The Memphis Horns: Wayne Jackson (trumpet); Andrew Love (tenor saxophone).
SWEET POTATO PIE was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
While teenage blues guitar prodigies get all the press, Robert Cray keeps plowing steadily along with his emotive blend of blues and soul. After years of cutting albums that would do his heroes O.V. Wright and Albert Collins proud, the San Francisco-based Cray makes his first recording foray into the city that he draws much of his inspiration from--Memphis. Although Cray acknowledges his musical forefathers with a rollicking cover of Otis Redding's "Trick Or Treat," PIE remains a predominantly low-key affair. Cray's depiction of the intricacies of romantic relationships goes beyond the usual blues cliches. Add the Memphis Horns to the mix, along with the diverse keyboard stylings of regular Cray sideman Jimmy Pugh, and you have the perfect soundtrack for a bad break-up.
