Fred Kaplan - Hold My Mule

This is lively music to dance to, music to cuddle up with, music for all occasions. Fred Kaplan is a wonderful pianist/organist, and after spending a bunch of years playing piano for the Hollywood Fats Band (most of that time with Richard Innes on drums) Fred is releasing his “Hold My Mule” ... seventeen original songs all written by Kaplan and they are all instrumentals. These recordings were an accumulated effort, completed over a two year time period. All the tracks were recorded live, with no over-dubbing. Nearly every song on this record has a remarkable moment such as in "Jumbalaya Jump" where Junior Watson just kills it on guitar. Each of the guys play beautifully for the whole CD, weaving in and out, front and back, with solid support from the rhythm section. Great musicianship throughout!