Blue Stew - Bringing Home The Blues

Album: Stumbling Blocks and Stepping Stones - , Scenes from AMC’s Mad Men, Buy the complete series: For lyrics turn on captions. California-based Blue Stew serves up 12 tasty tracks on Destination: The #Blues (Main St. Records). The band has been playing a mix of blues styles since 1994. The material ranges from the Elmore James-inspired Chicago blues of “Don’t You Want a Man Like Me“ to the jazzy “Keep Moving Along,“ with great Hammond B-3 organ from Jim Calire and tasty tenor sax work by Steve White. In addition, there are cuts with boogie piano, ballads and acoustic guitar, as well as the CD’s only cover, a slow, almost ominous version of Leiber and Stoller’s “Love Potion Number Nine.“ These guys have honed their chops at Southern California clubs and as openers for groups including Duke Robillard, Little Feat, The Blasters, Roomful of Blues and others. It sure shows in this fun mixture of blues, roots and j