JT ROSS
Loaded (South Side Records)
Reviewed by Eric Steiner

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LA-based harpman JT Ross' debut on South Side Records is loaded with heaping helpings of Chicago blues. Chicago is in his blood. JT was born in the Windy City, but makes the City of Angels, and nightspots like Harvelle's in West LA or The Falcon Club in Hollywood, his home. JT's musical apprenticeship included work at the Chicago's Checkerboard Lounge where he learned from bluesmen like James Cotton and Junior Wells. James and Junior's lessons weren't lost on JT: he's got a big-fat chromatic harp with tone to spare. Sample "I Got to Know" online at www.southsidela.net/jtross/ and you'll see what I mean. JT Ross' Loaded is a solid blues record that showcases a harp player with the potential to reach peaks scaled by Kim Wilson, Carey Bell, or James Cotton.

Track List:

I've Got To Know * What Is Going On * If I Get Lucky * Ain't That Lovin' Ya Baby * Doggin' It * Too Much Crime In The City * I Need Some Money * I Need To Go Home * Pawnshop Bound * Young Fashioned Ways * It Ain't Right * Can't Get No Rest * Top Hat

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