Singer Johnny Adams has a soulful approach to the blues. On "One foot in the blues" you can clearly hear a crossover from his blues to jazz. This is noticeable in musicians such as Dr. Lonnie Smith (organ), Jimmy Ponder (guitar), Ed Petersen (tenor saxophone) and Donald Harrison Jr. (alto saxophone). Other musicians are Jamil Sharif (trumpet) and Shannon Powell (drums). Bluesy jazz classics performed
… on this CD are "Ill wind" and "Angel eyes". You can also enjoy funky playing and ballads on this CD. A nice restrained blues is the title track "One foot in the blues". "Baby don't you cry" is a wonderful blues ballad, especially as it is sung by Johnny Adams. Delicious uptempo are "Roadblock" and "Cookin 'in style". All in all "more
