Elijah Blue
Has it really been almost 20 years since Elijah Blue was plying its trade around southwest England? those great gigs at the Sailors, Red Lion and the Watering Hole and every other funky venue from Penzance to Padstow. Elijah Blue are no more but they left some recordings and some memories of those "Good Times" down by the beach.Band/artist history
Tom Woodward - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Tony Hearn - Fender Rhodes, Vocals
Tom Robins - Guitar, vocals
Mary Wakelam - Saxophone
Matt Domine - Saxophone
Leon Ormes - Guitar
Richie Jones - Drums
Bryan Ugalde - Drums
Mike - Bass
Ryan Trebilcock - Bass
We got together through a love of Jazz, Funk, Hip Hop and playing live. it was good times and many of the band are still playing in other projects (particularly the fine Kanopus featuring Tom Robins)Have you performed in front of an audience?No longer sadly, but the late 90's had many special moments. probably most outstanding was the Truro college ball at Sailors Nightclub in late '98
Your musical influences
There were a lot, we weren't just jamiroquai imitators!- we loved Stevie Wonder, Donald Byrd, Kool and the Gang a lot of early hip hop.Anything else?
we just wanted to put up the old recordings and maybe some related new stuff by the band members. the acid jazz mania lives on!Tony, this is a really good groove. The funk guitars and cry baby pedal is a great touch, just to give it that extra syncopation. Tom's vocal is relaxed and on the beat. The keys and strings are just right for this type of track. The instrumental break that takes turns with the solos is a classic touch as well. The sound of you rapping is a little strange - surfer boy - but you pulled it off with conviction.
This is a very cool mood track. Congrats to the band, this is good stuff!
JohnnySounds great Tony. Nice smooth jazz groove. Cool guitars and vocal!Nice job, Tony! Nice groove, has a retro feel to it that reminds me of something from high school or college days. Now if only there were some Brian Wilson harmonies in the chorus! :-)Hey Tony, cool tune - nice groove! Reminds me of Jamiroqui (sp???). Nice job. I like the guitar solo - sounds like the rest of the instrumentation could use a bit more verb to blend with the guitar... just a thought.
Nice laidback, chill, quasi-jazz vocal!!
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Hey Been a very long time. I am the former sax player for Elijah Blue and really miss those days of trecking across Perranporth beach to get to the Watering Hole! Hope all the former members are doing well. Matt Domine