Extraordinary Times (The Duo Sessions)

Three O’clock In The Mornin’

I Hear My Phone Ringing

I Am Not Don Quixote

Slidin’ To Call For Action

She’s Great

Norbert Egger &  The Natural Blues Duo Sessions:

I Am Not Don Quixote

2020/2021 will go down in history because of the wideranging impact of the COVID19 pandemic on mankind. Natural Blues also suffered greatly from this situation. And not only because concerts did not take place due to the lockdown, the current production of this German-Austrian band was also affected by a border closure lasting several weeks.
However, with patience and perseverance it was possible to record and produce the current
album.

Norbert Egger (Vocals, Guitar, Piano & Percussion) & Alex Meik (Double Bass, E-Bass & Vocals) did a couple of recording sessions focused on acoustic Delta and Country Blues, completed by duo recordings from an electric street band style of Chicago’s Maxwell Street musicans of the 1940/1950s to modern Blues Rock. Natural Blues duo’s music is enriched by the contributions of three guest musicians, Hubert Hofherr (Blues Harp), Andy Winkler (piano) and Michael Alf (Piano).

Opening song We'll Handle That presents an ironical optimistic message with a catchy tune and acoustic Blues like in the 1920s. Nanna, a Blues with love song lyrics, continues the early Blues style.
The spherical acoustic instrumental Slidin' To Call For Action takes the listener into the Mississippi Delta of the 1930s. She’s Great from Andy Winkler (piano) and Norbert Egger (Dobro guitar and vocals) is a speeding Boogie-Woogie in a wild juke joint atmosphere of this decade. The music of this decade is taken up in the Delta Blues I Hear My Phone Ringing, Muddy Waters, Sweet Goddess Blues & Rockin' Goddess Blues.
Traditional Fishing Blues is the last song of the album’s Country Blues part.
In Three O'Clock In The Mornin', also played with acoustic instruments only, the power and wonderful sound of acoustic musical instruments can be heard.
Songs #11 to #16 are presenting the electric part of this album. Wild 1940s/1950s Chicago Blues in the street band style like Mr. President, Weepin‘ n‘ Moanin', Leave You In The Morning and Blues Rock like I Can't Breathe and What My Boss Wants depict the power of this duo, not to forget the story telling Good Riddance with the final chapters of the Donald J. Trump-Story.
The development session recording of Slidin' To Call For Action is added as bonus track. 
I Am Not Don Quixote shows an unknown facet of Natural Blues.

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