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One might have thought that Kingfish was effectively ended by the death
of founder Dave Torbert in 1982, but this live album features a version
of the band led by harmonica player Matthew Kelly and featuring original
guitarist Robbie Hoddinott, plus drummer David Perper, who was on the
1978 Trident album. The band is filled out by singer/pianist Barry Flast,
guitarist Garth Webber, and bassist Steve Evans. Kingfish remains a competent
bar band ensemble on this outing, said to have been recorded at the Sweetwater
in Mill Valley, California (though it sounds like a studio set); the kind
of band you wouldn't mind seeing over a few beers if you didn't have to
go too far out of your way. But their renditions of "Big Boss Man,"
"Dancing In The Streets," and other standards aren't going to
make anybody forget the better known versions.
(by William Ruhlmann, All
Music Guide)
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