New: Jimmy Carpenter - Soul Doctor

Jimmy Carpenter - Soul Doctor
Gulf Coast Records
Release:  September 20th,
Recorded at Nonebody Studio 1, Las Vegas, NV Cameron Tyler,
Mixed by Mark Owen at Nonebody Studio 2, Las Vegas, NV Additional Production: Nonebody www.nonebody.com
Mastered by Mike Zito, Gulf Coast Records


Musicians: Jimmy Carpenter, lead vocals, saxophone, guitar; Cameron Tyler: drums, percussion, background vocals Jason Langley: bass Trevor Johnson: guitar Chris Tofield: guitar, background vocals Nick Schnebelen: guitar (track 1) Mike Zito: guitar (track 4) Red Young: Hammond B3; piano; Wurlitzer piano Carrie Stowers: background vocals Queen Aries: background vocals Al Ek: harmonica, background vocals The Bender Brass: Doug Woolverton: trumpet; Mark Earley: baritone sax
Produced by: Jimmy Carpenter

Tracklist:
1 Soul Doctor 3:45
2 When I Met You 4:29
3 Wild Streak 5:00
4 Love It So Much 3:29
5 Need Your Love So Bad 4:27
6 Wanna Be Right 5:09
7 One Mint Julep 4:47
8 Wrong Turn 4:21
9 LoFi Roulette 4:10
10 Yeah Man 5:12


Soul Doctor contains 10 songs, 7 of which are original compositions that Jimmy wrote or co-wrote. He successfully collaborated for the first time with Guy Hale (co-founder of Gulf Coast Records) on the tunes Soul Doctor and Wrong Turn. Setting the tone for the album, the title track, Soul Doctor, is a straight-up blues with a soul twist on the chorus. Special guest Nick Schnebelen just happened to be in Las Vegas, and oined Jimmy in the studio for this tune, adding his guitar expertise to the track.

When I Met You, originally written as a country bluegrass song, was revamped with a Memphis groove, complete with horns, soul guitar, and beautiful harmonies sung by Carrie Stowers, the inspiration for the song. Carrie also inspired Wild Streak, a blues shuffle which highlights Red Young on piano and Trevor Johnson and Mike Zito on contrasting rhythm guitars, and a great slide solo by Zito. Love It So Much, with it’s Bender Brass horns, funky guitar and organ, driving bass line and New Orleans 2nd line groove, is the perfect song to describe Jimmy’s love for Crescent City, and his continued internal conflict between being a road dog musician and having a “normal” home life. Need Your Love So Bad, by one of Jimmy’s favorite singers, Little Willie John,features Chris Tofield on guitar, and a beautiful, sultry tenor sax solo by Jimmy. Mike Zito once said to Jimmy, “Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?” That question stuck with Jimmy, and was the inspiration behind the song Wanna Be Right. A Coasters classic, One Mint Julep, which Jimmy enjoyed performing for years with Walter Wolfman Washington and The Roadmasters, was re-worked as a funky instrumental. Based on a guitar lick that Jimmy wrote, Gulf Coast Records co-founder Guy Hale provided the lyrics for Wrong Turn, on which Jimmy plays guitar, with Trevor Johnson on slide throughout, and a wild harp solo by Mr. Al Ek. Next on Soul Doctor comes LoFi Roulette, a noir-ish vibe the band took as “lo-fi” as they could, with Chris Tofield contributing a blistering guitar solo and spooky organ by Red Young. Finally, Jimmy has been a long-time fan of Muscle Shoals guitarist/singer/songwriter Eddie Hinton since they met in the early ’80s. Hinton’s Yeah Man, withits positive, encouraging message, seemed to Jimmy to be the perfect way to end his upbeat and (mostly) happy album, Soul Doctor.


Jimmy assembled a first-class group of musicians on Soul Doctor which features Jimmy Carpenter on saxophone and vocals along with musicians Cameron Tyler (drums/percussion/background vocals), Jason Langley (bass), Trevor Johnson (guitar), Chris Tofield (guitar/background vocals), Red Young (keys), Carrie Stowers (background vocals), and Queen Aries (background vocals). Soul Doctor also features special guest appearances by guitarist Nick Schnebelen on the track Soul Doctor, The Bender Brass: Doug Woolverton on trumpet and Mark Earley on baritone saxophone, and Al Ek on harmonica on Wrong Turn. Musician and Gulf Coast Records co-founder, Mike Zito also contributed guitar & slide on Wild Streak.