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The London Music Archives - 1999

CHRIS MURPHY
- Blowin' The Horn

Blowin' The Horn
Bluesona Slonite
Everything I Do Has To Be Funky
Flat Feet
Happy Guy
Honey Bee
I Ain't Drunk
Juice For Junior
Last Call For Alcohol
Let's Straighten It Out
Lost In The Shuffle
Low Rider
Orange Brandy

Recording Information

Featuring
Chris Murphy alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, vocals
Gary Kendall bass
Michael Fonfara piano, Hammond organ
Steve Grisbrook guitar, dobro
Jim Casson drums
Richard Knight lead vocal on Let's Straighten It Out
Kenn Allison harmony vocals
Chuck Jackson harmony vocals
Phil Murphy alto saxophone on Blowin' The Horn

Lowrider, Let's Straighten it Out and I Ain't Drunk
Doug Varty guitar, piano, Hammond organ, background vocals
John Knapp drums
Colin Stewart bass
Geoff Dahl bass and vocals on Lowrider
Chris Murphy saxophone, Hammond organ

Produced by
Gary Kendall and Michael Fonfara

Tracks 1,2,7,8,11 were recorded at Townsend Music,Toronto, by Dave Townsend.
Tracks 3,4,5,9,12 were recorded at Victory Drive Studio, Toronto, by Jano Grant.
Tracks 10,13 were recorded at Studio 107, London, by Paul Venesoen. Track 6 was recorded at Owlsville Two, Stratford, by Jim Neil.
Tracks 6,10,13 were recorded with the Old Chicago Blues Band
and produced by Jim Neil.

Insert design/artwork by Marg Stowe
Cover portrait by Paul Fleming

Thanks to Paul Sharpe for the Leslie.

Thanks to
Chicago Pete, Douglas Watson, Soul Sausage, Chris Trowell, Darcy Ura, Larry Smith and the Jitterbugs Rocky Verweel and the New Buzzards The Living Blues Band, Paul Sharpe, Da Blooze Brothers Big Band, Chris Chown Band, Colin Stewart, Wendy Morin, Scott Dirks, Marty Verweel Tyler Burgess, Tim Tyler, Jamie Vandermoer, Brian Slack, John Greco, Dave Ellerson, Cathy at Norma Jean's, Rick Penner, John Hoevenaars, Doug Eyre, Terry Lee, Gary Kendall and Michael Fonfara for going the extra mile. Thanks to all the musicians that performed on this CD.

Special thanks to Carol and Amanda Murphy, for always being there. This CD is for them.

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