Soul Burnin' by Lil' Red & The Rooster
An auto-production using the name Lil’ Red Records, this first major release is produced by and featuring Chicago guitar legend Dave Specter. Their new CD is composed of 12 original songs with two instrumentals recorded, mixed and mastered by Grammy winner Blaise Barton at JoyRide Studio in Chicago. A true American/French collaboration Jennifer “Lil’ Red" Milligan & Pascal “Rooster” Fouquet are joined by the dynamite French rhythm section Abdell B. Bop on upright bass and Denis Agenet on drums with American award winning boogie & blues pianist Ricky Nye and Shaun Booker, Jeff Morrow and Caroline Rau on vocals. Touching and refreshing with bite and humor, their original songs come from their love for those old jazzy blues and post-war rhythm & blues. “It’s a cry for love!” says Lil’ Red “The current climate of political turmoil, violence, racism and bigotry makes my soul burn. May the Blues heal and bring us together through the awareness of beauty in difference.”
Tracklist
| 1. | Soul Burnin' Wrong | 4:53 |
| 2. | Catch The Train | 5:50 |
| 3. | Listen | 4:06 |
| 4. | Narcissistic Blues | 4:59 |
| 5. | Coq A Doodlin' | 2:46 |
| 6. | Black Cat Fever | 3:39 |
| 7. | Respect Your Sisters | 4:32 |
| 8. | TicToc | 3:32 |
| 9. | Hey Mister Mister | 2:23 |
| 10. | Big Boy Boogie | 2:34 |
| 11. | Chicken Scratch | 3:30 |
| 12. | Occupy My Mind | 3:49 |
Credits
Jennifer “Lil’ Red” Milligan - vocals/ washboard
Pascal Fouquet - guitar/ baritone guitar/ banjo guitar
Denis Agenet - drums
Abdell B. Bop Bouyousfi - upright bass
Ricky Nye - piano/ organ/ Wurlitzer
Dave Specter - guitar (tracks 3, 4, 5)
Shaun Booker - vocals/ tambourine (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 9)
Caroline Rau - vocals (tracks 2, 6, 7)
Jeff Morrow - vocals (tracks 2, 6, 7, 9)
Produced by Dave Specter
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Blaise Barton @ JoyRide Studio
Additional engineering by Brandon Pope and Brian Skeel
Assist. Engineer Courteney Castillo
Vocal arrangements structured by Lil’ Red and improvised by vocalists
Graphic Design by Megan Emish
All songs by Jennifer L Milligan (SACEM) & Pascal Fouquet (SACEM)
℗©2017 Lil Red Records
License
All rights reserved.
With bite, humor & contagious charm, 2019 International Blues Challenge Finalists Jennifer Milligan & Pascal Fouquet swing, scratch, bounce & boogie some seriously fresh and original music inspired by their love for those ol’ vintage blues and high energy rhythm & blues. As a duo or backed by a deep in the pocket rhythm section they may inspire you to rise-up and shake a tail feather.