With electric guitar ace
Joe Bonamassa
strongly inspired by blues and blues-oriented six-stringers (e.g.,
Eric Clapton
,
Johnny Winter
), many of his fans would politely pester him about recording a disc of blues standards. Originally done as a lark, the results of such a session were deemed by
Bonamassa
good enough to be released -- hence,
Blues Deluxe
, on which he covers some lesser-known songs and includes three originals. Of course, his fierce, scorching guitar is center stage. If axemen such as
Peter Green
Rory Gallagher
, and
Buddy Guy
are your cup of tea, this
Deluxe
item is a necessity. ~ Mark Keresman