Lucky Peterson, Black Midnight Sun - 53m 17s

Tracks & Durations

1. Herbert Harper's Free Press News	5:22
2. Lucky In Love	5:19
3. Is It Because I'm Black	4:54
4. Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone	3:57
5. Smokestacak Lightning	5:10
6. Black Midnight Sun	5:02
7. She's A Burglar	4:42
8. Truly Your Friend	5:24
9. Talkin' Loud And Saying Nothing	4:16
10. Changes Your Ways	3:04
11. Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa	5:59

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Review

Guitarist-organist-singer Peterson shatters the boundaries of blues to make his finest album. First, there's the sound: crystalline, enveloping, and beat-conscious thanks to producer and bassist Bill Laswell. Then there are the stories, which range from Peterson's take on the two-timing "Jody" yarns that run through southern blues to the hard-edged contemplation of prejudice "Is It Because I'm Black." His taste in covers is great, too, from a New Orleans funk version of the overlooked Muddy Waters anti-war gem "Herbert Harper's Free Press News" to obscure soul demigod Howard Tate's "She's a Burglar" to Sly Stone's "Thank You for Talkin' to Me Africa." And jazz genius Henry Threadgill's flute helps Peterson transform Howlin' Wolf's "Smokestack Lightnin'" into an ethereal psychedelic trip. Best of all, though, is the sheer visceral quality of Peterson's performances. His singing is strong, confident, and low-pitched, and his guitar is especially artful and gritty, finally matching the power of his organ virtuosity. Put this one on 2003's "best-of" list. --Ted DrozdowskiSoul Blues classic features bass and production by Bill Laswell, rock solid drums by 20-year Parliment-Funkadelic alumnus Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey, and horn arrangements and flute of Henry Threadgill, and material from Sly Stone to James Brown to Mick Jagger. Lucky Peterson seems to have set fire to the past with Black Midnight Sun - a molten slab of unusual and, dare we say it, slightly twisted updates of a fistful of electric blues, rock, soul and funk classics. Laced with alternating flashes of dark introspection and spiritual redemption, a good deal of the music here almost perfectly encapsulates, given the tumultuous chain of world events of the last two years, the mixture of uneasiness and expectation so prevalent in today's political and socio-economic climates.

Lucky Peterson - Guitar, Organ, Electric Piano, synthesizer, & Vocal Bill Laswell - Bass Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey - Drums Henry Threadgill - Horn Arrangements Alex J. Harding, Graham Haynes, Jesse Dulman & Henry Threadgill - Horns

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