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DAVE WELD & The Imperial Flames - NIGHTWALK
Delmark 874
CD RELEASE DATE: MAY 27, 2022

“NIGHTWALK” IS THE THIRD DELMARK ALBUM FOR DAVE WELD & THE IMPERIAL FLAMES. Deepening on the furrows opened by “Burnin’ Love” and “Slip Into a Dream”, Dave, Monica and their band weave an original tapestry of pure Chicago blues tradition with a forward-looking sound and energy. Bringing along the beauty of the tradition he learned next to Chicago blues stalwart J.B. Hutto, Dave Weld is one of the few real innovators in the blues realm of today. His song “Mary Who” is an authentic tour de force, a vivid portrait of urban life where Dave Weld shows his metal as storyteller. Moreover, in every single track of this ground-breaking album we can relate to the vibrations of contemporary life blowing like a fresh breeze from the depths of a well-rooted sonority. The album was recorded at Joyride Studio, mixed at The Switchyard Studio in Nashville, produced by Tom Hambridge and post-produced at Delmark Records Riverside Studio by Elbio Barilari and Julia A. Miller, who was also the album’s mastering engineer.
Dave's previous 2 albums are also available on AirPlay Direct: enjoy!

Dave Weld:
SLIDE LEAD (2, 4, 6, 7,11,12) LEAD/RHYTHM GUITAR (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9,10,11,12) LEAD VOCAL (1, 2, 4, 6,11,12) • VOCAL CHORUS (1, 2, 12)

Monica Myhre:
LEAD VOCAL (3, 5, 7, 8, 9) BACKUP VOCAL (1, 8,12) • VOCAL CHORUS (1, 2,12) TAMBORINE (2, 10) • HORN ARRANGEMENTS (8)

Billy Branch: HARP (6)

Harry Yaseen: PIANO (1-6, 8,11,12) PIANO SOLO (4, 5)
Graham Guest: B3 (3, 5, 6, 7, 8) • PIANO (9)
Kenny Pickens: BASS GUITAR (ALL TRACKS)
Jeff Taylor: DRUMS (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12) LEAD VOCAL (10) • VOCAL CHORUS (1, 2)
Tom Hambridge: DRUMS (4)
Tony Carpenter: PERCUSSION (4, 8)
Sax Gordon: BARITONE SAX (1, 10,12) • ALTO SAX (10)
Rogers Randle, Jr.: ALTO SAX SOLO (8) ALTO SAX (5, 8) • HORN ARRANGEMENTS (5)
Kenny Anderson: TRUMPET (5, 8)
Bill McFarland TROMBONE (5, 8)

1. MARY WHO 6:13
Dave Weld/Monica Myhre (Welder Music, BMI)
2. DON’T EVER CHANGE YOUR WAYS 4:19
Dave Weld/Monica Myhre (Welder Music, BMI)
3. DON’T TELL MAMA 5:03
Monica Myhre /Dave Weld (Welder Music, BMI)
4. RED HOT TABASCO 3:04
Dave Weld/Monica Myhre (Welder Music, BMI)
5. TRAVELIN’ WOMAN 4:40
Monica Myhre /Dave Weld (Welder Music, BMI)
6. NOW SHE’S GONE 6:00
J.B. Hutto (Original Recording, Chance Records 1953)
Musical Arrangement: Dave Weld
7. CRY,CRY,CRY 4:22
Monica Myhre /Dave Weld (Welder Music, BMI)
8. DONDE VAS 4:53
Monica Myhre /Dave Weld (Welder Music, BMI)
9. SHE WAS A WOMAN 5:47
Monica Myhre /Dave Weld (Welder Music, BMI)
10. HIT BY THE 103 4:43
Monica Myhre /Dave Weld (Welder Music, BMI)
11. LOVING YOU/JELLY ROLL BLUES 4:20
J.B. Hutto / Bukka White Arrangement: Dave Weld
12. MARY WHO (EXTENDED VERSION) 7:37
Dave Weld/Monica Myhre (Welder Music, BMI)

ALBUM PRODUCTION AND SUPERVISION BY JULIA A. MILLER AND ELBIO BARILARI
PRODUCED BY TOM HAMBRIDGE
RECORDED AT JOY RIDE STUDIO, CHICAGO, IL, BY BLAISE BARTON • JANUARY 20-22, 2021
PRODUCTION/EDITING/OVERDUBS ENGINEER: BRIAN LEACH
MIXED AT THE SWITCHYARD STUDIO, NASHVILLE, TN, BY TOM HAMBRIDGE AND MICHAEL SAINT-LEON
POST-PRODUCTION BY ELBIO BARILARI AND JULIA A. MILLER AT DELMARK RIVERSIDE STUDIO, CHICAGO, IL
MASTERED BY JULIA A. MILLER AT DELMARK RIVERSIDE STUDIO, CHICAGO, IL
COVER ART “LOWER MICHIGAN AVENUE NIGHTMARE” BY JUSTIN KERN
GRAPHIC DESIGN BY AL BRANDTNER, BRANDTNER DESIGN