Guy Davis Juba Dance [Digipak]

Weaving through the rhythms and musical narrations of this 13-track, stripped down acoustic recording are the storytelling traditions that Guy Davis has pulled from since he came on the scene in 1978. Original Davis compositions and choice covers of iconic pre-war blues figures Blind Lemon Jefferson, Rev. Robert Wilkins and Blind Willie McTell provide a seamless musical hand off that is as familiar and undulating as the rural southern hills from which they emanate. In lesser hands, such a juxtaposition of old and new could have easily descended into sentimentalism. But in Davis' expert hands they come together to comprise an original sonic journey that uplifts while paying appropriate homage to give us a new look at an art form that is as vital today. Juba Dance features Fabrizzio Poggi on Harmonica as well as producer and special guests The Blind Boys of Alabama