Country Libations

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Many jazz musicians play the blues as if it were an abstract concept free from references to any specific time or place, but not guitarist and songwriter Doug Wamble. The compositions on his debut CD Country Libations are restless and expansive but even when they verge on the avant-garde, there's no forgetting they are deeply rooted in the Delta blues of the 1920s. Wamble does more than just mimic earlier guitar styles. "Libation #4--Ain't Quite Four This Morning," for example, starts out as an almost clichéd blues song--he's broke and his baby's left him--but Wamble's soulful, gospel inflected singing and nuanced guitar picking save it from descending to the level of mere pastiche. Wamble's band includes pianist Roy Dunlap, bassist Jeff Hanley, drummer Peter Miles, and violinist Charles Burnham, who used to play with James Blood Ulmer, while Branford Marsalis appears on two tracks. Doug Wamble's music has deep roots, which gives it the strength and vitality to branch out in surprising new ways. --Michael Simmons

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Average customer rating:

A great album

Critics...

Not Much

Wamble is the Real Deal

Awesome

Country Libations
Doug Wamble
Manufacturer: Marsalis Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Back of the Hymnal
Trouble, Lord
Baby, If You're Lyin'
Ain't Quite Four This Morning
Ranura del Campo
Dim Tangy Tennessee Twang
Along the Way
The Sweet Magnolia Tree
Walking on the Moon
If I Fall
Back to the River

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Many jazz musicians play the blues as if it were an abstract concept free from references to any specific time or place, but not guitarist and songwriter Doug Wamble. The compositions on his debut CD Country Libations are restless and expansive but even when they verge on the avant-garde, there's no forgetting they are deeply rooted in the Delta blues of the 1920s. Wamble does more than just mimic earlier guitar styles. "Libation #4--Ain't Quite Four This Morning," for example, starts out as an almost clichéd blues song--he's broke and his baby's left him--but Wamble's soulful, gospel inflected singing and nuanced guitar picking save it from descending to the level of mere pastiche. Wamble's band includes pianist Roy Dunlap, bassist Jeff Hanley, drummer Peter Miles, and violinist Charles Burnham, who used to play with James Blood Ulmer, while Branford Marsalis appears on two tracks. Doug Wamble's music has deep roots, which gives it the strength and vitality to branch out in surprising new ways. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

A great album.......2005-01-29

This is a great album by a great guitarist and vocalist.

Country Libation #2 (Trouble, Lord) and #7 (Along the Way) are worth the price of admission alone -- I particularly like the lyrics and delivery of Along the Way.

The cover of Sting's Walking on the Moon is also excellent.

This album shows a broad range of influences and is hard to pin down in any one genre.

I can't recommend it enough.

Critics..........2005-01-28

if you like leon redbone, you won't like this CD.
apples and oranges. anyone who suggests otherwise
must be a liner notes writer.

Not Much.......2005-01-22

I would say that if you like this cd, you should check out Leon Redbone. He does the traditional stuff in a much more personal way, and for my money, is much more of an artist on the guitar, and his sense of humor and knowledge of the old make him a one of a kind.

Wamble is the Real Deal.......2004-03-05

Having been enjoying Country Libations for the month or so I had the pleasure of hearing him live. Doug is one of those players that it will take a while for it to sink in as to how great a player he is, only because we had so much fun listening to him.
I picked up the CD because I heared Doug was a wicked slide guitarist and I found out he is much more. Doug's leadership and songwriting brings together players, Roy Dunlap, Jeff Hanley, and Peter Miles (all players who stand on their own) and exploits his and thier strengths in an Ellinton-esque way.
If Doug sticks to the original way he fuses (without being fusion) styles that emerges with a style of his own all good music fans will be blessed forever.
Let it be, Doug strong debut is just the surface of a deep journey that jazz, country, gospel, blue and etc fans will have the pleasure to experience. So much invention, soul and passion in an accessible sound. Support great music, and buy his CD.

Awesome.......2004-03-01

This is just plain good music. Wamble's vocals are rough around the edges, but that's a good thing on a jazz recording like this one. The music has a spark, and the musicianship is sparkling. A promising, yet quirky, debut from an interesting artist.

Country Libations

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Country Libations
Doug Wamble
Manufacturer: Marsalis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009PN92
Release Date: 2003-08-04

Tracks:

Libation, No. 1 - Back of Hymnal
Libation, No. 2 - Trouble, Lord
Baby, if You're Lyin'
Libation, No. 4 - Ain't Quite Four This Morning
Libation, No. 5 - Ranura del Campo
Dim Tangy Tennessee Twang
Libation, No. 7 - Along the Way
Sweet Magnolia Tree
Walking on the Moon
If I Fall
Back to the River

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