JEFF’S LATEST RELEASES
WHAT IT IS (40TH ANNIVERSARY)
Original tapes of Jeff Dale & The Blue Wave Band album, "What It Is", recorded in 1985 and thought to be lost to history have resurfaced. After being digitized and remastered in a feat of engineering, the result is a dynamic modern blues album with a mix that removes the 80's heavy effects previously saturating the recordings from 40 years ago.
THE HURRICANE DALE THANG
“The Hurricane Dale Thang” is a powerful combination of blues talent, making its live debut in 2018 when longtime friends Jeff Dale and Bobby Hurricane Spencer were joined by L.A. superstar musicians Elizabeth Hangan on bass and Albert Trepagnier Jr on drums. Jeff had a batch of songs he had written that felt like they needed other voices to connect with and he enlisted Bobby, Elizabeth, and Albert to take possession of them. Augmented by keyboard wizard Derek Phillips from Jeff’s South Woodlawners band and with other stellar L.A. musicians such as Lester Lands, Pat Zicari and Jim Jedeikin adding to the mix, the Hurricane Dale Thang touched down and blew audiences away.
BLOOD RED MOON
Mixing a lifetime of blues with elements of jazz, West African rhythms and solid R&B, along with his well-known sense of humor, Dale delivers an album filled with both menace and fun. “Blood Red Moon” was recorded with The Dirty Jacks, a young rhythm section that Jeff borrowed, as well as some of his long time South Woodlawners. Adding principal cellist from the L.A. Opera, Dane Little, to a couple of the tracks, Jeff Dale continues an outside the box approach to producing his blues.
LOWELL FULSON LIVE!
Hi! One upside of the initial COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, was that I discovered a box of tapes in my basement. Among these treasures was a live recording of Lowell Fulson backed by Jeff Dale and the Blue Wave Band at Club 88 on November 5, 1983. On this particular evening, we were joined by Texas blues guitar great Pee Wee Crayton’s grandson, Marshall Crayton on tenor sax.
The tapes hadn’t been played in 38 years. I reached out to Lowell's estate and got their blessing to release this show. With “Lowell Fulson Live! With Jeff Dale and the Blue Wave Band” everyone can experience the greatness and dynamism of the late, great Lowell Fulson. This year is the 100th anniversary of Lowell Fulson’s birth and this release is a fantastic way to celebrate it!
