisco California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in April 2009. It includes covers of Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
William James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
’s "Spoonful" and Elmore James
Elmore James
Elmore James was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and band leader. He was known as "the King of the Slide Guitar" and had a unique guitar style, noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice.-Biography:James was born Elmore Brooks in the old Richland community in...
’s "Please Set a Date" and three new compositions: "Earthquake", "Don’t Worry About Me" and "Thoughtless". Along with Ford, the album features band members Toss Panos (drums), Travis Carlton (bass) and Neal Evans (keyboards).
Track listing
All tracks composed by Robben Ford; except where indicated- "Supernatural" (Kevin Sandbloom)
- "Indianola"
- "There'll Never Be Another You"
- "SpoonfulSpoonful"Spoonful" is a blues standard written by Willie Dixon and first recorded in 1960 by Howlin' Wolf. It is loosely based on "A Spoonful Blues", a song recorded in 1929 by Charley Patton , itself related to "All I Want Is A Spoonful" by Papa Charlie Jackson and "Cocaine Blues" by Luke Jordan...
" (Willie DixonWillie DixonWilliam James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
) - "Nothin' to Nobody" (Ford, Michael MacDonald)
- "Please Set a Date" (Elmore JamesElmore JamesElmore James was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and band leader. He was known as "the King of the Slide Guitar" and had a unique guitar style, noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice.-Biography:James was born Elmore Brooks in the old Richland community in...
) - "Earthquake"
- "How Deep in the Blues (Do You Want To Go)" (Ford, Gary Nicolson)
- "Don't Worry About Me"
- "Thoughtless"