Sam Bush - Laps in Seven
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Artist: Sam BushBrand: Baker & Taylor
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-06-13
Music Label: Sugarhill
Soundtracks:
- The River's Gonna Run
- Bringing In The Georgia Mail
- The Dolphin Dance
- On The Road
- Ridin' That Bluesgrass Train
- I Wanna Do Right
- Where There's A Road
- New Country
- Ballad For A Soldier
- River Take Me
- White Bird
- Laps In Seven
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Free Music Review: Acoustic Rock 'n' Roll, Reggae, Bluegrass Band: Sam Bush
Hit: 5 Stars
"If Bill Monroe is the father of the bluegrass mandolin, then Sam Bush is his wickedly demented stepson, eager to take the instrument to places it has never been before. For the past three decades, the perpetually youthful-looking Bush has played fiddle and mandolin in blues bands, country bands, jazz bands, and bands that play a mixture of all kinds of styles."
Sam Eason "Mountain Times'
Sam Bush is the quintessential bluegrass, mandolin player, except he also adds acoustic rock n' roll and reggae to his mix-an exciting mixture that enhances each and every song. His music opens the doors and he never shuts them. His idols are Bill Monroe and Jethro and Tull. He explains that even though Jethro and Tull were a comedy act they were serious bluegrass musicians. On the inner cover photo Sam Bush is playing the late mandolin legend Jethro Burn's Gibson A-5 custom, which resides in Sam Bush's instrument collection. Sam Bush was co-founder of the New Grass Revival in the early 1970s, Sam Bush has played with Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor, and David Grisman. He has his own band now, and most of the players on his early albums have gone on to be stars in their own right. On this CD his core band includes Byron House on bass, Chris Brown on drums, Scott Vestal on banjo, and Keith Sewell on guitar.
With this CD, Sam Bush is on his way to making his mark. This is toe tappin', finger snappin' and hand clappin' music. Some of the best I have heard. He opens the CD with a sure fire winner singing with Emmy Lou Harris.
"The Rivers Gonna Run"-this duet with Emmy Lou grabs you right away- written by Julie Miller and it is a song about making your mark on an existential world.
"Bringing In the Georgia Mail"-real bluegrass, knee slappin'song and is a favorite among bluegrass aficionados.
"The Dolphin Dance"- a new bluesy, bluegrass version that lifts the spirits.
"On the Road"-John Hartford's original tune, and Scott Vestal's banjo keeps a solid heart-stopping beat.
"Ridin'That Bluegrass Train"- co-written by Sam Bush and John Pennell. Bluegrass is still running in their veins.
"I Wanna Do Right"- a tribute to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and was written by Bush and Jeff Black. "Little Feat" singer, Saun Murphy sings background. "I wanna do right, I don' wanna do wrong".
"Where's There A Road"- a song about moving on "To the wild unknown-where ever they roam, to the last free man".
"New Country"-fiddle playin' at its best- the band plays with Jean Luc Ponty on this tune. I've been a big fan of his for years and that song has been on our set list for a while", says Sam.
"Ballad For A Soldier"- Leon Russell's tune written during the Vietnam war- a mesmerizing rendition. "I kill all of the enemies, I sing this anthem sadly- just another ballad for the soldier".
"River Take Me"- written by Darrell Scott, this is a song of water's power to kill or cleanse an injured soul.
"White Bird"- a beautiful rendition of David Alamo's song and another 1960s song that became a hit.
"Laps In Seven"- Sam tells us "the album gets its name from when I was listening to my dog lapping water out of his dish. Suddenly I realized he was lapping the water in 7/4 time. I kept listening, and he kept lapping the water in 7/4 time intervals."
This is one of the best CD's in a long time. Your feet are tappin, you find you are smilin' and it has become a better day because of it. Sam Bush and his mix of acoustic rock n' roll, bluegrass, blues and reggae have a little something for everyone. Sam Bush is the "Heart of Bluegrass" and this is a CD to be cherished.
So highly recommended,. prisrob 09-09-06
Laps in Seven Poster
Tracking Listing: 1. River's Gonna Run - Sam Bush Emmylou Harris 2. Bringing in the Georgia Mail 3. Dolphin Dance 4. On the Road 5. Ridin' That Bluegrass Train - Sam Bush Tim O'Brien 6. I Wanna Do Right - Sam Bush Shaun Murphy 7. Where There's a Road 8. New Country - Sam Bush Jean-Luc Ponty 9. Ballad for a Soldier 10. River Take Me 11. White Bird 12. Laps in SevenAs one of the founding fathers of the bluegrass/jazz hybrid dominating the new acoustic scene, Sam Bush has always kept a close eye on songcraft and tradition, even as he looks toward expanding the expressive and commercial potential of traditional styles. If his previous album, King of the World, was maddeningly eclectic, this, his seventh solo album, sounds more focused and in touch with what made his pioneering work with New Grass Revival so exciting. With the exception of the nimble, dainty instrumental "The Dolphin Dance" and the frenetic, somewhat overwrought electrified jam of the title track, the material preserves the tight punch of a great bluegrass single--even when spilling over the seven-minute mark on Darrell Scott's "River Take Me" or layering organ and female backing vocals for an R&B groove on "I Wanna Do Right" (an homage to Hurricane Katrina victims, cowritten with Jeff Black). His band (featuring Byron House on bass, Keith Sewell on guitar, and Scott Vestal on banjo) blazes straight through the tricky 5/4 time of John Hartford's "On the Road" and finds a melodic sweetness to It's a Beautiful Day's classic-rock standard "White Bird." On Julie Miller's "The River's Gonna Run" he gets his first chance to duet with his old friend Emmylou Harris, and also gets a hard Americana drive courtesy of Buddy Miller's chunky guitars. Certainly Bush has made more experimental records, but this one is among his most tuneful and slyly rocking. --Roy Kasten
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