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Reckless Abandon

 
Album Review: Reckless Abandon

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By billing this album to the David Bromberg Band, Bromberg signals that the listener can expect to hear more than just his adenoidal voice and variety of acoustic instruments. But then, that just means it's as eclectic as most David Bromberg albums. The lead-off track "I Want to Go Home" has a blues-rock feel; horns wail into a Dixieland swarm during the old folk tune "Stealin''; and then comes a medley of old-timey country tunes played on banjo, mandolin, and guitar. That's just the first three tracks, and before the album is over, one has been treated to melodic folk-rock ("Baby Breeze"), blues ("Nobody's Fault but Mine"), and jump blues with a touch of funk ("Beware Brother Beware"), not to mention a jazzy sequel to "Stagger Lee," "Mrs. Delion's Lament," in which Stagger Lee takes over hell, and a medley of Civil War songs. Not bad for a performer who tends to get categorized as a folk singer. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
I Want To Go Home David Bromberg David Bromberg (3:06)
Stealin' Gus Cannon David Bromberg (3:50)
Medley: Sally Goodin/Old Joe Clark/Wheel Hoss Bill Monroe, Traditional David Bromberg (3:03)
Child's Song Murray McLauchlan David Bromberg (4:42)
Mrs. Delion's Lament Jim Ringer David Bromberg (4:28)
Medley: Battle of Bull Run/Paddy on the Turnpike/Rover's Fancy Traditional David Bromberg (3:16)
What a Town Rick Danko, Bobby Charles David Bromberg (3:17)
Baby Breeze Hugh McDonald, David Bromberg David Bromberg (3:01)
Beware, Brother, Beware Fleecie Moore, D. Adams David Bromberg (7:36)
Nobody's Fault But Mine Blind Willie Johnson David Bromberg (3:48)

Credits

George Kindler (Violin), Hugh McDonald (Bass), William Kurash (?), Dick Fegy (Violin), Steve Madaio (Trumpet), Curt Linberg (Trombone), Steve Forman (Percussion), David Bromberg (Guitar), Peggy Sandvig (Piano), David Bromberg (Vocals), Jim Price (Vocals), Matthew Moore (Vocals), Daniel Moore (Vocals), Buddy Collette (Wind), Lance Dickerson (Drums), Darrell Leonard (Trumpet), John Firmin (Saxophone), Peter Ecklund (Horn), Dick Fegy (Guitar)
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