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Slide City - Rob Ickes
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  1. Dwight's Blues
  2. Watermelon Man
  3. Can't Find My Way Home
  4. The Last Polar Bear
  5. The Way We Was
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  1. Dwight's Blues
  2. Watermelon Man
  3. Can't Find My Way Home
  4. The Last Polar Bear
  5. The Way We Was
  6. California Blues
  7. Central Park
  8. Be Thou My Vision]
  9. New Blues
  10. Don't Give It Up
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Ickes' dobro guitar technique is only outdone by his excellent choice of music on this disc. Bright originals like "Dwight's Blues" are nicely complemented by covers like Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man." The mix of country and western twang with jazz swing is irresistible. It doesn't hurt that Ickes is joined here by other fine musicians, such as John R. Burr on piano, Derek Jones on bass and Joe Craven on mandolin. Even with folk, bop, swing and bluegrass flavors in the mix, the whole thing sticks together with a ...

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Slide City 1999, Rounder

UPC: 018964445225

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