BE ABOUT IT! The striking new solo album from Ryan Hartt.
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Ryan gravitated toward the Blues in his teens and soon became a rock-solid harmonica player and a soulful singer. Inspired by his love of West Coast Blues Ryan moved to Los Angeles in the late 90s where he learned the music first hand, frequently sitting in with Lynwood Slim, Junior Watson, Rick Holmstrom and Rod Piazza the Mighty Flyers. After moving back to the East Coast in 2000, he quickly formed his powerful blues band, Ryan Hartt and the Blue Hearts. Led by Hartt’s moving vocals and superb harp work, they rocked the crowds at clubs and festivals far and wide, won continual regional awards and accolades, competed in the Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge and became finalists in their 2006 “Best Self-Produced CD” competition.
Hartt has released three records with the Blue Hearts since 2002, on his own Far-Tone label. BE ABOUT IT! is his first solo record, giving him the opportunity to record with his pick of the area’s top players, including: drummer Nick Toscano; bassists Jeffrey Berg and Mike Law; guitarists Nick Adams, Jad Tariq and Tom Ferraro; and piano player Brooks Milgate.
BE ABOUT IT! is a tour-de-force for Ryan Hartt, who proves to be a fine songwriter, a soulful singer, and one hell of a harmonica player. Hartt wrote five of the 11 songs: “Breaking Even,” “Queen of Everything,” “Old Habits Die Hard,” “That’s Right, You’re Wrong,” and “Lonely Hour.” Special mention needs to be made of Ryan Hartt’s harp playing. He achieves a full, sax-like tone on chromatic and diatonic harps, and the precision of his bends seems effortless. His tone and style, as recall the best of Rod Piazza, George Smith, Kim Wilson, William Clarke and more.