Artist Spotlight:
Chris
Duarte
Blues in the
Afterburner
NEW CD from
Blues Recording Artist
Chris Duarte
September
22, 2011
I’m sitting
here listening to blues recording artist and exciting
virtuoso guitarist Chris Duarte’s new ALBUM “Blues in
the Afterburner” and I must say I’m very impressed with
everything… The song writing, song styles and
selections… And, Chris’s heartfelt vocals make for a
great production here too.
The Chris
Duarte Group continues to improve and refine its craft
with each successive release. One thing I notice is
brother Duarte keeps growing vocally and of course
expanding and crossing over into different blues rock
genres to include doses of heavy psychedelic and a few
other surprises throughout (to include rockabilly and
alt-country). You can hear some very impressive guitar
sounds, new licks and arrangements on this CD. This is
more of a listening CD for taking a journey into the
Blues Rock guitar universe. Producer Mike Varney has a
way of getting the best out of the recording artists he
works with on his Blues Bureau Intentional Record Label
which has brought me this fine CD to review.
If you are
into Hendrix, Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Gales,
Joe Bonamassa and katz of that breed, then Chris needs
to be in your collection without a doubt. Blues In The
Afterburner contains a heavy load of Duarte’s legendary
blues guitar chops over a diverse set of grooves and
lyrical themes.
Track
Listing:
1. ANOTHER
MAN
2. MAKE ME
FEEL SO RIGHT
3. BOTTLE
BLUES
4. MILWAUKIE
BLUES
5. HOLD BACK
THE TEARS
6. SUMMER’S
CHILD
7. SEARCHING
FOR YOU
8. BLACK
CLOUDS ROLLING
9. DONT CHA
DRIVE ME CRAZY
10. BORN TO
RACE
11. I’VE
BEEN A FOOL
12. PRAIRIE
JELLY
I highly
recommend this CD… I love a good blues guitar player who
can go in a few other directions with the same intensity
and beyond. Blues Maestro Chris Duarte fits that
marquee.
Author: Scott Thomas
Source:
http://bit.ly/oIBwpx
Career
Highlights:
1999
Guitar Player Magazine Readers Poll Winner - Best New
Guitarist
1999
- Guitar World Magazine picked "Texas Sugar" - one of
top ten guitar albums for the year
1999-
Guitar World Magazine Poll - Placed 4th of blues players
of all time
2011
- Joe Bonnamassa tweets me as a "Modern Legend"
