LYNWOOD SLIM& THE IGOR PRADO BAND "BRAZILAN KICKS" Source: Folkworld.eu Date: 02/2011 Writer: Tom Keller

Blues, blues, and more blues… The twist here is that there is a pairing of Lynwood Slim from California with the Igor Prado Band from Brazil. Slim sings, plays harmonica and some welcome flute. Igor Prado does one turn on vocals and plays guitar throughout, as well as contributing a couple of original songs to this collection of mostly cover songs. There is stand-up bass, drums, sax and piano. So there is a nice combination of blues style here. It swings enough to stand out from the pack, which is key for me. However, the latter songs on the CD fall into expected and timeworn patterns and my mind began wandering considerably. When they turn on the international flavor, the band can cook up a storm and do something a little unique with the blues. “Bill’s Change” is a good example of that.