Julian Fauth

For me, Julian Fauth's name and talents first appeared as the excellent pianist on David Rotundo's CD. All the songs there were by Rotundo, so there was no indication of the formidable songwriter on display here. While that CD was strictly 50s Chicago, this one goes a decade or two earlier to the first Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee. The harp chores in this sound fall to either Paul Reddick or Rotundo but the words set in this style will amaze you. He can also write in a more modern style as well, as the morbid "Suicide Note" will attest. "Sorry Don't Cut No Ice" is taken at a Little Walter manic clip, with Fauth on guitar and piano with a lyric about spouse abuse [that] couldn't be more timely, although his proposed solution is hardly less violent. "Here's The News" changes the sound a bit with Bob Mover on tenor sax and Madagascar Slim on electric guitar over the rolling piano. "Blues With A Vengeance" finds Fauth on organ on a tune the Sidemen should check out -- the stark simplicity of the music and the lyric would suit their style very well. "You Can't Choose The World You Live In" is a tasty blues ballad with world-weary lyrics and strong solos from Mover and Slim. The CD concludes with a live track from the recent Russian tour. É [T]he audience loved it and Rotundo solos sharply over Alex Horhachev's guitar and Alex Boldyrev's bass. É [T]he piano playing is rock solid throughout. The sound is remarkably consistent as well despite the variety of sources.

Maggie Campbell	(4:51)
Roll On In	(6:40)
Hopeless Love Affair (Fats Waller)	(3:55)
The Man On The Box	(5:03)
East Toronto Nervous Breakdown	(2:48)
Just Like Him	(3:58)
Will The Circle be Unbroken (Carter, arr. Julian Fauth)	(5:06)
Lowlands	(4:38)
I Won't Be Mistreated	(3:35)
Little Girl Dream	(2:09)
Human Love	(4:21)
Yet Another Stagger Lee	(4:51)
Cubist Blues	(3:33)
Done Got Over That (Guitar Slim)	(3:24)
Burnin' Down	(4:31)
Ramblin' Son	(4:06)
Wastin' Time	(6:34)
Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)	(3:27)
All songs written by Julian Fauth with the except where noted...

Cobalt	(5:12)
Running	(3:36)
Red Richard	(3:38)
When My Mother Died	(5:13)
Winter of '99	(4:34)
Big Brazos	(4:20)
Highway 61	(3:53)
Spadina Avenue Stomp	(4:10)
Liza	(3:09)
Suicide Note	(5:32)
Flying Crow	(4:31)
Caving In	(3:42)
Cocaine	(6:21)
Poor Lazarus	(6:37)
Mojo Boogie (J.B. Lenoir)	(2:51)
You Can't Choose The World You Live In	(6:04)
All songs written by Julian Fauth with the except where noted...

A LOVE LIKE THIS	(2:23)
TROUBLE IN PARADISE	(3:39)
POUND EM BACK	(3:05)
RED RICHARD	(4:07)
ROACHES	(3:57)
SUICIDE NOTE	(3:20)
SORRY DON'T CUT NO ICE	(3:17)
CAVING IN	(3:07)
HERE'S TEH NEWS	(4:02)
WINTER OF '99	(5:58)
BLUES WITH A VENGEANCE	(5:23)
YOU CAN'T CHOOSE THE WORLD YOU LIVE IN	(6:08)
LET ME RIDE IN YOUR AUTOMOBILE	(9:08)
All songs written by Julian Fauth with the exception of "Let Me Ride In Your Automobile" which was written by Lowell Fulson

Julian Fauth	Piano, Guitar & Vocals
Paul Reddick	Harmonica
Bob Vespaziani	Drums
David Rotundo	Harmonica
Walter McLean	Drums
Bob Mover	Alto Sax
Madagascar Slim	Guitar
Ken Yoshioka	Harmonica
Alex Horhachev	Guitar
Alex Boldyrev	Bass

Recorded by:
Inaam Haq	Cherry Beach Sound, Toronto
Walter Sobczak	Puck's Farm, Schomberg
Alec Fraser	Liquid, Toronto
Fletch	Rogue
Nik Tjelios	Casa Wroxton, Toronto
John Mayar	Psychospace Sound, Toronto
"Let me Ride..."	recorded live in Volgograd, Russia