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I'm Not Hungry But I Like To Eat - Blues! by Erwin Helfer
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fave it Piano Blues | Chicago Style
15 tracks | 54 minutes
Released Jun 2003
on The Sirens Records
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Boogie woogie, blues, and jazz piano
Editorial review
There is a special jazz piano style, uniquely Chicago's, which has been around for a long time and continues to flourish with the likes of Barrelhouse Chuck Goering, Pinetop Perkins, and the practitioner on this CD, Erwin Helfer. In the tradition of Albert Ammons, Meade "Lux" Lewis, Pete Johnson, and others who were born in Chicago and/or did most of their work in the Windy City with its own distinct flavor and cadence, Erwin captures it in its undiluted form on this release by the Sirens, label which seems to have cornered the market for Chicago piano blues. Helfer puts all of the workings of this jazz style out on the line for everyone to hear and enjoy. There's a slow, somewhat sorrowful "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," with John Brumbach adding his bluesy tenor, in contrast to the fast-paced, honky tonk boogie-woogie of Pete Johnson's favorite, "Swanee River Boogie" and Erwin's own boogie, "Pooch Piddle." On one of the all-time blues favorites, Ma Rainey's "See See Rider," Erwin moves back and forth between bass and boogie basslines with ease, making this cut one of the highlights of the album as he embodies the uncommon ability these piano blues performers had to make the music come across with a one-of-a-kind vibrancy and brilliance. Erwin puts icing on the cake as he adds a gospel flavor to one of the biggest R&B hits, "Please Send Me Someone to Love." Other notable tracks include "Dirty Dozens," "The Sheik of Araby," and "After Hours." This CD makes a major contribution to keeping this exciting setting of jazz music in the public eye. Recommended. ~ Dave Nathan, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Erwin Helfer is a Chicago boogie woogie piano master. Peter J. Welding, a well-known blues historian, wrote years ago that Helfer has "mastered the rhythmic and melodic subtleties" of the blues piano style. That assessment still rings true today. On this disc, Helfer's solo piano pieces and duets with John Brumbach are his best recordings to date. Listeners will dance to the up-tempo boogies and enjoy the mellow, smooth slow blues. Old and new fans alike will be thrilled by Helfer's mastery of the keyboard.
This CD was featured on NPR's All Things Considered show. It was nominated for a 2003 W.C. Handy Award.