Colorado based band Papa Juke delivers blues with a difference and their infectious original sound is said to be “courageously creative and enticingly danceable.” The group, consisting of some of Colorado’s best musicians, is touring regionally to promote their latest effort, Out of the Blues. Papa Juke has a rabid fan base that goes home after a show strangely fulfilled and wanting more.
“The album is a culmination of the evolution of a band of four,” says guitarist Dave ‘Doc’ Dougherty. “It’s a collection of original songs that have been fleshed out live on stage to maturity. The talent of our exceptional recording engineer, Dan Barnhart of Arsenal Studios, allowed these babies to shine.” Singer and harmonica player, Mad Dog Friedman, agrees the recording process felt magical. Christine Webb, bass player and vocalist, remembers how improvisation created some spontaneous new developments in several songs. “Sometimes you need to get out of the way so a song can take on a life of its own.” Drummer and percussionist, Dan Crecco, describes, “The most impressive part was watching the solid songs brought into the studio honed and polished into the sparkling jewels on this CD.”
This CD is as good to the earth as it is to your ears. “It is so green a butterfly flies out of it when you open it,” joked Mad Dog. “Really, I saw one. Well, maybe it was a moth, but the CD cover is made of all post-consumer recycled materials and an old soda bottle was used for the CD tray. We also bought carbon offsets for shipping, plastic wrapping and the CD plastic. It was even recorded and mastered at the solar powered Arsenal Studios in Colorado. It is truly a ZERO Carbon Footprint CD.”
Make no mistake; although Papa Juke is extremely conscious of the environment, they are first and foremost about the music. The group is the originator of Juke, a contemporary stew of blues they “serve up hot,” and the correlation to food is both playful and accurate. According to the band’s bio, “The recipe for Juke calls for pouring out some soulful blues and then stirring in a spoonful of swing, a fistful of rock, a bucket of boogie, a slice of country, a ladle of Latin, a pinch of reggae, a splash of Cajun and a generous dollop of old school R & B. Add a big squirt of funk with a dash of jazz and then liberally sprinkle in some hot Gospel. Let it cook for a few hours over a hot jam. Juke has been known to cure the blues, dismiss a hangover and even bring together long lost lovers. Papa Juke is blues with a difference, blues with a heritage and blues with an attitude.”
For more information, please visit www.papajuke.com
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