ALBERT CUMMINGS: The Long Way

Albert Cummings

The Long Way

© 2000 Albert Cummings

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Hot wired blues

tracks

1 The Long Way
2 The Lonely Bed
3 Memory
4 Hoochie Coochie
5 Mojo Workin
6 Where Did I Go Wrong
7 Old Dog
8 Crossroads
9 Pull The Shades

notes

If you like Blues, smokin' guitar and vocals that are as real as life, you're going to love this album.Albert has recently performed with BB King, Kenny Wayne Shephard, Charlie Musslewhite, Chris Duarte, Bernard Allison, Savoy Brown and Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson. If you haven't heard of Albert Cummings, watch for him to come your way!

reviews

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  • author: James Garrett

    I would just li8ke to hear one his songs and want to buy a few CD's. Thanks. How do I hear a song.

  • jimi & srv all in one
    author: bootleg-steve 91.5 wuml-lowell,ma

    great cd you can feel the music in your heart

  • Tonefully delicious
    author: Robert B

    What can I say that the other reviewers didnt...Its like a plate of hot tasty bbq..tonefully delicious !!! If you love S.R.V tone..Albert has it and his vocals hit the spot like ice tea on a summer day !

  • Fine vocals, smokin' guitar work. Excellent blues CD!
    author: Carolyn Corry

    This is a fine blues guitar CD for the guitar enthusiast. You can hear the Stevie Ray influence, but the man is not an imitaror. There are some cover songs, but with a definitely original approach. Cummings has a great voice for blues, too. I will listen to this CD a lot.

  • author: adeniyi honvo

    send me some ringing tone

  • Smooth, tastful, and a little bit funky.
    author: dbluesman

    I found this cd to be very smooth, tastful, and a little bit funky. Very real, not over produced. although compared to Stevie Ray Vaughan by other reviewers I never felt like I was listening to a copy cat. In fact I hear a lot of great infulences in Albert's recordings. In todays times with so many great blues/rock artists Albert Cummings brings a fresh new sound with great guitar, vocals, and song writing. Highly recommend all 3 of Albert's cds. Thanks Albert for the great music. Note: 2nd cd has a mellower tone, and 3rd cd rocks a little more.

  • This is truly one cracking album from beginning to end, and i totally recommend
    author: Dave Hay

    wow what an album, a real guitar classic. This man knows how to play, and he's not over the top like so many others. Albert loves the blues and it shines through. His playing is fluent and tight, and he deserves a much recognition has he can get. I like a bit of blues with a bit of rock, but not over the top and this is it.

  • Excellent rocking blues
    author: Diana

    If you are a fan of rocking blues, this CD is for you. It ranks with Stevie Ray Vaughn. Buy it. Play it. It'll make you cancel your plans and blow off your friends so you can stay home and listen to it over and over.

  • THIS is the GOOD stuff!
    author: Mike in NYC

    Smokin' all the way: great guitar, excellent covers, excellent originals.

  • Nice covers
    author: Randall

    It's nice to see a new artist do some covers and not try to imitate, Albert Cummings makes them his own without mucking them up. This guy has real talent and a sense and respect for the blues that you can't help but admire.

  • absolutely fantastic
    author: Lynne Formhals

    Some of the best I have ever heard. gonna wear it out!

  • Simple yet deeply complex
    author: Su in Vancouver

    This CD explores more depth then his previous, it's range is from gentle coos.. to profound guitar riffs... to explosive.... I love it... This guy is raw and vulnerable at the same time - his guitar riffs makes my skin crawl and vocals sooth the troubles away. The essence of blues is found within this CD.

  • author: CD Baby

    If you like Blues, smokin guitar and vocals that are as real as life, you're going to love this album.

  • AWESOME Blues Guitar chops
    author: RSM, CT

    I stumbled onto Albert Cummmings by chance, bought his 1st. Cd & was so impressed I picked up his 2nd. This CD will be in my most listened to rotation for some time to come. Anyone who's into the blues can ill affort not to check out AC.

  • Love at first progression!
    author: Ray Jackson

    This CD came up on my "recommended" list. After hearing a couple of previews I ordered my copy. Great blues guitar work! Well worth adding this one to your collection. Watch your snob friends try to guess who is playing.

  • Awesome, Great job on the mix
    author: Jerry S

    Each time I listen to this CD I am impressed with Albert's guitar skills and the other thing that stands out is the mix. This is a quality production worthy of the featured artist. If you love good blues/blues rock, do your self a favor and buy this CD. Albert will make you want to learn how to play the guitar.

  • The long way is the right way
    author: Bob

    I bought this CD on a whim, it's pretty good. Clean guitar work bordering on flashy. I can listen to this CD, and have, over and over again. The guy sings good too.

  • Awesome guitar work. Great range of songs.
    author: Bill Kline

    I picked up this CD on a tip from a friend of a friend, and man do I owe him one. Right from the beginning he shows of his blues chops and then it only gets better. No downside to this CD, this guy flat out rocks. He must be fantastic live, I'll be looking for him to come down my way (in fact I think I'll e-mail Warmdaddy's a link to this guy, I can't imagine what they are waiting for). He is not the next SRV, he IS ALBERT CUMMINGS.

  • I love the cd, his guitar work is awesome!!!
    author: Bill
  • a great listen
    author: Laura Fernandez

    I really enjoyed The Long Way and found the guitar work excellent. A great listen.

  • totally awesome ,best i heard in a long time
    author: Charlie Bateman

    Albert Cummings belts out the Blues the way they're suppose too. I totally love SWAMP YANKEE .

  • This guy is one of the best I've never heard of..great licks and smooth vocals..great covers of some old blues and very good orginals

  • Nice Work
    author: Neil M

    Real nice surprise on this CD by Albert. Good melodies, wicked licks and some smooth vocals. If you like this, check out Delbert McClinton's Nothing Personal, The Maynard Brothers and Double Trouble's latest.

  • Excellent From Start to Finish
    author: Bluesrockers

    "The Long Way" from Albert Cummings and Swamp Yankee is truly a remarkable recording, in that it rates excellent in every area in which I consider when reviewing.

  • Albert Cummings is a pro at guitar
    author: Natan Pakman

    The Cummings cd is fantastic and I saw him live in concert with bb King. He's a pro at guitar.

  • Great Album, Fast Hands, and a rhythm to sing to!
    author: Alex Martinez

    His albumn is great, I saw him in Concert at "The Calvin" in Northampton, Massachusetts, and his guitar was screaming, his songs were full of the blues

  • SRV Wannabee My Foot!
    author: Sbh

    I think pmj needs to learn how to review a CD. It is obvious to me that from listening to this album, Albert Cummings draws from a plethora of influences, only one of which is Stevie Ray Vaughn. This does not warrant a comparison, as I'm sure Albert's intent is not to sound exactly like any artist in particular, just to pay tribute to his musical heroes while simultaneously creating a sound of his own. This cd is an excellent listen from start to finish, and I can't wait to hear their next release.

  • The Long Way represents the future of the Blues
    author: Mark R. Marony

    Albert Cummings and Swamp Yankee's debut release, The Long Way, has reopened a road that has been closed since the untimely death of Stevie Ray Vaughn. With a guitar style so clean and perfect that it could sever granite from the earth, Albert's strat-work slides, shuffles, wails and moans its way through this masterful nine track release. From the soulful, anguished drenched Lonely Bed, to the playful, good times bound Pull The Shades, the versatility of Albert's song writing abilities shines through. While many blues musicians would shy away from trying their hand at such tried and true standards as Hoocie Coochie, Mojo Workin' and Crossroads, Albert rises to the challenge, delivering renditions that are so fresh and vibrant that they sound like new songs. If, as the story goes, Robert Johnson did sell his soul to the devil, then Albert Cummings has surely bought it back. And Albert's soul is what you hear on every track of The Long Way.

  • Good rockin blues a la Stevie Ray
    author: Stephen J. Albanese

    Albert Cummings leads his band Swamp Yankee through 9 tracks of rockin blues chuck full of his tasty guitar work. Somewhat like Stevie but with a little cleaner tone. From the rocking The Long Way to the slow blues work out Lonely Bed, to the Skynyrdish Mojo Workin' his guitar is well upfront. The album has a very live feel to it because it was recorded almost soley in one two hour session. But don't let that stop you, the prouction is crystal clear with good separation leaving Albert's guitar work plenty of room to shine throughout. I can recommend this CD for those who like their blues rockin with alot of guitar work.

  • This CD leaves the listner satisfied but definitely hungry for more.
    author: Bluesprint Magazine (tom Clark)

    For anyone who thinks a great record can't be made in one quick session, a lesson in time management from Albert Cummings and Swamp Yankee might be in order. Then again, not everyone is in possession of such a prodigious level of talent. Albert Cummings lets loose a barrage of guitar pyrotechnics that calls to mind a grand mix of the styles of past masters like Albert King, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix on this brilliant debut album, The Long Way

  • great blues music
    author: Helen Steele

    I found this in error. My husband is a big blues fan and loved it! I am not as big a fan of blues music but found that I also thought it was great! Hope to hear more of this in the future.

  • The CD has energy to spare, it's tight.
    author: Blues Review Magazine (tom Hyslop)

    The Long Way broadcasts loud and clear that the long arm of SRV still beckons blues guitarists in search of style. Trio Albert Cummings and Swamp Yankee borrow heavily from Vaughan's tone and rolling,combined rythm/lead work. Even the lazy title track (almost southern rock) sounds Stevie-fied, as do the slow blues "Lonely Bed" and the In Step-era inspired jam "Memory." Recorded live in the studio,this set has energy to spare and shows a high level of intuition on the band's part. It's tight.

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