Recorded & mixed at Pacifica Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered at Oasis
THANKS for letting me visit your souls with this new collection of songs...
I call this album "JUKE RHYTHM" for several reasons. The RHYTHMS, grooves & musical-terrain over which these songs ride & dance are very important to the whole. I've always thought of myself, musically, as being in the 'people-movin' business'...melodically, lyrically, emotionally, spiritually & RHYTHMICALLY. Rhythm is part of my job...& if this music moves you than I've done my job right...
One of the great things that can happen is when you revisit former long-time musical partners & come up with something that's fresh, & seems as vital, or more so, as when you first played together... Such is the case here with the 20-year-in-studio reunion of the JUKE RHYTHM BAND. In the mid-70's RICK VITO, JOE YUELE, DAN DURRAN & I tore-up (figuratively AND literally) the Southern California club & concert stages with the "JRB", backing up many Blues & R&B legends in the process (often-times in our "Blues Wednesday" residency at the Topanga Corral, promoted by legendary hipster TOPANGA DICK, who passed away a matter of months after contributing his voice & thoughts to a song on this album). Two of the men we backed-up regularly at the time became like 'Blues Fathers' to us: ALBERT COLLINS & GEORGE "HARMONICA" SMITH.
Each of the JRB has since gone on to great musical accomplishments, too numerous to list here, & they each jumped-big at the chance to re-group & cut some of my new tunes, which just happened to be on the funky side... It was like throwing a switch. I think we proved that now, as then, the JRB, can give up the funk with the best of 'em...
Once again, I continue to be blessed, being surrounded by musical partners (in addition to those mentioned above) who are the best-of-the-best. One could not have more effective musical 'right-hands' than BRENDA BURNS & GREGORY BOAZ. Their talent & creativity is boundless, & my music would not be what it is without them. DAVID HIDALGO & CONRAD LOZANO of Los Lobos returned along with Chill-Ace-drummer JERRY ANGEL to help me lay down a 'grinder', & 'Blues-monsters' KID RAMOS, RICHARD INNES & GARY PRIMICH fell by to do what they do best. And through it all, the unstoppable MICHAEL TEMPO provides his signature percolatin'.
In a long career full of working with hundreds & hundreds of recording engineers, I have never encountered one better than GLENN NISHIDA (who is also a fine musician). My technical 'right hand' on this album, as he was on "The Chill", he's equal parts expertise & deep soul.
Also central to this music are the RHYTHMS of the city of LOS ANGELES, my home town. Multi-textural & multi-cultural rhythms, all the time bustin' through & messin' with ya'...
Once again, it's comin' to ya' directly from my heart, soul, & experience...& once again, it sounds like it sounds & it is what it is...
EXTRA-SPECIAL THANKS TO: Stephanie Riggio (my 'miracle worker'). Brenda Burns, Gregory Boaz, Glenn Nishida, The JRB, Tempo, Saul Davis and, of course, Philippe LeBras & all the Sky Ranchers...
SPECIAL THANKS TO: All the Chill Aces, Kid Ramos, Richard Innes, Jerry Angel, David & Conrad & Los Lobos, Doug MacLeod, The Delgado Brothers, Ellen Bloom & Larry Underhill, Bruce Ayres, The Bug Music Staff, Karen Johnson & KJPR Publicity, Gary & Tina Primich, Bill Lynch, Denny Freeman, James Cruce, Tommy Kay, Mike Eldred, Jeff Turmes & Janiva Magness, John Mayall, Catfish Hodge, James Harman, Beth Oliver, Dave Alvin, The King Brothers, the KPCC staff, Sancho, Deborah Simi, Lucia D'Angelo, Amy Inouye, William Clarke (R.I.P.), Topanga Dick (R.I.P.), all my musical brothers & sisters & so so so so so many others, including all of those I thanked in the notes of my previous album, 'THE CHILL" ... (check it out, y'all).
'INSIDE-THE-JRB'-THANKS TO: Rick V. for the album title ... to Joe Y. for the harmonica box I've carried for 25 years, & to "Gentleman Dan" D. for my nickname, which he bestowed upon me way back then ... & thanks to the other JRB alumni: Robert "Fast & Funky" Stamps, Bobby "Boday" Bereman, Larry "Little Race" Council, Ernie "Mello" Corallo, "Miami" Norm Harris & honorary member Topanga Dick.
INSPIRATIONAL THANKS TO: The GOOO LORD... to the GREAT GODFATHERS & the ANGELS OF FUNK: James Brown, Albert Collins, Arlester "Dyke" Christian, Jimmy Nolen & all the JBs ... to the GREAT GODFATHERS of SOUL-JAZZ: John Coltrane, Bobby Timmons, Mose Allison, Big John Patton, Cal Tjader, Yusef Lateef, 'Professor' Art Blakey, & so many others from the Temples' of Blue Note, Impulse & Prestige... &, of course, to the GREAT GODFATHERS & GODMOTHERS OF THE BLUES... & to ALL of the players, groovers, press, radio, retailers, promoters & bookers who deal with & support music with a "JUKE RHYTHM" runnin' through it...
BEST TO YA'
JOHN "JUKE" LOGAN
THIS MUSIC IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY & INSPIRATIONAL POWER OF THE LATE, GREAT, MUSICAL & SOULFUL ELINOR "L.A. ELLIE" LOGAN. Your strong & wonderful spirit helped make my music what it is, & will remain in every note. That spirit will also remain intact within the multitudes of lives you touched. Dance on, L.A. Ellie...
John "Juke" Logan plays Hohner harmonicas
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David Hidalgo & Conrad Lozano appear courtesy of Warner Brothers Records
Rick Vito appears courtesy of Streamliner Records
Kid Ramos appears courtesy of Black Magic, Black Top & Private Music Records
Gary Primich appears courtesy of Black Top Records
Brenda Burns photo courtesy of Greg Boaz
Gary Primich & Juke photo courtesy of Frankie J. Meyer
Richard Innes photo & Rick Vito, Albert Collins & Juke, Mid '80's photo courtesy of Bruce Ayres
The 1975 JRB (Joe Yuele, Dan Durran, Juke & Rick Vito) photo courtesy of Linda Newland
Michael Tempo photo courtesy of Larry Clesceri
Topanga Dick photo courtesy of Rick Vito
Gregory Boaz photo courtesy of Larry Underhill
Glenn Nishida photo courtesy of Juke
Kid Ramos & The 1995 JRB (Joe Yuele, Dan Durran, Juke & Rick Vito) photos courtesy of Lucia D'Angelo
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