Ain't It Nice

Ain't It Nice
Studio album by
Willie Kent
Released1991
GenreBlues, Chicago blues
LabelDelmark
ProducerBob Koester, Steve Wagner
Willie Kent chronology
I'm What You Need
(1989) 		Ain't It Nice
(1991) 		King of Chicago's West Side Blues
(1991)

Ain't It Nice is an album by the American musician Willie Kent, released in 1991.[1][2] He supported it with a North American tour.[3] The writer Jeffery Renard Allen used "Feel So Good" as the first track on the CD that was included with his book of poetry Harbors and Spirits.[4]

Production

The album was produced by Bob Koester and Steve Wagner.[5] Kent was backed by his band, the Gents, which included Lester Davenport on harmonica.[6][7] Bonnie Lee sang on "I'm Good".[8] "Worry Worry" is a version of the song made famous by B. B. King.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All Music Guide to the Blues[10]
The Buffalo News[11]
Chicago Tribune[6]
The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD[7]
MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide[12]
The North County Blade-Citizen[13]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[14]
The Rolling Stone Jazz and Blues Album Guide[15]

The Chicago Tribune said, "Kent and his Gents are a classic-period electric Chicago blues band, with the occasional more modern touch-here an electric organ, there high-life rhythms, a couple of two-chord settings-and, most important, with a wonderfully infectious swing."[6] The Washington Post noted that Kent "has a ... rough hewn voice and bellowing delivery that makes nearly everything he sings sound convincing."[16] The North County Blade-Citizen stated that "Kent's vocals, the real driving force here, are powerful and emotive."[13] The Buffalo News called Kent "a journeyman in the best sense, a strong songwriter and emotive vocalist, whose craftsmanship has been honed by three decades of experience."[11] The Ann Arbor News listed Ain't It Nice among the five best blues albums of 1991.[17]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Memory of You" 
2."Check It Out" 
3."Worry Worry" 
4."One More Mile" 
5."Ain't It Nice" 
6."What You Doin' to Me" 
7."I'm Good" 
8."Ma Bea's" 
9."Coming Home" 
10."Feel So Good" 
11."Stranded" 

References

  1. ^ Heim, Chris (November 8, 1991). "Chicago connection". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. P.
  2. ^ Gessler, Kurt (April 19, 1996). "Chicago bluesman to perform at George's". The Daily Chronicle. DeKalb. p. 6.
  3. ^ DeLuca, Dan (December 27, 1991). "Pop / Rock". Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 26.
  4. ^ Nielsen, Aldon Lynn (Spring 2014). "Jeffrey Boulevard: 15 Choruses for Jeffery Renard Allen". Obsidian. 40 (1/2): 12.
  5. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 2. January 11, 1992. p. 44.
  6. ^ a b c Litweiler, John (February 6, 1992). "Rave recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
  7. ^ a b The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD. Grove Press. 1993. p. 116.
  8. ^ Kening, Dan (January 20, 1992). "First bass: Blues virtuoso Willie Kent fears for the future of his art". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 3.
  9. ^ Whiteis, David (January 30, 1992). "Records". Music. Chicago Reader.
  10. ^ All Music Guide to the Blues (3rd ed.). Backbeat Books. 2003. p. 303.
  11. ^ a b Esmonde, Donn (January 31, 1992). "No-Frills Blues". Gusto. The Buffalo News. p. 29.
  12. ^ MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Schirmer Trade Books. 2002. p. 223.
  13. ^ a b Gallo, Mark (December 27, 1991). "Blues and Jazz". Preview. The North County Blade-Citizen. p. 15.
  14. ^ The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 345.
  15. ^ The Rolling Stone Jazz and Blues Album Guide. Random House. 1999. p. 388.
  16. ^ Joyce, Mike (July 31, 1992). "Kent's Navigation in Muddy Waters". Weekend. The Washington Post. p. 17.
  17. ^ Nastos, Michael G. (February 9, 1992). "Jazz Beat". The Ann Arbor News. p. E8.
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