Jon Cleary, the New Orleans-based multi-instrumentalist and singer, cooks up a batch of funky music on his first Basin Street release. Backed by a small core band and a smattering of guests (including Bonnie Raitt on slide guitar), Cleary delivers hard-hitting urban blues and soul that can bring to mind Tower of Power, Bill Withers, and even a little Steely Dan. His singing can be a bit generic, but his organ and Wurlitzer flourishes are quite tasty, as is the dead-on rhythm guitar of Derwin "Big D" Perkins and the bass-and-drum lock-up of Cornell Williams and Jeffrey "Jellybean" Alexander.
Jon Cleary
Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
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AllMusic Review by David R. Adler
Track Listing
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | 4:07 | |||||
| 2 | 3:07 | |||||
| 3 | 5:27 | Amazon | ||||
| 4 | 8:04 | Amazon | ||||
| 5 | 4:13 | |||||
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4:10 | ||||
| 7 | 2:53 | |||||
| 8 | 2:40 | |||||
| 9 | 3:19 | |||||
| 10 | 5:18 | |||||
| 11 | 5:11 |
