Luv in the Afternoon

Luv in the Afternoon
Studio album by
Jeannie Cheatham & Jimmy Cheatham and the Sweet Baby Blues Band
Released1990
GenreJazz, blues
LabelConcord Jazz
ProducerCarl E. Jefferson
Jeannie Cheatham & Jimmy Cheatham and the Sweet Baby Blues Band chronology
Back to the Neighborhood
(1989) 		Luv in the Afternoon
(1990) 		Basket Full of Blues
(1992)

Luv in the Afternoon is an album by the American band Jeannie Cheatham & Jimmy Cheatham and the Sweet Baby Blues Band, released in 1990.[1][2] It was awarded "Blues Album of the Year" by the critics at DownBeat.[3]

Production

Luv in the Afternoon was produced primarily by Carl E. Jefferson; after some conflict between Jefferson and the band, the album was completed by assistant producer Nick Phillips.[4] The songs were arranged by Jimmy Cheatham, who also played trombone.[5] Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown played guitar on three of the tracks.[6] Snooky Young contributed on trumpet; Curtis Peagler contributed on saxophone.[7][8] Red Callender played tuba.[9] "Raunchy Rita" is about a housekeeper at a Seattle hotel that the Cheathams visited regularly.[10] "Trav'lin' Light" is a version of the Johnny Mercer song.[11] "Don't You Feel My Leg" is a cover of the Danny Barker composition.[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[13]
MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide[14]
The News and Observer[15]
Omaha World-Herald[8]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette[16]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[7]

The Los Angeles Times said that "Jeannie Cheatham's earthy vocals and swinging piano drive the music."[6] The Ottawa Citizen stated that "Jeannie's vocals and piano playing plus Jimmy's trombone work and arrangements are the backbone of a shouting, funky band with a sound and feeling to please old-timers and '90s audiences alike."[17] The Philadelphia Inquirer called the music "revivalist jazz based with fervor and love on the mother lode of the blues."[7] The Commercial Appeal concluded that the Cheathams' "brand of big band blues combines the celebratory, collective flavor identified with New Orleans jazz and the fervor of Kansas City swing."[18] The News and Observer noted that Jeannie "can play the subtle seductress or the red-hot mama with equal panache."[15]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Messin' 'Round with the Boogie" 
2."Luv in the Afternoon" 
3."Mama's Blues" 
4."Comin' Back to South Chicago" 
5."Trav'lin' Light" 
6."Don't You Feel My Leg" 
7."You Won't Let Me Go" 
8."Wee Baby Blues" 
9."Baby Please Don't Go" 
10."Raunchy Rita" 

References

  1. ^ Randolph, Marvin (December 7, 1990). "Recommended listening". Features Showtime. Sun Sentinel. p. 18.
  2. ^ "Jazz Albums". Orange County Register. September 28, 1990. p. P24.
  3. ^ Stewart, Jocelyn (January 27, 2007). "Trombonist united blues with jazz". The Sunday Oregonian. LA Times–Washington Post Service. p. C8.
  4. ^ Cheatham, Jeannie (2006). Meet Me with Your Black Drawers On: My Life in Music. University of Texas Press. pp. 382–383.
  5. ^ Griffiths, David (December 14, 1990). "Jazz". Free Time. South Wales Evening Post. p. 7.
  6. ^ a b Sutro, Dirk (December 4, 1990). "'Luv in the Afternoon', the new album...". Los Angeles Times. p. F2.
  7. ^ a b c Stark, Karl (October 11, 1990). "Jazz". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 3E.
  8. ^ a b Smith, Will (November 11, 1990). "Jazz Sounds". Entertainment. Omaha World-Herald. p. 16.
  9. ^ The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd ed.). Macmillan Publishers. 2002. p. 373.
  10. ^ Varga, George (December 26, 1990). "Cheathams' popularity expands beyond club circuit with new album". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. C8.
  11. ^ Gallo, Mark E. (December 21, 1990). "Cheathams bring their boogie and swing sound to Elario's". Preview. North County Blade Citizen. p. 5.
  12. ^ a b "Luv in the Afternoon Review by Scott Yanow". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  13. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. MUZE. p. 1039.
  14. ^ MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 77.
  15. ^ a b Cordle, Owen (October 21, 1990). "On the record". The News and Observer. p. 7H.
  16. ^ The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette. Penguin Books. 1994. p. 236.
  17. ^ Moody, Lois (January 11, 1991). "All-purpose soul joy to old timers, '90s audience alike". The Ottawa Citizen. p. D6.
  18. ^ Wynn, Ron (October 19, 1990). "Recordings". The Commercial Appeal. p. E23.
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