Release Date: 01 November 2011
Label: Pure Pleasure Records
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060149621455
Genres: Blues  
Release Date: 01 November 2011
Label: Pure Pleasure Records
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060149621455
Genres: Blues  
Description
180g audiophile vinyl reissue, housed in a gatefold sleeve. Re-mastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, London.
"On Suitcase, his eighth studio release, Keb' Mo' (Kevin Moore) reunites with John Porter, the producer of Moore's critically lauded first album, and the result is a pleasant, midtempo suite of songs dedicated to the emotional baggage everyone carries with them as they plow through increasingly complicated lives in search of peace, love, and some measure of personal redemption. Moore covers this ground with a wink and a grin in his voice, though, and Suitcase emerges as a wry commentary on modern life that still manages to sound bright and positive, beginning with the effervescent, sprung reggae rhythm of the opening track, "Your Love," one of the best cuts here.
Other highlights include the lovely ballad, "Still There for Me," a celebration of the little man and his private victories, "I'm a Hero," and the soothing, hopeful shuffle that closes things out, "Life Is Beautiful."... It is Keb' Mo' at his best, drawing on his ability to synthesize roots forms like the blues into completely contemporary commentaries on the struggles, travails, and blind faith in personal redemption that accompanies people as they slog their way daily ever deeper into the 21st century." - Steve Leggett, AllMusic
Tracklisting
Nina Simone
Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron
The Descendants Of Mike & Phoebe
Lonnie Liston Smith
Nat King Cole
David Murray
John Stubblefield
The Piano Choir
Keb Mo
Keb Mo
Keb Mo