Sweet & Swingin' (1998)

About this title: After fronting Roomful Of Blues for a half dozen years, Sugar Ray Norcia released this solo collection of tunes that range from bar-band favorites to material he claims he always wanted to record. Far from being just a retro blues album, Norcia digs deep and comes up with nice versions of Arthur Alexander's "You Better Move On" (one of two songs featuring the Jordanaires doing backups), Hank Williams' "My Sweet Love Ain't Around," Lonnie Johnson's "Tomorrow Night" and Jimmy Rogers' "Money, (Marbles and Chalk)." Blues lovers are rewarded with the more-to-form renditions of "Love, Life and ... read more

Tracks:

1. Jack, She's on the Ball [York]
2. You Better Move On [Alexander]
3. Need My Baby [Horton]
4. Tomorrow Night [Coslow/Grosz]
5. Lost Mind [Mayfield]
6. It's a Low Down Dirty Shame [Shepard]
7. Love, Life and Money [Dixon/Glover]
8. You Better Change Your Way of Loving [Crayton]
9. Money, Marbles and Chalk [Rogers]
10. My Sweet Love Ain't Around [Williams]
11. No Good Woman [Semien/Soileau]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.