Charlie Hunter & Lucy Woodward at York Street Cafe

An exhilarating blast of blues, soul and funk, Music!Music!Music! marks the recorded debut of the musical partnership between guitarist Charlie Hunter and vocalist Lucy Woodward. Recorded in High Point, North Carolina, with longtime Hunter collaborator Derrek Phillips on the drums, Music!Music!Music! showcases the dazzling interplay between Hunters funky guitar and Woodwards stunning voice, while also beautifully capturing the spontaneity and good vibes of the duos live performances.The albums eleven tracks range from the old-world blues of Blind Willie Johnson (Soul of a Man) and Bessie Smith (Youve Been a Good Ole Wagon) to the tormented soul of Nina Simone (Plain Gold Ring, Be My Husband, and the immortal Please Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood), from jazz standards (Angel Eyes and Music! Music! Music!, popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Teresa Brewer, respectively) to bluegrass and alt-country classics (Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrards The One I Love Is Gone, Lucinda Williams Cant Let Go), from the smoky Fifties Rs I Dont Know to the technicolor Eighties funk of Terence Trent DArbys Wishing Well...

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An exhilarating blast of blues, soul and funk, Music!Music!Music! marks the recorded debut of the musical partnership between guitarist Charlie Hunter and vocalist Lucy Woodward. Recorded in High Point, North Carolina, with longtime Hunter collaborator Derrek Phillips on the drums, Music!Music!Music! showcases the dazzling interplay between Hunters funky guitar and Woodwards stunning voice, while also beautifully capturing the spontaneity and good vibes of the duos live performances.The albums eleven tracks range from the old-world blues of Blind Willie Johnson (Soul of a Man) and Bessie Smith (Youve Been a Good Ole Wagon) to the tormented soul of Nina Simone (Plain Gold Ring, Be My Husband, and the immortal Please Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood), from jazz standards (Angel Eyes and Music! Music! Music!, popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Teresa Brewer, respectively) to bluegrass and alt-country classics (Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrards The One I Love Is Gone, Lucinda Williams Cant Let Go), from the smoky Fifties Rs I Dont Know to the technicolor Eighties funk of Terence Trent DArbys Wishing Well. Wed already worked out all the arrangements and grooves during our tours together, says Woodward of the album. We sort of planned for this all year, found the right time to do it and pressed record!Soulful, spacious and deliciously in the pocket, Music!Music!Music! reverberates with the thrilling intensity of the duos live shows, and crackles with the electricity of two talented performers stretching out together from their respective comfort zones. It was just fun, man, says Hunter of the recording sessions. Ive done so many records in my lifetime, everything from jazz to working with hip-hop people, really avant-garde stuff but this is the first record Ive ever done that is really a partnership with a singer. Im really happy with how it came out.

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