Audio CD review:
Susan Tedeschi - Live From Austin TX

Susan Tedeschi - Live From Austin TX

Band: Susan Tedeschi Title: Live From Austin TX Rating: Release Date: 02 November, 2004 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: You Can Make It If You Try 2: The Feeling Music Brings 3: Alone 4: Wait For Me 5: Hampmotized 6: Love's In Need Of Love Today 7: Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 8: Voodoo Woman 9: In The Garden 10: Gonna Move 11: Wrapped In The Arms Of Another 12: It Hurts So Bad 13: Lost Lover Blues 14: I Feel In Love 15: Angel From Montgomery

Editoral Review Following the blueprint employed by Bonnie Raitt a few decades earlier, she covers John Prine's "Angel from Montgomery" (a signature tune for Raitt), inserting a snippet from the Grateful Dead's "Sugaree. In this 2003 performance from the Austin City Limits series (also available on DVD), New England's Susan Tedeschi demonstrates a range that extends well beyond her blues base. " The piano balladry of her "Wrapped in the Arms of Another" could fit just fine on a Raitt album. The set also finds her sampling from the songbooks of Sly Stone ("You Can Make It If You Try"), Bob Dylan ("Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"), and Stevie Wonder ("Love's in Need of Love Today"), in addition to the more straightforward blues of Koko Taylor ("Voodoo Woman"). Though Tedeschi's stinging lead guitar provides the focus, she receives strong support from a band featuring the interplay of electric pianist Jason Crosby (who doubles on violin) and William Green on Hammond B-3 organ. Highlights include a tribute to jam-band inspiration Col. Bruce Hampton on "Hampmotized" and the simmering "Wait for Me," with its echoes of Aretha Franklin. Tedeschi has yet to show the suppleness as a vocalist to complement her guitar chops, but the musical range she displays here bodes well for her artistic development. --Don McLeese .. You can see a complete list of all Susan Tedeschi discography, or go back to the Susan Tedeschi tabs