{"id":1680,"date":"2019-05-13T16:28:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T16:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/?p=1680"},"modified":"2019-05-13T16:28:58","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T16:28:58","slug":"the-justus-brothers-album-debut-this-week-from-memphis-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/13\/the-justus-brothers-album-debut-this-week-from-memphis-international\/","title":{"rendered":"THE JUSTUS BROTHERS ALBUM DEBUT THIS WEEK FROM MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Justus Brothers (from left): Niko Lyras, Steve Potts, Dave Smith, Jason Clark, Pat Register\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Memphis (Perfect Music Today) 5\/13\/19—Friday of this week (May 10) marks the release of\u00a0<\/span>The Justus Brothers<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>the\u00a0eponymously titled debut album from an all-star group of stellar Memphis musicians who have joined together to explore new horizons in contemporary jazz. The new album from Memphis International Records underscores the unparalleled musicianship of the group that includes Niko Lyras (guitar), Pat Register (sax) Jason Clark (keyboards), Steve Potts (drums) and Dave Smith (bass).\u00a0\u00a0The album was recorded over a period of three months at Cotton Row Studios in Memphis and was produced by Niko Lyras and the band.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lyras, recipient of two NARAS Premier Player Awards, two GRAMMY\u00ae nominations, a Juno Award, two F\u00e9lix Awards (Quebec), four Addy Awards and a Film Critics\u2019 Choice Award, commented,\u00a0\u201cAs far as naming the group was concerned, the\u00a0\u2018Brothers\u2019 part was easy as we\u2019ve all played\u00a0together in one combination or other for more than 30 years. \u00a0We\u00a0thought\u00a0about a name that would lend credibility to this type of music\u00a0\u2014 it\u2019s groove heavy with an emphasis as much on rhythm as on melody, a kind of\u00a0\u2018groove conversation,\u2019 so\u00a0\u2018Justus\u201d sprang to mind.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He continued,\u00a0\u201cDave and\u00a0Steve are probably the most recorded bass\/drum combination out of Memphis over the course of the last three or four decades. Steve is literally the inheritor of Al Jackson Jr.\u2019s mantle as he\u2019s the drummer for Booker T. & The MG\u2019s and\u00a0Dave is the go-to guy, the ultimate hired gun, for bass in this town.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Lyras has performed and\/or recorded with B.B. King, Albert Collins, Luther Allison, Bobby Blue Bland, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Eddy Clearwater, ZZ Top, Al Green, The Barkays, Keb Mo, Mavis Staples, Little Milton, Ike Turner, Pinetop Perkins, Victor Wooten, Booker T & the MGs, 666 Mafia, Tony Joe White and Kirk Whalum.\u00a0\u00a0Born in Athens, Greece, he followed his musical calling and, at the age of 19, immigrated to Memphis where he established Cotton Row Studios almost forty years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

He spoke of the other\u00a0group members, as well. \u00a0\u201cJason is well known in gospel music and is very eclectic.\u00a0I think most of his strength comes from the church and Pat is the hot one out of the bunch.” \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Steve Potts\u00a0has long been a Memphis music standard bearer. \u00a0Apart from working with Booker T. & the MG\u2019s, he\u2019s collaborated with Al Green, Greg Allman, Mavis Staples, Shemekia Copeland, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Cat Power, Paul Rodgers, Wynonna Judd, Cyndi\u00a0Lauper and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. He is the recipient of five NARAS Premier Player Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Likewise, Dave Smith\u00a0is recipient of five NARAS Premier Player Awards. Some of the many artists he\u2019s worked with include Buddy Guy, Al Green, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Keo Kotke, John Mayall, Luther Allison, Solomon Burke, Kat Power, Dave Stewart, Ike Turner, Little Milton and Rick Derringer.\u00a0 His musical diversity is reflected in the fact that the very first bass riff he ever learned was from James Brown\u2019s \u201cCold Sweat\u201d and that he considers Paul McCartney a huge influence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Grammy nominee Jason Clark\u2019s tremendous versatility is reflected in the fact that he\u2019s as at home in the blues, rock, gospel and orchestral fields as he is in jazz. His credits include work with Kirk Whalum,\u00a0Martina McBride,\u00a0Foreigner,\u00a0St. Paul & the Broken Bones,\u00a0Dave Stewart,\u00a0Vanessa Amorosi, The Tennessee Mass Choir,\u00a0Ana Popovic and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pat Register, whom Lyras describes as\u00a0“a\u00a0natural born front man with a golden tone,\u201d has played with Isaac Hayes, Mavis Staples, Rufus Thomas, The Bar Kays,\u00a0Memphis Horns, Jeff Golub, Miles Jaye, Kirk Whalum and Howard Hewett. \u201cHe\u2019s an incredible showman,\u201d Lyras hastens to add.<\/span><\/p>\n

While obviously not biological brothers, the group\u2019s five core members share musical DNA that keeps them bonded to each other and the music they personally love best. That ethos is reflected in the wide range of moods and styles reflected in the album debut. The album also includes a fresh treatment of Booker T. & \u00a0The MG\u2019s \u201cChinese Checkers\u201d and new arrangements of two Sting selections, \u201cFragile\u201d and \u201cFields of Gold,\u201d that are offered as a medley\/mash-up.\u00a0 There\u2019s also a treatment of the Michael McDonald\/Chuck Jackson song\u00a0\u201cI Keep Forgetting\u201d that gets due \u201cJustus,\u201d as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Guest musicians of (and on)\u00a0The Justus Brothers<\/i>\u00a0include Latin percussionist Billy Ramirez and Memphis\u00a0horn ace\u00a0Scott Thompson whose trumpet has been heard on thousands of recordings over the past three decades. \u00a0It was Ramirez who conjured up \u201dSabroso,\u201d the album\u2019s\u00a0third track. \u00a0\u201cKing\u2019s Strut\u201d is a reflection of Steve Potts\u2019 being acknowledged as the king of Memphis drummers. Niko Lyras spoke of the album as a totality, noting,\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re proud of it from a compositional point of view and think this is the best we\u2019ve done to date. \u00a0We\u2019re mature about it all with none of that\u00a0\u2018I wish I had done something different\u2019 second guessing.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The Justus Brothers<\/i>\u00a0track listing<\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fragile\/Fields of Gold<\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Chinese Checkers<\/span><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sabroso<\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Miss L<\/span><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Askin\u2019 Ain\u2019t I<\/span><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hip Pocket<\/span><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0King\u2019s Strut<\/span><\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Garment District<\/span><\/p>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I Keep Forgetting<\/span><\/p>\n

Pre-order link:\u00a0http:\/\/smarturl.it\/TheJustusBrothers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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