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Mary LaRose
"The Blue Guitar"

Little (i) Music- CD 101( 2006)
file under: Post Bop, Downtown New York

Mary LaRose - vocals
Jeff Lederer - reeds
Steve Bernstein - slide trumpet
Marc Ribot - guitar
Chris Lightcap - bass
Matt Wilson - drums
Steve Gluzband - trumpet
Andrew D'Angelo - laptop computer, electric pump organ
Jamie Saft - keyboard
Maya and Hallie Lederer - background vocals
John LaRosa - guitar

The Blue Guitar is vocalist Mary LaRose’s journey into the legacy of songs and storytelling left to her by her father, John LaRosa. This diverse exploration includes rootsy songs by Cash and Guthrie, as well as Shepp and the Shakers and features the brilliant guitar playing of Marc Ribot, performing some tracks on the little blue guitar owned by Mary’s father. Also featured are some of the most creative musicians on the New York scene, including Steve Bernstein on slide trumpet, Matt Wilson on drums and Chris Lightcap on bass. The result is a avant-rootsy collection of songs which are unified by the heartfelt narrative of everyman which runs through them.

"***1/2 Stars. Honoring the memory of her railroad-working father, singer LaRose teams with guitarist Marc Ribot, saxophonist/bass clarinetist Jeff Lederer and other denizens of the New York downtown scene in inventing a distinct, resounding music shaped by hyper-active imaginations that pack bitter irony into compressed intensity. Before they're finished, LaRose's crew has wreaked wonderful havoc on old train songs and on songs associated with John Lennon, Led Zeppelin and the Protestant sect know as the Shakers. LaRose may be daddy's little girl, but her gene pool also includes Ornette Coleman, Jimmy Page and Woody Guthrie."
-Frank-John Hadley, Downbeat (Dec 1, 2006)

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Mary LaRose - The Blue Guitar


Track Listing
(click linked titles for mp3)

1. Let the Train Blow the Whistle [9:05]
2. That Little Girl of Mine [4:59]
3. Ring of Fire [3:43]
4. Vision Song [9:40]
5. Welcome to Heaven [7:14]
6. Weve been working on the railroad [4:50]
7. Autumn Leaves
8. The Great American Bum
9. Ramble On
10. Working Class Hero [5:04]
11. Rufus [2:34]
12. These Boots are made for walkin' [5:17]


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