Cold Lonely Blues
© Copyright-Courthouse Records
(783707389301)
Record Label: Courthouse Records
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The Jackie Frost "Trio" was formed in the mid 90's. For over ten years the band performed at coffee houses, private parties, and local concert halls in the Richmond, VA area as well as TV, radio, and with the Richmond Symphony. The band recorded several self produced recording projects over the years and developed a local fan base.
Jackie has played some of the best-known stages in the area, including Ashland Coffee and Tea, The Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts, The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, St. Catherine's McVey Theater, The Virginia Commonwealth University's Performing Arts Center, and the University of Richmond's Modlin Center for the Performing Arts.
With the release of their first project on Courthouse Records, "Calliope", which includes all original band material, came changes in the band structure. The "Trio" grew to near baseball team proportions at times to play the larger venues associated with a successful and well received project. A natural result of all this excitement was the migration from the "Trio" to the Jackie Frost "Ensemble".
The core Ensemble consists of Jackie Frost (guitar and vocals), Danny Hughes (guitar and vocals), Malcolm Pulley (mandolin, banjo, resonator guitar, vocals) and Rusty Farmer (Bass). Larger shows may include additional musicians in the form of piano, fiddle, and percussion.
The Jackie Frost Ensemble wasted no time capitalizing on the success of Calliope and released a second CD on Courthouse Records, "Cold Lonely Blues," in August 2006. It continues where Calliope left off. Blending blues, bluegrass, jazz, and folk into original compositions that expand the possibilities of acoustic instruments and explore a unique sound. The CD release party was a great success with a receptive sell out crowd at the Ashland Coffee & Tea.
Fans of all ages seem to enjoy the music of the JFE, which runs the gamut - from straight ahead delta blues, to jazz influenced improvisational standards - from bluegrass powered arrangements of easily recognizable covers, to original material that can only be heard at a Jackie Frost Ensemble show.
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From Victory Music
author: Walfred Thulin Jr
Call it Blues, call it Jazz, call it Bluegrass:
call it the newest, freshest sound in acoustic music.
These genre-hoppers from Richmond, Virginia
manage to do their thing without sounding
gimmicky or compromising any of the forms they
tackle. In general, they are a jazz combo that uses
Bluegrass instruments . . . except when they need
a piano here and there. This has the group pulling
sounds out of their Martins and Dobros that even
those companies probably forgot they could make.
The songs themselves are terrific, their quality
being critical to keeping the band up on its musical
high wire. Mandolinist Malcolm Pulley’s “Ain’t
You The One” is an instant jazz standard that Miss
Frost shreds and which every saloon singer on
the planet needs to slip into the set, NOW. Not to
be outdone, guitar slinger Danny Hughes uncorks
the country/bluegrass “Just Around the Bend,”
and Frost’s so down-home it’s hard to believe
you’re hearing it for the first time. Pulley and
Hughes wrote all but one cut and seem to represent
the jazz and country camps, respectively, though
they understand each other well. The album’s
other tune that’ll floor ya is the clever “Hotel
Called the Blues,” a Pullman chart that Frost does
as Julie London-sings-Del McCoury . . . or vice
versa . . . and does it ever work! Hear it for
yourself! (Tom Petersen)
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I love this album. You will too.
author: Sing Out!
This delightful band has everything going for them -- tight musicianship, well crafted songs and the fabulous vocals of Jackie Frost.
...Hughes and Pulley wrote most of these songs and none of them will make you yawn and wonder if you've heard it before.
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author: Performer Magazine - Peter Stuart
...Frost and friends reach for their roots to create a beautifully dynamic history lesson in American music.
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a beautifully dynamic history lesson in American music
author: Performer Magazine - Peter Stuart
Utilizing some of the finer musicians from the area, JFE has here a fun collection of songs perfect for a porch and a tall glass of iced tea to cut away the humidity of a Virginia summer evening. Tapping into eras from the Civil War to modern day alt-country, Frost and friends reach for their roots to create a beautifully dynamic history lesson in American music. (Courthouse Records)
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