Album Review of
Sometimes the Blues Got Me

Written by Duane Verh
March 18, 2018 - 12:00am EDT
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Longtime Chicago sideman guitarist Breezy Rodio merges a decidedly non-native vocal slant with a highly credible gut-level grasp of the blues that makes for ear-grabbing fare throughout.  Originals and covers span a wide range of styles here with particularly tasty horn charts on standout tracks such as vintage B.B. King gems “Don’t Look Now But I’ve Got The Blues” and “Make Me Blue” and smart chart work on his own contemporary flavored “The Power Of The Blues”.