PROFESSOR LOUIE & THE CROWMATIX
''JAM''
JUNE 19 2001
65:28
1 Baby Loves To Boogie (Kevin Doherty) 04:28
2 Speeding Time (Rick Danko, Aaron Hurwitz, Marie Spinosa) 08:21
3 Bump In The Night (Aaron Hurwitz, Brad Lee Sexton, Marie Spinosa) 06:24
4 Bayou Blues (Mike DeMicco) 11:26
5 Mr. Luck (Aaron Hurwitz, Marie Spinosa) 03:55
6 Look What You Done (Muddy Waters) 04:27
7 Melting (Marie Spinosa) 02:53
8 Tired of The Blues (Tom "Bones" Malone) 05:38
9 Chick's Break Song (Gary Burke, Mike DeMicco, Michael Dunn, Aaron Hurwitz, Marie Spinosa) 08:58
10 Saltin' (Aaron Hurwitz, Marie Spinosa) 05:27
11 Rock 'n' Roll Music (Chuck Berry) 03:26
Aaron Professor "Louie" Hurwitz - Backing Vocal, Piano, Accordion, Keyboards, Piano, Bass
Marie Spinosa - Lead & Backing Vocals, Percussion, Piano (Tracks 7, 11)
Mike DeMicco - Electric, Acoustic & Slide Guitar, Mandolin
Mike Dunn - Bass, Backing Vocals, Electric Guitar (Track 6), Bass solo (Track 9)
Jim Eppard - Mandolin, Guitars
Gary Burke - Drums, Electronic Drumming
REVIEW
by Erik Hage (AMG)
The possibilities of the "jam" are never-ending when a group of musicians of this caliber gets together. Professor Louie is Aaron Hurwitz, who produced the Band's 1990s albums and has played extensively with members of that group. Joining him in the Crowmatix are his longtime musical partner Miss Marie Spinosa, bassist Michael Dunn, guitarist Mike DeMicco, and onetime Bob Dylan Rolling Thunder Revue member Gary Burke on drums. The Band's Garth Hudson also contributes to several tracks. The album starts with a fairly standard, albeit searing, blues-rocker (Kevin Doherty's "Baby Loves to Boogie"), which only hints at the broad palette to follow. The project melds blues, R&B, and jazz (to name a few genres) and rockets off on mind-boggling extended jams that display a road-seasoned collective sharply attuned to each other. Highlights include the boisterous fun of the instrumental "Mr. Luck," the otherworldly jazz of "Chick's Break Song," the smoldering blues of "Bump in the Night," and that's only the tip of the iceberg. When this kind of talent jams, look out.
BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage, AMG
Multi-instrumentalist/producer Professor Louie (aka Aaron Hurwitz) is primarily known for his long-standing association with the Band and for being somewhat of a Zelig on the Woodstock, NY, music scene during the '90s.
The New York native studied piano and arrangement at such NYC programs as Henry Street Settlement and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and performed in the downtown club scene with the roots-based Mighty Gospel Giants of Brooklyn. In the early '80s, he was brought into contact with Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Garth Hudson, who were, at the time, resurrecting the Band. After collaborating with Hudson throughout the '80s in Woodstock, Louie made the move to the small town. Weekly sessions with a variety of artists, including his writing partner, vocalist "Miss Marie" Spinosa, at Levon Helm's home studio led to the formation of the Crowmatix.
During the '90s, Louie co-produced and engineered the Band albums Jericho, High on the Hog, and Jubilation. He also paired up with Rick Danko for a series of duo concerts and did studio work with groups as diverse as Mercury Rev (Deserter's Songs), Livingston Taylor, Four Men and a Dog, and Artie Traum. Louie toured with Danko shortly before the singer/bassist's death and co-produced and performed extensively on his posthumous album, Times Like These. Professor "Louie" & the Crowmatix released Over the Edge on Breeze Hill Records in August 2000. Jam followed a year later, offering a collection of jam sessions by some of the best roots rockers in the underground. A year later, Flyin' High offered more of the same.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
''JAM''
JUNE 19 2001
65:28
1 Baby Loves To Boogie (Kevin Doherty) 04:28
2 Speeding Time (Rick Danko, Aaron Hurwitz, Marie Spinosa) 08:21
3 Bump In The Night (Aaron Hurwitz, Brad Lee Sexton, Marie Spinosa) 06:24
4 Bayou Blues (Mike DeMicco) 11:26
5 Mr. Luck (Aaron Hurwitz, Marie Spinosa) 03:55
6 Look What You Done (Muddy Waters) 04:27
7 Melting (Marie Spinosa) 02:53
8 Tired of The Blues (Tom "Bones" Malone) 05:38
9 Chick's Break Song (Gary Burke, Mike DeMicco, Michael Dunn, Aaron Hurwitz, Marie Spinosa) 08:58
10 Saltin' (Aaron Hurwitz, Marie Spinosa) 05:27
11 Rock 'n' Roll Music (Chuck Berry) 03:26
Aaron Professor "Louie" Hurwitz - Backing Vocal, Piano, Accordion, Keyboards, Piano, Bass
Marie Spinosa - Lead & Backing Vocals, Percussion, Piano (Tracks 7, 11)
Mike DeMicco - Electric, Acoustic & Slide Guitar, Mandolin
Mike Dunn - Bass, Backing Vocals, Electric Guitar (Track 6), Bass solo (Track 9)
Jim Eppard - Mandolin, Guitars
Gary Burke - Drums, Electronic Drumming
REVIEW
by Erik Hage (AMG)
The possibilities of the "jam" are never-ending when a group of musicians of this caliber gets together. Professor Louie is Aaron Hurwitz, who produced the Band's 1990s albums and has played extensively with members of that group. Joining him in the Crowmatix are his longtime musical partner Miss Marie Spinosa, bassist Michael Dunn, guitarist Mike DeMicco, and onetime Bob Dylan Rolling Thunder Revue member Gary Burke on drums. The Band's Garth Hudson also contributes to several tracks. The album starts with a fairly standard, albeit searing, blues-rocker (Kevin Doherty's "Baby Loves to Boogie"), which only hints at the broad palette to follow. The project melds blues, R&B, and jazz (to name a few genres) and rockets off on mind-boggling extended jams that display a road-seasoned collective sharply attuned to each other. Highlights include the boisterous fun of the instrumental "Mr. Luck," the otherworldly jazz of "Chick's Break Song," the smoldering blues of "Bump in the Night," and that's only the tip of the iceberg. When this kind of talent jams, look out.
BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage, AMG
Multi-instrumentalist/producer Professor Louie (aka Aaron Hurwitz) is primarily known for his long-standing association with the Band and for being somewhat of a Zelig on the Woodstock, NY, music scene during the '90s.
The New York native studied piano and arrangement at such NYC programs as Henry Street Settlement and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and performed in the downtown club scene with the roots-based Mighty Gospel Giants of Brooklyn. In the early '80s, he was brought into contact with Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Garth Hudson, who were, at the time, resurrecting the Band. After collaborating with Hudson throughout the '80s in Woodstock, Louie made the move to the small town. Weekly sessions with a variety of artists, including his writing partner, vocalist "Miss Marie" Spinosa, at Levon Helm's home studio led to the formation of the Crowmatix.
During the '90s, Louie co-produced and engineered the Band albums Jericho, High on the Hog, and Jubilation. He also paired up with Rick Danko for a series of duo concerts and did studio work with groups as diverse as Mercury Rev (Deserter's Songs), Livingston Taylor, Four Men and a Dog, and Artie Traum. Louie toured with Danko shortly before the singer/bassist's death and co-produced and performed extensively on his posthumous album, Times Like These. Professor "Louie" & the Crowmatix released Over the Edge on Breeze Hill Records in August 2000. Jam followed a year later, offering a collection of jam sessions by some of the best roots rockers in the underground. A year later, Flyin' High offered more of the same.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
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