His clothes are that perfect retro style with Italian shoes direct from China he’s totally convinced that he’s where it’s at and will be the next big find: he is indeed a legend….in his own mind. You see, this is a song about that person whose got all the right gear, a vintage Fender amp and guitar too Ray ban shades and a fedora hat tattoos, diamonds and a golden earring but none of this matters ’cause he just can’t play or sing. The song is titled “The Legend” and by no means is it referring to a Buddy Guy, a John Primer, et al.
Damn, I’ve already mentally put a three piece band together.
I’m willing to bet that, regardless of the genre, those of us who often attend shows at live music venues know someone like this. This is the kind of stuff us purists can listen to all night long. It’s a straight up shuffle with John Schroder and Victor Span in a tight rhythm groove īruce McCabe bangin’ out smokin’ piano leads from my favorite part of the piano – those high end right hand keys gutsy blues guitar licks by John Franken and front man Jay Walter belting out the blues both vocally and with heated harmonica leads. With that said, “Rectifier Man” – the disc’s opening, That all translates to my kind of blues – “traditional”. The Rectifiers get their inspiration from fifties style Chicago, Memphis and Gulf Coast blues and to me, “Rectification” contains eleven tracks of which ten are originals and/or collaborations by Jay and John. On guitars John Schroder and Chris Johnson on bass Bruce McCabe on piano and Hammond organ Īnd Victor Span on drums. “Rectification“, his first release under his own name – Jay Walter and The Rectifiers – could very well make that happen.Īlong with Jay, on vocals and harmonica, The Rectifiers on this CD are: John Franken and Dan Schwalbe Fast forwarding past the years of The Blues Kings, gaps of music inactivity and day jobs, Jay – who is now retired from those jobs – is back and he’s ready to to take things to the next level. Dating back to 1989, on and off, Jay’s been fronting roots blues and blues rock bands for over thirty years now. If you are from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area of “The North Star State” chances are quite good that you’ve heard of Jay Walter Wilkins. Jay Walter and The Rectifiers "Rectification"
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