Terry Hanck

Terry Hanck is a classic case of "paying one's dues" before fame comes calling. After 30-odd years of playing alongside more celebrated blues artists like Elvin Bishop, Etta James, Albert Collins, Bonnie Raitt, Steve Miller, Robert Cray, Charlie Musselwhite, and a host of other big-name performers, it's high time for Mr. Hanck to come into his own!

The superbly powerful tenor saxophonist and vocalist was born in Chicago but has made California his home base. Mr. Hanck has succeeded in creating a sexy and exciting musical "period piece" that centers around late '50s/early '60s blues and r&b (think Ben E. King, Percy Sledge, Junior Walker & the All-Stars, Sam and Dave, etc.). There's even some big-band influence thrown in for good measure!

Mr. Hanck composed (with additional credit given to Old Toby Pub) almost half of the 14 tracks, which fit right in with well-chosen covers by Eddie Bo, H.P. Barnum, D. Bartholomew/P.King, Clara Wills, D. Malone/J. Scott and James Wayne, to complete the overall theme of healing a broken heart. Practically the entire collection is a ready-made soundtrack for a filmmaker intent on capturing the sophisticated sounds of that time period.