Tour de Force: Live in London - Shepherd's Bush Empire

Personnel: Joe Bonamassa (vocals, guitar); Sean Freeman (saxophone); Lee Thornburg (trumpet); Mike Feltham (trombone); Arlan Schierbaum (keyboards); Tal Bergman (drums).
Audio Mixer: Kevin Shirley.
Liner Note Author: Joe Bonamassa.
Recording information: Shepherd's Bush Empire, London (03/21/2013).
Director: Philippe Klose.
Photographers: Christie Goodwin; Marcus Sweeney-Bird.
Guitarist Joe Bonamassa was opening for B.B. King when he was only eight years old and was a veteran of the road and gigging by the time he was 12, so it's tempting to toss him in the all-flash-but-no-soul prodigy trash bin that has been filling up pretty well since the great Stevie Ray Vaughan shuffled off to blues heaven -- but that would be a big mistake. Bonamassa has soul, plenty of it, and he plays guitar with a reverent grace, and sometimes lost in all this is the fact that he's a pretty good singer, too, sounding more than a little bit like a reconstituted Paul Rodgers. This two-disc set is drawn from a show Bonamassa delivered in 2013 at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, which was recorded and filmed for CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray release and features the guitarist and singer accompanied by a full horn section. ~ Steve Leggett