Groove Essence

If you Love The Blues (along with a couple of Jazzy/Blues tunes) You'll LOVE this CD!!! This is the 2nd CD from Blues Pro Paul Bryant - A True Blues Veteran who has paid his share of dues, and then some! Critics Reviews: "Guitarist Paul Bryant - This guy can tear it up" Baltimore Blues Society, Tony Miller "Paul Bryant is a tasteful lead guitarist who shaped his solos with concise phrasing and an ear for tonal variation" L.A. Times, Mike Boehm "Special mention should be made of the strong lead guitar work of Paul Bryant" Phoenix Blues Society, Lee Poole "One of L.A.'s most versatile, and engaging, Blues guitarists" At Club Level, Pete Brooks "A truly refreshing guitarist who can absolutely tear it up. Paul Bryant can play the Blues with the best of them" The Blues News, Jay Egenes A premier Blues guitarist from Los Angeles, Paul is highly regarded as an authentic Blues player. He is proficient in all styles of Blues and is a leading innovator of West Coast Swing and Jump. Paul got his first "break" in 1982, when "PeeWee" Crayton asked him to join his band. During this period he got a real education, working with such Blues Legends as "Big Joe" Turner, Lowell Fulson, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Lee Allen, Guitar Shorty, Joe Houston, and Harmonica Fats. Paul hit the National Blues Scene in 1986 as Grand Prize Winners of the Long Beach Blues Festival Talent Search, with "Luke & The Locomotives," a band he co-founded with Audioquest Recording Artist Robert Lucas. Since then, he has toured internationally with "Canned Heat", William Clarke, King Ernest, Robert Lucas, "Luke & The Locomotives," and Smokey Wilson, to name a few. Paul can be heard on the "Luke & The Locomotives" CD release on Audioquest Records, the Robert Lucas CD release, "Layaway," also on Audioquest Records, the King Ernest CD release, "King of Hearts," on Evidence Records, the Jimmy Morello CD release, "Can't Be Denied," on JSP Records, and the Lester Butler CD release "13", on High Tone Records. Paul has also shared the stage with Carey Bell, Frankie Lee Sims, Finis Tasby, Slash, "Big Daddy" Kinsey, Johnny Dyer, Frank Frost, Lester Davenport, Big Jack Johnson, Charlie Musselwhite, George Thoroughgood, James "Supe" Bradshaw, Henry Butler, Mitch Kashmar, Johnny Rivers, Phillip Walker, Jimmy Vivino, Spencer Davis, R.J. Mischo, A.C. Reed, Janiva Magness, Harvey Mandel, Debbie Davies, Rod Piazza, James Harman, and many others.