Sax Gordon CD - Have Horn Will Travel

		1. Have Horn Will Travel 2. For Whom the Horn Honks 3. Melancholy Serenade 4. DD Rider 5. You Said She Woudn’t 6. Waterbed Lou 7. Hubcap Pete 8. The Last Mile 9. Squashy 10. But Officer 11. Heavy Soul 12. Hallelujah 13. Deep River
		“Sax” Gordon Beadle tenor sax, vocals Duke Robillard guitar Tom West piano, organ Marty Ballou bass Marty Richards drums with special guests: Eric “Two Scoops” Moore vocal intro to “But Officer” Porky Cohen trombone & The Roomful of Blues Horns: Rich Lataille alto and tenor sax Doug James baritone sax Bob Enos trumpet Carl Querfurth trombone Produced by Duke Robillard

"...a delightful selection of rockin' originals and covers." - *Billboard* "Muscular tenor sax playing...this should go down as one of the year's most satisfying and enjoyable offerings of R&B instrumentals." - *Living Blues* "One of the coolest discs of the year...Outstanding and highly recommended!" - *Big City Blues* "On Have Horn Will Travel, Beadle's Bullseye Blues debut as a leader, the sax tones are raw, rippin' and rockin'...this young man is steeped in an old tradition." - *Jazz Times*


This debut CD from Sax Gordon culminated a decade on the road with artists such as Duke Robillard, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Roomful of Blues, and Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, as well as hundreds of hours in the studio with Duke, Matt, Luther, Champion Jack Dupree, Pinetop Perkins, and Jay McShann to name a few. Recorded almost entirely live in the studio it features one of the best bands in the business: the inimitable Duke Robillard on guitar and Duke's rhythm section at the time, bassist Marty Ballou (showcased on "Heavy Soul" and "Deep River"), and drummer Marty Richards (check out "Hubcap Pete" and "Hallelujah"), along with Boston-based pianist/organist Tom West (whose inventive playing shines on "Melancholy Serenade" and "Waterbed Lou"), and the Roomful of Blues horn section, featuring the great Porky Cohen on trombone. Porky, a veteran of the big bands and swingin' R&B combos of the 40s and 50s has performed with everyone from W.C. Handy himself, Louis Armstrong, Big Joe Turner, Charlie Parker, right up to Stevie Ray Vaughn. He's featured on "You Said She Wouldn't". Gordon told interviewer Dick Shurman "I like the extremes", and that's readily apparent here. Contrast the rockin' originals "Have Horn Will Travel" and "For Whom The Horn Honks" with the deep feeling of "Heavy Soul", the pounding "Hubcap Pete" to the softly stated, soulful "Deep River", the humorous "But Officer" to the dark, moody "Melancholy Serenade". Throughout the varied settings Gordon's unique style and sound come through clearly while also displaying the influence of lesser-known sax heroes like Sil Austin, Ike Quebec, Freddie Mitchell, and Gene Ammons. As Big City Blues magazine said, "Serious bar-walking, hornblattin', groove juiced, fired up, screaming blues saxophone."