Welcome to CrossCut Records, one of Europe's leading blues & roots labels
New and forthcoming releases for spring 2013:
Reviews CCD 11107 CHUCK LEAVELL Back To The Woods
Een van de beste blues-en rockpianisten van de laatste decennia levert met deze “Back To The Woods” opnieuw een uitstekende cd af, die de pioniers van de bluespiano terecht nog eens in het voetlicht plaats. ..read more
Rootstime
2013-01
Ronny Bervoets
New and forthcoming releases for fall/winter 2012:
Title track from the album 'Don't Give Up On Me'.
Video by Mackenzie Lenora
2013-04: B.B. & The Blues Shacks: US-Dates
West Coast Blues Revue
May 29, 2013 Burbank, CA – Joe's American Bar & Grille
May 31, 2013 Claremont, CA – Hip Kitty Jazz Fondue
June 01, 2013 San Dimas, CA – Chaparral Liveroom
June 02, 2013 Costa Mesa, CA – Tiki Bar
Reviews CCD 11105
On this release Smith's crisp guitar and soulful vocals are all present and correct but Smith has added full horn and string sections which makes for an intoxicating mix. There are echoes of BB and Albert King in Smith's punchy guitar style and opener “Bad Side” builds superbly …read more
Blues Matters! #69
2012-10
Dave Drury
New releases for spring/summer 2012:
bluesnews Poll 2012 national
1. B.B. & The Blues Shacks
Come Along (CrossCut Records)
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Reviews CCD 11106
A joyous 16-track treat of blues and soul. (…) The album’s full sound is fleshed out by the No Blow No Show Horns, The Shakettes vocal group and guest singer Bonita Niessen. It’s a non-stop blues and soul party full of great grooves and playing …read more
bluesinthenorthwest.com
02.10.2012
Grahame Rhodes
Reviews CCD 12012
Overall this CD features superb musicianship and lyrics that make you think (not always the case in the blues!). The music here is more Americana than blues but it is a CD I can easily recommend. …read more
Blues Blast Magazine
2012-05
John Mitchell
CCD 12012 COLIN LINDEN 'Still Live' has been added to the highly respected German Quarterly Critics' Choice (Bestenliste) 3/2012 in the 'blues' category.
Reviews CCD 11104
… unbekümmert Einflüsse eines Freddie King, Otis Rush oder Buddy Guy zu einer ureigenen Melange verschmelzen lässt. (…) Great Sounds aus dem Lande des Ahornblattes!
Jazz'n'More #04
2012-07
Marco Piazzalonga
De schijf staat vol snijdend gitaarwerk (zonder de 'hardrocktoer' op te gaan), er zit wat pure sixties in, wat jumpblues, wat soul en een vleug vroege seventies-soul. (…) En alhoewel het tempo meestal vrij hoog ligt, is er voldoende afwisseling met enkel fraaie langzame nummers. (…) een voortreffelijk gitarist …read more
Back To The Roots #83
2012-06
Noel Verleyen
In January 2010, The Blues Foundation presented the Keeping The Blues Alive Award to CrossCut Records and the company's founder, Detlev Hoegen.
The world's largest blues organisation from Memphis, Tennessee, each year presents this Award to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the Blues world.
Other KBA Award recipients in the record label category are: Alligator, Blind Pig, Delmark, Delta Groove, M.C. Records, Northern Blues, Ruf Records, and Tone-Cool.
Downloads
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Either complete albums, or single tracks are available from finetunes.net and other download platforms like Amazon or iTunes.
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- a division of Bear Family Records GmbH
The CrossCut-Mailorder, a division of Bear Family Records, is one of the world's leading sources for blues and related music.
In 2004 Bear Family and CrossCut merged their mailorder branches.
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27727 Hambergen
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