The 52nd St. Blues Project
This collaborative effort between Queen Esther, Charlie Burnham, Mark Peterson, Aubrey Dayle and guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer reflects a singular, down-home vision of the blues and backwoods roots music. Blues & Grass is less about jamming and instrumentalists and more about chant and incantation, about old-time spirituals and story-telling. Reviews "There's so much slick beautifully played stuff out there that the relative rawness of the fiddle playing and guitar here are a refreshing change. You're quickly captured by Blood Ulmer's rootsy blues in the opening ˜My Favourite Thing' and then captivated by the walking bass that introduces Queen Esther's jazzy take on ˜You Lied', moving smoothly into a Blood Ulmer instrumental ˜Recess' and ˜My Prayer' with earthy fiddle contributing to Ulmer's heartfelt vocals."