Jack Rose
The Black Dirt Sessions

A Norman Records recommendation (8th May 2009)

This record left our Business Lady feeling happy.

I'm not particularly familiar with the work of Jack Rose but first impressions suggest that this guy is a genuine virtuoso of the six and twelve string acoustic guitar. The guy's got pure skill and with the help of recording wizard and good friend Jason Meagher has produced a memorable collection of hauntingly beautiful acoustic instrumentals in the form of ''The Black Dirt Sessions'. This was recorded at Meagher's Black Dirt studios (hence the name), New York, in breaks from a mammoth tour which may explain why it sounds so relaxed and focused. The playing is flawless and the recording is both lively and crisp which makes for a very atmospheric listen. I should imagine you'll be well into this stuff if you already enjoy the works of John Fehey, James Blackshaw and, to an extant, artists like Yellow 6 who may go about things slightly differently but conjure up a similar vibe to tape. An excellent record pressed on the old style, high gloss cover and 180mg vinyl. Oh, the deal sweetener....

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Let's get the dirty work over with first. The Black Dirt Sessions is, all hyperbole aside, Jack Rose's most complete and telling work to date.  Those who have been following this Philadelphia wanderer's development and growth as a solo artist (both live and on record) know that such a statement is strong praise, as Rose's catalog is certainly not devoid of unqualified classics. The album takes its title from the studio where it was recorded – Jason Meagher's Black Dirt Studios located in Westtown, New York.  Old friends Rose and Meagher developed a good working relationship and full understanding of each other's work habits and styles over the course of a spring 2008 joint tour between Rose and one of Meagher's bands, D. Charles Speer & The Helix.  Rose, that eternal road warrior, booked some time at Black Dirt between tours in August, September and October of 2008 to lay down some new and fully realized material.  This album is the complete result of those sessions.  The album's artwork is somewhat of the yin to the yang of Rose's 2008 release on Three Lobed Recordings, I Do Play Rock And Roll.  Bearing the same overall design aesthetic as that prior release albeit presented in a contrasting white with black print, The Black Dirt Sessions features a photo of Rose performing in New York in 2006.  The LP is pressed on 180g RTI vinyl and housed within an "old style" high gloss Stoughton cover.  The record will be from a one-time pressing of approximately 2000 copies.

Tracklist:

A1. Dusty Grass
A2. Cross The North Fork
 B1. Fishtown Flower
B2. Song For The Owl
B3. Box Of Pine
B4. The World Has Let Me Down

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