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Tag Archives: Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado
Album review: THORBJORN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Best Of
Ruf [Release date 21.09.21] If there’s still a debate about the merits of European blues as opposed to its American antecedents, then Denmark’s Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado have finally kicked the argument into touch with this stellar ‘Best … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, big band, blues, compilation, country, Danish, Emil Balsgaard, funk, Harold Adamson, horns, Joachim Svensmark, Kasper Wagner, Martin Seidelin, Nat King Cole, Peter Kehl, review, rock, ruf records, soul, Søren Bøjgaard, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado, vocals
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Album review: CHRIS BEVINGTON ORGANISATION – Cut And Run
CBO Music UK [Release date: 13.05.18] It’s rare you come across a top class big band blues outfit with real pedigree when the front man is relatively speaking unknown, Stoke On Trent’s bass playing, vocalist Chris Bevington didn’t front a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bernie Marsden, blues, Chris Bevington, Chris Bevington Organisation, Cut And Run, Delbert McClinton, Jim Kirkpatrick, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Lance Lopez, Little Feat, review, rock, Scott Ralph, Steely Dan, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado, Walter Trout
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Album review: THORBJORN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Change My Game
Ruf [Release date 27.01.17] Danish big band soulful blues/rockers Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado find themselves in uncharted waters with their new album ‘Change My Game’. Such was the critical acclaim of their last 2 albums, that ‘Change My … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Change My Game, Danish, funk, jazz, Peter Skjerning, prog rock, R&B, review, rock, soul, Søren Bøjgaard, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado
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Gig review: THORBJORN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 14 November 2016
Just like their viking history, Danish bues-rockers Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado came, saw, conquered by funking up the house with a high energy show that breathes fresh life into the big band blues review format. With a name … Continue reading
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Tagged big band, blues, boogie, Boom Boom Club, Danish, Emil Balsgaard, funk, gig, Kasper Wagner, Martin Seidelin, Nat King Cole, Peter Kehl, Peter Skjerning, Ray Charles, review, Robert Cray, rock, Sly Stone, soul, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado, Tom Waits, vocal
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Album review: THORBJØRN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Songs From The Road
Ruf [Release date 25.09.15] If ever there was ever a case to be made for a European blues band emulating or surpassing their American counterparts, then you need look no further than Denmark’s Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado. ‘Songs … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Emil Balsgaard, funk, Lisa Lystam. Joe Walsh, live album, Nat King Cole, Peter Skjerning, R&B, Ray Charles, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Songs From The Road, soul, Søren Bøjgaard, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado, Tom Waits, vocals
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Album review: MOJO MAKERS – Devils Hands
Hypertension Music [Release Date: 10.10.14] ‘Devils Hands’ is a successful lo-fi, ‘live in the studio’ attempt to capture an essential bluesy feel and soulful vibe. The album comprises 11 impressive tracks steeped in a retro … Continue reading
Album review: Album review: THORBJØRN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Too Many Roads
Ruf [Release date 21.03.14] This is arguably the most original and impressive blues related album since Moreland & Arbuckle ‘7 Cities’ last summer. Denmark’s Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado have cut a blues related album in the sense of it … Continue reading
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Tagged David Clayton-Thomas, Emil Balsgaard, J.J. Cale, John Campbell, Lea Thorlann, Martin Seidelin, Moreland & Arbuckle, Nat King Cole, Pia Trojgaard, Ray Charles, review, Rolling Stones, Ruf, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado, Tom Waits, Too Many Roads
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