Just For You CD

MUSIC

JAZZ

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. You Don't Know Me ~ Darrell Nulisch

2. Woman Don't Live Here No More, The ~ Darrell Nulisch

3. Work for Love ~ Darrell Nulisch

4. Just for You ~ Darrell Nulisch

5. It's a Shame ~ Darrell Nulisch

6. Just a Little Blues ~ Darrell Nulisch

7. Far Too Lonely ~ Darrell Nulisch

8. All the Love We Had ~ Darrell Nulisch

9. Let a Woman Be a Woman ~ Darrell Nulisch

10. Natural Thing ~ Darrell Nulisch

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Darrell Nulisch (vocals, harmonica); Johnny Moeller (guitar); Scott Young (flute, alto saxophone); Bruce Swaim, Jeff Antoniuk (tenor saxophone); Scott Silbert (baritone saxophone); Kenny Rittenhouse, Kevin Burns, Tommy Williams (trumpet); John Jensen (trombone); Benjie Porecki (keyboards); Rob Stupka (drums); Victor Williams (percussion); Lou Pride, Meg Murray (background vocals).
	Audio Mixer: David Earl.
	Singer/harpist Darrell Nulisch returns to the soul-blues he's best known for after 2007's more bluesy Goin Back to Dallas. His fifth release for the Severn imprint is a typically tasty set given a comfy, homey feel likely due to Nulisch once again working with longtime veteran sidemen such as guitarist Johnny Moeller, bassist Steve Gomes, and drummer Rob Stupka. Like Robert Cray, Nulisch is generally incorrectly pigeonholed as a blues singer when really he's a soul man more in line with '60s R&B greats like O.V. Wright, Otis Clay, and James Carr. These ten smooth, low-wattage yet passionate songs don't quite hit the 40-minute mark, but add up to an album most fans of the genre will likely return to often. Four obscure yet perfectly selected covers share space with six Nulisch/Gomes originals, and it says a lot that these new songs are every bit as authentic feeling as the versions of the tunes from Lou Pride, Slim Harpo, and others. Most of the material falls into the ballad category with a few easy shuffles increasing the tempo, but generally Nulisch, who also co-produces, keeps the mood in a more muted, occasionally swampy R&B vibe. Comparisons to the Stax and Brunswick labels will be easy for fans of the genre to spot, but the whiskey-and-honey voice of Nulisch also shifts into a jazz/gospel groove for "Let a Woman Be a Woman," propelled by tambourine and Benjie Porecki's churchy organ. Brass, courtesy of no less than eight horn players with arrangements by the great Willie Henderson, keeps the sound rooted in the classic soul that Nulisch doesn't update as much as polishes off. He's not breaking any new ground on Just for You, but he's nailed a groove that keeps paying dividends, especially when the material and performances are as passionate, tasteful, and beautifully crafted as they are here. That makes this another keeper in Darrell Nulisch's impressive catalog. ~ Hal Horowitz
Producer: Darrell Nulisch; David Earl; Steve Gomes
Engineer: David Earl

Compilation Appearances

Fire Down Under The Hill

Technical Info

	Release Date : 10/20/2009
	Original Release Date : 2009
	Catalog ID : 47
	Label : Severn Records
	Number of Discs : 2
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00649435004728

Professional Reviews

Living Blues (p.35)
- "[I]t features propulsive cadences, straightforward but intricately textured melodic lines and arrangements, and lyrics that tell life stories with vivid realism and what sounds like hard-won wisdom."