D. Lee

Under Appreciated

D. LEE (DAVE LEE)
 

Phil Gammage clearly has made a lot of friends in what had already been a dozen years in music.  Martin Blazy, who was a fellow bandmember in the Corvairs, serves as the drummer on Cry of the City; and the female vocalist, Wendy Wild had been an artist in the East Village scene when Certain General was starting up.  Bassist D. Lee is from Band of Outsiders, and David Kaufman had been in the Nails the Ravers

 

The band backing Phil Gammage (on lead vocals, guitar and harmonica) on Cry of the City – Martin Blazy (drums, percussion, vocals), Dennis DeMeo (pedal steel guitar), Vincent DeNunzio (percussion, harmonica, vocals), David Kaufman (piano, organ), D. Lee (bass), Wendy Wild (vocals), and Victor Winograd (guitars) – has an easy, loping sound.  The basic template I suppose is blues rock, but the steel guitar gives much of the album a country sheen; and it is nice to hear some great harmonica for a change (two harmonica players are listed in the credits, and how rare is that?), along with occasional bongo drums.  The piano is particularly welcome in the mix, and all of the wonderful guitar of course. 

 

(March 2015)

 

Last edited: March 22, 2021