Analogue Productions - AAPO 2008 - 180 gram Virgin Vinyl
Limited Edition - Pressed at RTI
This is Chicagoan, Eomot Rasun's recording debut. Listening to it, however, one would never know. Three Days Walkin shows the musical maturity of a man who has been recording for decades. His clean soulful voice echoes many blues traditions and his harp playing harkens back to his Delta roots and his South Side Chicago boyhood, yet has a modern edge. Listening to this disc, you will know he has an appreciation for Little Walter's music. He is true to Walter's Chicago blues sound but brings his own voice to it, infusing it with a freshness that is a joy to listen to. The same can be said of the rest of the disc. His reverence for tradition is apparent but his own musical vision shines through. If there is any doubt Eomot feels a spiritual connection to the blues, this album proves it. He summons up the spirit of 1950s Chicago as if he just got back from the 708 Club gigging with Walter or Wolf. This may be his debut, but there is a lot of history on this disc.
Eomot is walking in the footsteps of his elders, but he is also wearing his own shoes.
Track Listings
1. Going to Chicago
2. Walkin' These Blues Away
3. Last Night
4. Let's Jump
5. Poor Boy
6. Sons Too Young
7. Blues With A Feeling
8. So Tired
9. Biscuits & Gravy
10. Try Your Best
Musicians
Eomot RaSun: Vocals/Harmonica
Jimmy D. Lane: Guitar
Robert Stroger: Bass
Sam Lay: Drums
When Jimmy D. Lane joined the APO crew, he brought with him several ideas for great records. Most of Lane's recommendations centered around the legends that stopped by his house to jam with his father, Jimmy Rogers, while little Jimmy was growing up; guys like Jimmie Lee Robinson and Honeyboy Edwards. But then there was Lane's suggestion that his old buddy Eomot deserved a shot. Not because Eomot is such a nice guy, which he is, or because Eomot is the godfather of one of Jimmy's sons, which he is. No, Lane knew Eomot as a great bluesman who just hadn't been given his chance. So, here it is, Three Days Walkin'. Eomot's sound is all Chicago, and his reverence for Little Walter is obvious. "He will never be surpassed," Eomot said of his hero. Two of the three covers on Three Days Walkin' are Little Walter tunes. Eomot is also a skilled songwriter and contributed seven original tunes on his debut album, four of which he co-wrote with his buddy Lane.
Eomot RaSun (pronounced E-oh-maht RAH-sahn) was born Ezra Lee Blakely Jr. on May 2, 1945 in Clarksdale, Mississippi and moved to Chicago at age 5. In 1973 Eomot legally changed his name and began to study African history. Eomot translates to English to mean, "the child comes home unto himself." RaSun, meaning "sun sun" refers to the Sun God "Ra
