Harmonicatunes
179 posts
Sep 09, 2016
7:30 PM
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Upon arrival at college in the US, I was entranced by the musicians playing outdoors amongst the Frisbees. One day I remember well, this guy arrived at jam with his harmonicas, and took over. It was Jim Fitting.
I became part of his circle, and loved his band, along with everyone else. Paul Kolderie was on bass, together with Sean Slade they set up Fort Apache Studio in Boston post college. They did well.
Jim is still in Boston, over the years he has sent me recordings of his band, Session Americana. I've loved every note of Jim's harmonica, plus the gritty vocal style he developed later years. The other tracks seemed to come from different albums, given the widely different vocal and song writing styles of the various Session Americana members.
So. Last week Jim sent me their latest album, "Great Shakes". In keeping with the times, it arrived as a download.
It's startlingly good.
The disparate vocals now blend superbly. Americans always sing well, these guys are a cut above. Jim's harmonica covers the classic styles, acoustic, amplified, chromatic, his parts blend effortlessly with the various songs. Almost as if the mixer, Paul Q Kolderie, has known Jim forever. Which he has.
On "Great Shakes", Session Americana sound like every band I've liked. It's available on iTunes, also on CD Baby, at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sessionamericana7
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Tony Eyers
Australia
www.HarmonicaAcademy.com
everyone plays...
Last Edited by Harmonicatunes on Sep 10, 2016 5:27 AM
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