Truth (Guy King album)

Truth
Studio album by Guy King
Released	February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)
Recorded	Los Angeles, Ca
Genre	Soul, gospel, blues, jazz
Length	1:10.55
Label	Delmark Records
Producer	Guy King

Truth is the fourth studio album by Israeli-American blues artist Guy King. Released in 2016, the album is a blend of blues, jazz, funk, and soul. King's vocals on the album were heavily influenced by Ray Charles's vocal stylings. Truth reached #1 at the Roots music report -Contemporary Blues Chart, and #5 at the Living Blues Chart.[1]

Background

Truth is an album with a big band sound, that primarily is composed of two genres: jazz and Chicago blues.[2] The album contains, "blues, funk, soul, and everything in between."[3]

Release and reception

Dan Bindert of Chicago Blues Guide said, "...he (Guy King) plays it sophisticated and soulful, with a sense of taste and genuine feeling that's sometimes lacking in contemporary blues. It's easily the Israeli-born guitarist's most fully realized recording yet, with top flight production."[4]

John Mitchell of Blues Blast Magazine opined: "The style is relaxed with more than a touch of jazz in Guy’s playing, at times recalling George Benson in his prime."[5]

Personnel

Guy King Band

• Guy King – Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar, vocals
• Amr Marcin Fahmy - Rhodes B3 Hammond Organ
• Jake Vinsel - bass
• George Fludas - Drums,
• Marques Carroll - Trumpet
• Christopher Neal - Tenor Saxophone
• Brent Griffin Jr - Baritone Saxophone
• Sahrah Marie Young, Kiara Shackelford and Jihan Murray-Smith -Background Vocals

References

1. Chart. "Top Contemporary Blues Album Chart". Roots Music report. Roots Music report. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
2. Aiken, Liz (March 14, 2016). "Blues is the Truth for Guy King". Bluesdoodles. Bluesdoodles. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
3. Heidt, John. "Guy King Truth". Vintage Guitar Magazine. Vintage Guitar Inc. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
4. Bindert, Dan. "GUY KING Truth". Chicago Blues Guide. CBG. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
5. Mitchell, John (July 2, 2016). "Guy King – Truth". Blues Blast Magazine. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.