Professor "Louie" & The Crowmatix - "Over The Edge" DOWNLOAD - Year: 2000 Breeze Hill/Woodstock Records Produced by Aaron L. Hurwitz & The Crowmatix | |
MUSICIANS: Aaron "Professor Louie" Hurwitz - Lead Vocal - Bkg. Vocal - Keyboards - Piano - Accordion - Producer Marie Spinosa - Lead Vocal - Bkg. Vocal - Percussion - Whistling Jim Eppard - Guitars - Bkg. Vocal Michael Dunn - Bass - Bkg. Vocal Mike Demicco - Guitars - Mandolin Gary Burke - Drums - SPECIAL GUESTS - Rick Danko - Co-production - Guitar Garth Hudson - Keyboards - Organ - Co-producer Tom Malone - Trombone - Horn Arrangements Lenny Pickett - Sax Jim Hynes - Trumpet Ronnie Cuber - Sax Scott Petito - Bass Randy Ciarlante - Percussion - Bkg. Vocal Barry Sless - Guitar Mookie Siegel - Piano Dave Cook - Jaw Harp Larry Packer - Violin - String Arrangements Rob Turner - Cello - String Arrangements Ryan Hall - Viola Ralphine Childs- Bkg. Vocals Trish Bryant - Bkg. Vocals |
TRACKS:Click to listen to samples ! 01 | Restless Islands 02 | Over the Edge 03 | The Great Beyond 04 | Tear of the Clouds 05 | A Few Hours 06 | Someone 07 | No Division - Interlude 08 | (No Division) Heart & Soul 09 | Runnin' Out 10 | Endless Highway 11 | Scarlet Begonias |
Professor "Louie" & The Crowmatix - "Over The Edge" - REVIEWS Professor "Louie" & The Crowmatix - "Over The Edge" Breeze Hill/Woodstock Records 2001 Aaron "Louie" Hurwitz fronts the Crowmatix, which offers blues in The Band vein. Indeed the good professor has worked with various members of the group in recent years, and several - the late Rick Danko and Garth Hudson - make guest appearances on this project. There is also a cover of the Robbie Robertson penned "Endless Highway". Favorite tracks include "over The Edge" and the band's interpretation of The Grateful Dead's "Scarlet Begonias" with its accordion. The tracks trade off lead vocalists between Hurwitz and Miss Marie Spinosa to nice effect. There is, in fact a nice vibe to the whole cd. Worth checking out! - RHYTHM AND NEWS - Poughkeepsie,NY "Over The Edge" is a very hip album - a very supple piece with a lot of great production value. Larry Packer and Rob Turner arranged very pleasant strings on "No Division-Interlude" and "No Division Heart and Soul." Vocally the song soars with some very well blended harmonies by "Miss Marie" and Prof. "Louie". "Scarlet Begonias" a classic Garcia cover, is magnificent. The horn section is chunky and has that Dirty Dozen Brass Band sound to it. The break this one down nicely and it gives the players ample time to groove. Professor "Louie" has a rich voce that works nicely with the melody Garcia and Hunter created. This version of "Begonias" is exactly as nature had intended it to be, and it flows for a sweet 11 minutes. Again check out the horns Tom "Bones" Malone has arranged with help from SNL's Lenny Pickett, as well as Jim Hynes and Ronnie Cuber. You can also find them on the cover of Ashford and Simpson's "Running Out". I hope this effort gets Professor "Louie" & The Crowmatix some well deserved attention. - Dylan Shephard |