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Dave Fields: Time's A Wastin'

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Label: FMI Records
Released: 2007.10.11
Time:
 59:43
Category: Blues: Blues-Rock
Producer(s): Dave Fields
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.davefields.com
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Purchase date: 2014
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Let's Get Shakin' (R.Perry) - 3:52
[2] Keep It Up (R.Perry) - 4:32
[3] You Don't Know (D.Fields) - 6:42
[4] Don't Look At Me That Way (D.Fields) - 4:59
[5] Do Me Now (G.Bruno) - 3:34
[6] Rabbi Blues (D.Fields) - 6:01
[7] Frenzy (D.Fields) - 5:34
[8] Df's Blues (D.Fields) - 7:12
[9] I'll Do You Right (K.Brennan) - 5:29
[10] Do Do (D.Fields) - 3:04
[11] Rockin' At the Barbeque (D.Fields) - 4:36
[12] The Cure (D.Fields) - 4:25

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Dave Fields - Vocals, Guitar, Steel Guitar, Hammond B3 Organ, Piano, Bass, Drums, Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering

Dave Moore - Drums on [2,7,10,11]
Rob Paparozzi - Harp on [2,10]
Dave Hughes - Vocals, Additional Vocals on [2]
Ken Soule - Drums on [3,5]
Lee Finkelstein - Drums on [4,6]
Paul Shapiro - Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxophone on [4]
Rob Chaseman - Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxophone on [6]
Erik Boyd - Bass [7,9]
Mark Greenberg - Drums on [8]
Brett Bass - Bass on [8]
Wes Little - Drums on [9]

Judy Tucker Fields - Art Direction, Layout, Photography

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Oy vey, this has to be first time I’ve heard Hebrew on a blues album.

And from such a talented young man, his favorite rabbi might say.

New York-based Dave Fields, winner of the Best Self Produced Blues CD last year (for Roxy Perry’s Back In Bluesville) has outdone himself with Time’s A Wastin.’

The well-crafted record, a fresh combination of blues, rockabilly, jazz, and foot-stomping honky-tonk, is nothing short of sheer entertainment - supported by great vocals, emotion, and sex appeal. It’s hot.

Fields sings, plus plays guitar, piano, and bass on nearly every song. Oh, and by the way, he also wrote or co-wrote all 12 tunes.

“Rabbi Blues,” the song with the old Hebrew bread blessing in the middle, comes about halfway through the record.

Although you want to hear the story –it’s a twist on the old black Southern Baptist creed that dictates no blues playing Sundays, except, here, a rabbi chastises a Jewish bluesman for playing on the Friday night Sabbath – it’s the outstanding classic blues instrumental backup that really grabs you.

Fields is simply fabulous with a great guitar solo that builds to a loud crushing crescendo. There’s a funny bit at the end, too, with Fields going into a kitschy rap with his rabbi about having to play that meshugena for all the shiksas down at the barbecue (where they’re serving pork, and shrimp with mayonnaise sauce). Amusingly enough, the song ends with a few lines of “Hava Nigela.”

That’s followed by one of my favorite songs on the disc. “Frenzy” is an oh-so-cool jazzy number all about passion and desire that moves smoothly along with more hip guitar, this time much more complex, from Fields.

That sexy theme pops up on a few of the tracks.

“Keep It Up,” featuring Rob Paparozzi, from the Blues Brothers, is about keeping his girl around to avoid running off again to Johnny Walker Black. “Don’t Look At Me That Way,” a bouncy tune with a Blues Brothers feel to it, talks about not being able to control what happens next: “Girl you better get ready/Where you’re going baby, you’ll never feel so fine.”

“I’ll Do You Right,” is about coming home to his woman after a night of debauchery, possibly with another woman.

Then there’s “Do Me Now.” (Do me now, and love me later/ And then we gonna do it some more) Granted, some of the lyrics get a little corny: “My appetite like’s a big old alligator/My pulse is going like a high speed elevator/Just put your foot down on my accelerator/My heart’s going like a coffee percolator.” But it’s still exciting.

Another terrific track, “Do Do” with Paparozzi on harp, is a rocking, danceable song. “DF’s Blues” (apparently named for Fields) is an instrumental with a New Orleans-style Latin beat and a surprisingly good jazz bridge.

The last track, “The Cure” is a Delta-style acoustic number with fine steel guitar work by Fields. Again, there’s some erotica: “Just give me an hour, I’ll work you over once or twice.”

Although Fields handles nearly all of the vocals, and most of the instruments, besides Paparozzi, he is joined on Time’s A Wastin’ by Dave Moore, Wes Little, Ken Soule, and Lee Finkelstein (also from the Blues Brothers) on drums; Dave Hughes on back up vocals, Paul Shapiro and Rob Chaseman on alto, tenor, and baritone sax; and Erik Boyd and Brett Bass on bass.

Besides Roxy Perry, Fields, whose first album was Field Of Vision, has worked with Frankie Paris and Sweet Georgia Brown; and performed with blues legends Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Hubert Sumlin, Bobby Rush, and Eddie Shaw.

Fields, the son of noted composer, arranger and producer Sammy Fields, began recording at the tender age of 13, in one of his father’s television commercials.

The younger Fields was a regular at New York City’s Bitter End and Dinosaur Bar, and wrote music for the 2004 Olympics, as well as for The Today Show and NBC Sports.

So don’t be a schmuck, check it out, already!

Karen Nugent - November 2007
The Boston Blues Society



Dave Fields is a multi-talented hidden gem of New York City. Dave sent me his latest CD, Time's A Wastin' a few weeks back and I haven't been able to stop listening to it. The CD contains 12 tracks, featuring excellent compositions, both raw and fluid guitar tones, great vocals and a slammin' rhythm section. Dave himself plays all the guitar and keyboard parts, as well as most of the bass parts. To top it off, he handles all the vocal chores as well. Dave also produced the project. I must admit that self-produced projects make me wonder what they would sound like in the hands of an outsider producer. The CD starts off with "Let's Get Shakin'" which is a rock-and-roll tune with some elements of rockabilly. It also contains a really tight vocal track with some great call and response guitar licks. The 3rd track in is called, "You Don't Know," which has a Hendrix-type intro and an awesome guitar solo. This solo reminded me of both Stevie Ray Vaughn and Santana. This track was also one of my favorite compositions. After that is "Don't Look At Me Now," Dave plays some great piano parts and created a really nice arrangement. Track 5 is called "Do Me Now," which has some suggestive yet humorous lyrics. I really liked the hook on this song. Then I came across "Rabbi Blues," which features a bit of Yiddish vocals and a tasty solo. A little further along on the CD I sampled the song, "I'll Do You Right," which is a groovy little number that I could have imagined Lynyrd Skynyrd covering. Towards the end of the CD is the tune "Rockin' At The Barbecue." The vibe on this tune reminds me of Clapton's "Lay Down Sally." It also features some great vocals and Mr. Fields doing some awesome chickin' pickin'.

Even though I hear many influences throughout this CD, Dave definitely has carved out his own path. In addition, this latest offering is very different from Dave's previous CD. His musicianship and vocal abilities are top flight. His compositions are original and sometimes complex without ever being stale. The production on this project is not over the top and the sound quality is lush and well-balanced.

From a guitar player's point of view, my only beef was that a few of his lead guitar tones were a bit bright. I could have imagined some of them being sweeter and rounder for a better fit. Dave never overplays or I should say, he always plays to the song. Throughout the entire CD, Dave plays Old Moon guitars made by Luthier Ray Redniss. I can tell you from personal experience that Ray makes some amazing guitars.

Ken Volpe - 12 December 2007
Guitar Jam Daily



From New York City come this second release, “Time’s A Wastin'” – his first blues album – from multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, Dave Fields. Son of noted composer, arranger and producer Sammy “Forever” Fields, a prominent figure in the 1950’s, it is probably no surprise that Dave followed in his footsteps and was destined for a musical career.
 
Twelve rocking originals feature mainly his sterling guitar work – with some fine piano as well. The album kicks off with the rockabilly feel of “Let’s Get Shakin'”, with lashings of fluid guitar work; followed by the mid-tempo “Keep It Up”, with some nice harmonica from Rob Paparozzi; and the atmospheric “You Don’t Know”, a ballad with a soulful vocal.
 
The horn-driven funk of “Don’t Look At Me That Way” rides a nice groove, followed by the wry “Rabbi Blues” – more nice horns and slide guitar. The laid-back jazzy groove of “Frenzy” shows the guy’s versatility, and is followed by the long “DF’s Blues” – with its New Orleans rhumba and some nice Leslie guitar and more spiky soloing, with a fine performance from the rhythm section of Mark Greenberg and Brett Bass.
 
“I’ll Do You Right” is a straight-forward rocker with gritty guitar intro and “Rockin’ At The Barbecue” features a nice groove, not a million miles from Eric Clapton’s “Lay Down Sally”. The album finishes with Fields switching to acoustic resonator guitar on the straight country blues of “The Cure” – a nice ending to a very pleasant offering.
 
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