- from the CD liner notes
To listen
to the song Be Bop Beluga go to the Be
Bop Beluga Song page.
BE BOP BELUGA ALBUM
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"Jay Sewall is a veteran blues musician,
singer, songwriter and virtuoso of the "Mississippi
saxophone" as he calls it (harmonica for the rest of us). With thirty
years of gigging everywhere from smokey bars to blues and folk festivals,
Jay has recorded an album touching on the lighter side of the blues -
blues with humour. Having adopted Quebec City as his home, Jay can look
out over the St-Lawrence River, a source of inspiration for the album's
theme song.. His band, The Jay-Walkers , is right in step - and if you are
a harmonica buff, check out the unplugged versions of Indian City,
Summertime and Must Be a Sinner; these are live studio takes with Jay
playing guitar and harmonica at the same time."
- from the CD liner notes
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To order the Bebop Beluga album:
send
CAN$22 (includes postage) to
2632B rue Clément
Charlesbourg, Québec
Canada, G1H 7B1
Email : srajano@sympatico.ca
| For more information on Jay Sewall and his latest album "Blue Monday", see WOOLLY RECORDS |
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THE SONGS :
LES CHANSONS:
BE BOP BELUGA (Cowritten with Prem Srajano)
We are killing belugas in the St-Lawrence River… the
last remaining whale is immortalized in this song.
Cette chanson fantaisiste immortalise le dernier béluga
survivant à la pollution du fleuve St-Laurent.
To
listen to the song Be Bop Beluga go to the Be
Bop Beluga Song page.
GOIN' TO CHICAGO
My most requested song, which I previously recorded on 45
r.p.m. in the early 80's. Here's a version with my new band.
En hommage aux musiciens que j'ai eu la chance de rencontrer
dans les bars de Chicago, à la fin des années 70.
AN INDIAN CITY
A tongue-in-cheek impression of my first voyage to India.
This is basically a live cut with guitar and harp being played
simultaneously.
Impressions humoristiques de mon premier voyage en Inde.
GOT TO BOOGIE
Let it all hang out and boogie children. Wrote this one as I
was walking along Ste-Catherine Street in Montreal one summer
day.
Cette chanson m'est venue alors que je me promenais sur la rue
Sainte-Catherine, à Montréal, une journée d'été.
SUMMERTIME
A classic which sounds great on harmonica. Another acoustic
live cut in the studio with a "C" harp around my neck
and my old J-45 chugging out the chords.
À tous les amateurs d'harmonica, un classique que je joue
depuis 25 années… au moins.
LUNGARDI
Played on a tiny Jew's harp which I bought in Katmandu. I
wrote the lyrics for my mother. Incidently Lungardi is Nepalese
for one-legged-woman and Lungardo means a one-legged man.
Joué à la bombarde, cet air a été composé pour ma mère,
au Népal, il y a deux ans. En Népalais, Lungardi signifie une
femme qui n'a qu'une jambe.
I'M A BLUESMAN
Built around a bass line, this is another blues which I've
been playing for many years.
Un autre blues influencé par Chicago, que je joue depuis
longtemps.
MUST BE A SINNER
David Parker helps out with lyrics and vocals.
David et moi nous nous amusons avec ce swing.
BALLAD OF JAMES SCOTT
A true story I picked up from the Rescue Team while trekking
in the Himalayas.
Une histoire vraie qui m'a été racontée par des secouristes
dans les Himalayas et dont le héros est un Américain de
Colorado.
BELLE-AMIE BLUES
A fantasy about a real, beautiful cat in Quebec City. The
cat's mistress contributed most of the lyrics and coached me on
the pronunciation.
Fantaisie sur une très belle chatte que j'ai connue à
Québec. La maîtresse de la chatte a écrit les paroles avec
moi.
KEEPIN' THE FAITH
A harmonica tune which provided the melody for Be Bob Beluga.
Close your eyes and watch the beluga dancing.
Un air d'harmonica que j'ai écrit dans les années 70. J'ai
utilisé une partie de la mélodie pour Be Bop Beluga.