Mississippi Number One

Eden Brent | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 15, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Yellow Dog Records
• ASIN: B0015I2PK4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,416 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #55 in Music > Blues > Delta Blues

Editorial Reviews

The Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2009

A force to reckon with... aggressive, sultry, hot and cool.

Rollicking, swinging, soulful, rocking, contemplative, torchy, jazzy... everything she plays sounds like it was drawn lovingly from the delta mud, yet the variety of styles and interpretations she invokes is jaw-dropping.

Product Description

2006 International Blues Challenge winner Eden Brent is a masterful blues and boogie pianist and vocal stylist. Dubbed "Little Boogaloo" by her mentor and duo partner, the late Abie "Boogaloo" Ames, this Mississippi Delta native holds a degree in music performance but credits Ames' down-home tutelage with teaching her how to "really play."

Described by one critic as "Bessie Smith meets Diana Krall meets Janis Joplin," other reviewers have compared her to Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn and Norah Jones. Never mind the comparisons. Eden's fresh voice is one-of-a-kind, and her distinctive style, fusing elements of blues, jazz, soul, gospel and pop, is turning the heads of roots music lovers nationwide.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Fried Chicken", August 14, 2008

By 

Fred N. Guenther (Greenwood, Mississippi) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mississippi Number One (Audio CD)

I met Eden Brent's muse "Boogaloo" Ames and loved his music over 20 years ago. But I did not know of Eden until I moved home to the Delta in 1993. She grew up 45 miles down the road and several decades after me. Now she
can be known and her music enjoyed by everyone! I bought "Mississippi
Number One" today and took it back to work with me. I have listened to
the whole thing over and over all day long and have shared it with my co-
workers (some of whom already knew the fried chicken song)!Treat yourself to some "Fried Chicken" while you ride up Highway 1 with Eden Brent as your host! You need to buy this album!! Great job, Eden! When's your next one due out?!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars classic jazz/blues, April 16, 2008

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Greg Demko (Center, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mississippi Number One (Audio CD)

Eden Brent's debut is a great addition if you're looking for classic boogie woogie piano. Eden can play a mean piano and knows how to belt out a tune. The songs are well written (many written by her and her mother).

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a refreshing addition to the Blues family!, May 10, 2009

By 

Don O'Neill (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mississippi Number One (MP3 Download)

Welcome Eden! Every once in a while a fresh voice, musician, take on the genre, comes along. When I saw your award at the 2009 Blues Awards, I sat up, bought the CD, and took notice. If Norah Jones had become a blues singer, you'd be it. Wonderful, wonderful work. Please, take your time and give us a CD of this quality next time. Thank you,
Don O'Neill