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J.P. REALI - A HIGHWAY CRUISE 2019


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J.P. REALI - A HIGHWAY CRUISE
LABEL: REALI RECORDS
RELEASE DATE: JUNE 21, 2019
DISTRIBUTION: CD BABY

JPREALI.COM
here’s nothing quite like the fun you can have when you pack up some provisions and a few
choice friends and head out for a road trip adventure to explore new frontiers, and hidden biways and bask in the glorious landscape or just ride along treasured old roads.


Guitarist J.P. Reali, a veteran of the D.C. music scene for almost thirty years, headed up to New England to
meet up with old friend Duke Levine to record a session that became a musical road trip across
genres of blues, country and good old rock ‘n’ roll for a five-song EP “A Highway Cruise.”
Best known as an MVP for hire by Peter Wolf, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Otis Rush, Duke
Levine has an encyclopedic knowledge of blues, R&B, rock, pop, and jazz. Reali and Levine met
on the road two decades ago and have been kicking around the idea of recording together for
years. Levine assembled a group for the session that boasts a crack rhythm section of Jim
Haggerty on bass, Mark Teixeira on drums, Dennis Brennan on harmonica, Tom West on
piano/organ and fellow Boston six-string guru Kevin Barry on lap steel and Dobro.

n April 2007, J.P. released his long-awaited solo acoustic blues debut recording “Cold Steel
Blues.” The album, which features nine originals and six cover songs by such blues greats as
Robert Johnson and Reverend Gary Davis, showcases J.P.’s proficiency in both the Delta and
Piedmont styles. While J.P.’s repertoire is steeped in the traditions of Piedmont and Delta blues
and includes such classics songs as Statesboro Blues, and Walkin’ Blues, it also showcases his
original blues compositions in a conscious effort to keep these traditional styles alive in the 21st
century.
In July of 2010 J.P. released his second self-produced album, “Bottle of Blooze." This album
features nine original songs by J.P. and two by his brother Chris Reali.
On Tap said of “Bottle of
Blooze”– “Reali’s acoustic guitar picking is crystal clear and at times mesmerizing. In a city where
real blues can be hard to find Reali is a solid purveyor of the form.” In 2012 Reali released an
album of all original music “The Road To Mississippi.”
J.P. won the D.C. Blues Society’s Battle of the Bands in the solo category in 2010 and 2011 and
went on to compete in The International Blues Challenge in Memphis Tennessee both years. He
also received Washington Area Music Association nominations for Best Blues Instrumentalist, and
Best Traditional Blues Recording for 2010 and 2011. He is a member of The D.C. Blues Society,
The Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, The Washington Area Music Association, and The
Baltimore Blues Society.


TRACK LIST
1. My Baby Loves To Boogie 2:58
2. The Ballad Of A Burglar 3:22
3. A Highway Cruise 4:59
4. Blues For Casey 4:22
5. Whiskey For Blood 5:19
WEBLINKS
OS: www.jpreali.com
FB: www.facebook.com/Jprealimusic
http://www.jpreali.com/Music.html
Booking: J.P. Reali, jpreali@yahoo.com


Radio/Publicist: Betsie Brown, Blind Raccoon, betsie@blindraccoon.com


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