The Sea Saint Sessions (2003)

About this title: Tab Benoit's third album in just over two years (including his collaboration with Jimmy Thackery) is, like his previous few releases, a loose and homey affair. Recorded at the titular New Orleans studio and featuring Crescent City guests Cyril Neville and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, along with funky Meters Brian Stoltz and George Porter sitting in on various tracks, this is a live-sounding disc with few obvious overdubs. Benoit's road band, comprised of bassist Carl DuFrene and drummer Darryl White, knows how to keep the pocket mean and lean yet flexible, giving the guitarist room to roam ... read more

Tracks:

1. Baby Blue [Benoit]
2. Boat Launch Baby [Benoit]
3. Sufferin' Mind [Jones]
4. Hustlin' Down in New Orleans [Stoltz/Benoit]
5. Solid Simple Thing [Benoit]
6. What I Have to Do [Benoit]
7. Monk's Blues [Benoit/Boubreaux]
8. Making the Bend [Benoit/Porter]
9. Howlin' for My Darlin' [Dixon/Howlin' Wolf]
10. Darkness [Benoit]
11. Plareen Man [Neville]

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