AG WEINBERGER - REBORN
“Reborn” is nominated for 2018 Best Blues Albumby the Muzza Foundation of Romania
The Transylvanian Guitar Man, AG Weinberger, returns with his tenth album, “Reborn.”
Romania’s premier blues artist takes us on a musical journey, painting the landscape with colors
of jazz, blues, cabaret, psychedelic rock and folk, exploring themes that range from flights of
whimsical fancy to deep emotional introspection and soul searching. AG gathered together some
dear friends and invited special guest, the legendary Bob Margolin, to cut twelve new tracks at
Origo Studios in Budapest. The captivating blend of blues, world music and jazz are a
continuance of Weinberger’s mission to share his passion and joy with the world.
Weinberger opens the album with a playful reinvention of ‘Wang Dang Doodle,’ by steering the
blues standard into a bebop frenzy for the solo section, while the flexible rhythm section bobs
and weaves a harmonic dance in and around the familiar Willie Dixon riff. Drummer Pusztai
Csaba lays down a convincing second-line beat for the party song ‘Sweet Little Number,’ while
piano man Cseke Gabor tickles the ivories like Professor Longhair himself. Weinberger illustrates
the struggles of fulfilling his mission to be a bluesman on the moody blues ‘On The Wrong Side,’
punctuating his point with a soaring lap steel outro. "Steady Rollin” Bob Margolin sat down with
Weinberger and penned the easy-going blues track ‘The Fool’s Lucky Day,’ a custom-fit vehicle
for his signature slide guitar that pops and squeals along until AG joins him on the final chorus,
trading licks with the master for a blues guitar showdown.
Weinberger throws down more of his famed lap steel on the greasy Tulsa groove ‘It Wouldn’t Be
Enough,’ and bassman Hars Viktor works hard on the upright while Weinberger and Gabor
stretch out on the swinging instrumental ‘Slippery Slope.’ The delicate country ballad, ‘Just One
Minute,’ glides through a pastoral scene of a man reminiscing on lost love, over dulcet tones and
the chorus of ”Simple words, easy thoughts, memories of broken hearts,” healing his troubled
mind. A blazing telecaster solo opens the Chicago shuffle ‘Cadillac Blues,’ as Weinberger sings the
praises of that sweet ride that is a bluesman’s pride and joy. He then invites everyone to the
dance floor on the jaunty boogaloo fueled track ‘Shoot.’ He pleads his case to ‘Caroline,’ on the
sugary piano driven pop tune that could have been written by Goffin and King at the Brill Building
in the early 60’s.
The tribal flavored expansive title track, ‘Reborn,’ is a musical vision quest into an uncharted
wilderness that leads to resolution and solace delivered in the beautifully stark psalm ‘I Am The
Water,’ with Gabor’s adroit piano and Weinberger a salutary cantor, whispering to our soul. AG
Weinberger believes his work is better described as “related to blues,” and this fine album,
“Reborn,” reflects his commitment to inject the spirit of the blues into every genre he explores.
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Publicist: Betsie Brown, Blind Raccoon, betsie@blindraccoon.com
