Lowdown & Up (1999)

About this title: Austin blues diva Toni Price teamed up with guitarist/producer Derek O'Brien on this 1999 outing, bringing her formidable chops to bear on a delightful batch of tunes new and old. With brand-name players aboard like Johnny Gimble, Casper Rawls, and Champ Hood handling the majority of the guitar work and Ian McLagen and Dr. John making guest turns on keyboards, the band positively swings on every cut, no matter what the lineup yields. Price has the smoothest and laziest of deliveries, never resorting to phony rasping or high-pitched curlicues to put a song across, but always a little behind ... read more

Tracks:

1. Out the Front Door [Jordan/Stock]
2. Foolin' Around [Hyatt/Bosworth]
3. Comes Love [Brown/Stept/Tobias]
4. Don't You Think I Feel It Too [Ball]
5. Anything [Owen]
6. Remember Me [Rebennack]
7. Loserville Blues [Owen]
8. Feel Like Cryin' [Owen]
9. Lonesome Wind [Owen]
10. Lowdown and Up [Smith]
11. Rusty Old Red River [Henderson]
12. Wishing Well [Doerr]
13. Why Is Love Like That? [Brown]

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