New York native Bill Troiani tours with guitar wizard Vidar Busk and, when he is not playing bass alongside the cream of Norway's musicians, fronts the Billy T Band. Troiani's new album, A Little Mixed Up (Big H Records-BIGHCD0701), displays a scholars touch in relying on excellent but underutilized songs from the American music canon, including Tommy Ridgley's "My Ordinary Girl"; two classics from Big Joe Turner's Atlantic years; Sir Mack Rice's "Love Sickness" ; and Johnny Horton's haunting "Lover's Rock", a Sonny Burgess composition. A few genre-perfect originals: Ian Fredrick Johannessen's organ-guitar workout "Oscar's Bounce" and Troiani's lowdown "Can't Be Good" and "Don't Do It", round out a superb set of expertly played and well sung roots music. Highest recommendation.
BLUES REVIEW 
Issue 113 Aug/Sept 2008
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New York native Bill Troiani tours with guitar wizard Vidar Busk and, when he is not playing bass alongside the cream of Norway's musicians, fronts the Billy T Band. Troiani's new album, A Little Mixed Up (Big H Records), displays a scholars touch in relying on excellent but underutilized songs from the American music canon, including Tommy Ridgley's "My Ordinary Girl"; two classics from Big Joe Turner's Atlantic years; Sir Mack Rice's "Love Sickness"; and Johnny Horton's haunting "Lover?s Rock", a Sonny Burgess composition. A few genre-perfect originals, Ian Fredrick Johannessen's organ-guitar workout "Oscar's Bounce" and Troiani's lowdown "Can't Be Good" and "Don't Do It", round out a superb set of expertly played and well sung roots music. Highest recommendation.

Blues bites, (Tom Hyslop) 
BLUES REVIEW - issue 113 Aug/Sept 2008
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