BILLBOARDS Top 10 Charts For 2003
Jeff Pitchell's New CD Heavy Hitter made the Billboard Top 10 charts
at #7 for the Top 10 Blues Albums in the Nation 12 weeks in a row.. Read more below
PYRAMID RELEASE (EMI) "HEAVY HITTER"
BRINGS SINGER/GUITARIST JEFF PITCHELL TO A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME!
"For years now singer/songwriter/guitarist Jeff "the Pitch" Pitchell has been delighting purists with his hard driving, no holds barred brand of thunder and lightning blues. Now, following in the footsteps of other popular blues artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray, Johnny Lang & Kenny Wayne Shepard, Pitchell has gone into the wind up to bring his musical message to a much wider audience.
Heavy Hitter, Pitchell's first release on the EMI distributed Pyramid label (due out in stores August 27th) is his most eclectic effort to date. He still plays homage to his roots, yet has embraced an evolution in his music that takes him far beyond the limits of mere mortal bluesmen. It also marks a turning point for Pyramid. As a label known primarily for producing albums from classic rock stars such as Joe Walsh, Earth Wind & Fire, Robert Palmer, The Doobie Brothers and The Band, it is the first time in their 11-year history they have signed a new young artist..." --
Move over, here comes “the Pitch”
By: STEVE ZIMMERMAN. The News Herald
While B.B. King is the recognized true king of the blues, there is a new sound emanating from the great state of Connecticut that signals the arrival of a great blues player.
From the opening chords of One Day Away, the first cut off his third CD, Heavy Hitter, Jeff “the Pitch” Pitchell establishes his newfound place as the future of blues music in the U.S.
And it only gets better from there.
Joined on When It All Comes Down by music industry veteran Dave Mason, on Unsung Hero of the Blues by the song’s co-writer Rick Derringer (Rock ‘n’ Roll Hoochie- Coo) and on the Willie Nelson country hit, Whiskey River by blues harmonica legend James Cotton, this is by far the freshest and most innovative blues music to hit the American music scene since the arrival of Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Pitchell learned about the blues from his junior high school teacher named John Sales, who was an award winning educator....
BILLBOARD Top 10 CHARTS
Issue Date: November, December 2002 ~ January 2003
Jeff Pitchell's New CD Heavy Hitter made the Billboard Top 10 charts
at #7 for the Top 10 Blues Albums in the Nation 12 weeks in a row..
check out the charts...
MUSIC SCENE: Bluesman Pitchell is climbing the Pyramid
Jeff Pitchell is your typical overnight success story. That is, if you consider paying your dues on the Northeast club circuit for 15 years to be overnight.
Actually, Pitchell’s story of steady work is a likely scenario for most musicians, and seeing his latest album, ‘‘Heavy Hitter’’ on the Pyramid label. Seated firmly in the No. 7 spot on Billboard’s top-selling blues CDs, is a source of satisfaction.
By JAY MILLER The Patriot Ledger: newsroom@ledger.com
The Patriot Ledger
December, 2002
The Jeff Pitchell Band are proud to announce
the release of their 3rd CD, entitled "Face to Face"
This recording is their best effort to date, featuring 12 original cuts,encompassing a variety of influences.The album, produced by veteran Joe Cocker keyboardist, Jeff Levine, who is currently on tour w/ Hall and Oats, co-wrote 5 of the 13 cuts w/Pitchell.Recorded at the power Station, New England, and City Lights in New Jersey. Pre-production at Loveland Studios RealSound Boston. The band has delivered an energetic array of colorful songs about love gained and lost and people loved and lost. A very special guest appearance on "My Love and Whiskey River" is made by legendary bluesman, James Cotton who excites the album with riveting, soulful riffs between guitar and harmonica. Bandmates, Jonathan Chatfield, Keyboard, Tyson Ellert, drums, Billy Bileca, Bass, encompass a tight unit that delivers a walloping punch reflecting the roadwork they've accomplished...
"America's Blues Magazine"
review for One Day Away CD
"Pitchell can sling heat with anyone in blues . . . Pitchell wrings
passion from his six strings while his smooth, dark voice
delivers . . ." -- Art Tipaldi
Date, Time, and Location
Begins
Friday, May 26, 2006 at 9:30 pm ET
Ends
Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 12:30 am ET
Location
Inn on the Blues 7 Ocean Ave York Beach, ME 03910
Completely rebuilt in 2004, Inn on the Blues restaurant and bar is redefining the dining and entertainment venue experience in Southern Maine. Whether you are vacationing in the area, visiting for the weekend to hear good music, or just coming for a great meal, this completely refurbished establishment is the place to be - in the bustling center of York Beach with a full view of the ocean.
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