{"product_id":"i-love-the-blues-she-heard-my-cry","title":"I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the fourth album of his fusion cycle for the man from the Black Forest, \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Duke\u003c\/strong\u003e substantially expanded the number of his colleagues. As before, drummer \u003cstrong\u003eLeon “Ndugu” Chancler\u003c\/strong\u003e beats as the heart of the rhythm section, and the Brazilian couple, \u003cstrong\u003eAirto\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eFlora\u003c\/strong\u003e are again on board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ten tracks perform a stylistic balancing act. The jittery funk of \u003cem\u003eChariot\u003c\/em\u003e and the smooth ballad \u003cem\u003eSomeday\u003c\/em\u003e show off Duke’s soulful vocal flair. Flora Purim crowns the complex \u003cem\u003eLook Into Her Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e with her spheric sound as she and guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e take care of business on this stratospheric piece with its bluesy electric shuffle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith two high-voltage guitarists (\u003cstrong\u003eDaryl Stuermer\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eByron Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e), \u003cem\u003eThat’s What She Said\u003c\/em\u003e points to the tie between rock and funk. The most eye-opening outing occurs with star guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eLee Ritenour\u003c\/strong\u003e stomping on \u003cem\u003eRokkinrowl\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI Don’t Know\u003c\/em\u003e, and its Hendrix parody.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSister Sirene\u003c\/em\u003e shows that, naturally, the typical dreamy Duke instrumentals are not left off the album. An almost animistic soundscape is woven into the fabric of \u003cem\u003eMashavu\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGiant Child Within Us – Ego\u003c\/em\u003e is a small fusion suite encompassing the spectrum from the classical to the Zappaesque finale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe title piece is indeed a blues, dished out pure and simple – a far cry from the sounds of the preceding piece with its mountains of synthesizers. Rather, the sultry delta heat, the acoustic simplicity and raw truth of the song prevail – the blues.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MPS","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50476279890251,"sku":"1143388","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a1d66a96-2109-4f2c-9239-151db758dde5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727456978","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/i-love-the-blues-she-heard-my-cry","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}