Bennett
"three Minutes to Midnight"
Label: Hipbone Records
Producer: Vicki Bell and Bennett

Bennett has a flair for blending the new and the old... casting classic tunes in a new light, and then hitting us with something completely fresh. Their debut release "3 Minutes to Midnight" is produced by Hipbone co-founder Vicki Bell known for her stylish work with Alexis P. Suter, Open Door and other underground notables. 

The disc offers an inventive mix of eclectic rock, twang and swampy grooves together with solid blues rooted song writing. It has 12 songs, 3 are covers and 9 are originals penned by Bennett. 

The players are Jimmy Bennett on guitar, lap steel and vocals, Peter Bennett on bass and Ray Grappone on drums and percussion. Guest musicians on “Can't Find a Reason” are Levon Helm on drums along with Amy Helm on vocals. The horn section is Jay Collins (arrangements, Sax) and Richard Bolger (Trumpet) both currently touring with the Greg Allman Band. New York session pro Jim Abbott provides keyboards and Charlie Wolfe (Kerry Kearney Band) joins on the blues harp. 
Review:
La Hora Del Blues by Vincent Zumel, Barcelona, Spain 
 

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One of Bennett's abilities is he really knows how to do a good mixture of classic r&b sounds with the most modern musical fashion of the actual musical market. Somebody dared to define him as 'the new light of a living musical sun' or 'the fresh clear water of northern Montana sources'. Apart from these poetic comments, the cd gives us twelve innovative songs that combine contemporary electric blues with swampy-grooves, all spiced with root blues music. Your will find three covers and nine Bennett's own compositions. Bennet sings, plays guitar and lap-steel, his brother Peter plays bass and the great Ray Grappone plays drums. Also mention as guest musicians legendary and admired Levon Helm on drums and his daughter Amy singing at 'Can't Find A Reason'. A good cd coming from Hipbone Records. Finally only encourage Hipbone to publish some more interesting related to blues cds like this one. VERY GOOD.

Reviewer: Vincent Zumel
La Hora Del Blues by Vincent Zumel Barcelona, Spain