Description
Communiqué (2017) is the long-awaited follow-up to Suzy Thompson and Del Rey’s Hen Party (2010). This CD will make you pleased to have ears as Matt Weiner on bass accompanies Suzy singing and playing fiddle and guitar with Del on guitar, ukulele and vocals. In these bluesy, ragged, jazzed-up tunes from Ma Rainey covers to fresh original songs, you’ll hear that the great tradition of acoustic, people-made music is alive and well.
1 Everybody Rag With Me 2:45 A grand tune from early Gus Kahn
2 Misery Blues 3:24 Suzy sings a Ma Rainey classic
3 Everybody Two-step 2:27 Hot dance fiddle
4 See You In Seaview 3:11 A silly original song by Del Rey
5 I’m Going to Live the Life
I Sing About In My Song 2:33 A manifesto from Thomas Dorsey
6 At The Christmas Ball 3:18 The best Xmas song every from Bessie Smith
7 The Wall Charleston 2:27 Another original from Del Rey
8 Tipping Through 2:56 From Clifford Hayes
9 Alabama Jubilee 2:49 The classic tune with the verse
10 Different Way Blues 3:04 Suzy sings about diversity
11 Monongahela River Waltz 3:46 A lovely fiddle waltz written by Ernie Hawkins
