Compositions that are carried entirely by Kelly Z's vocals, in which the guitars creep up lovingly with frontal vitality and make it clear that one broad ancestry of the blues leads to gospel music. This contrasts with the title track “Where And When”, “Ship” and above all “Heaven”. That Fool "creates a sentimental resonance that carries the barely fathomable sadness of the blues. These are characterized by extremely low self-noise and are particularly suitable for acoustic recordings. Royer and Mojave microphones were used for all instruments. Kelly Z (Zirbes) and Perry Robertson (gtr) have been together since 1996 and are back with the guitarist and songwriter Doug Pettibone worked together David Grover plays the double bass. Six original compositions alternate with five traditional blues covers by Ma Rainey, Robert Johnson, Lovie Austin and Howlin' Wolf two tracks taken over: the easy-going "Somebody In My Home" and the. If they are a new name to you, you’ll enjoy the pleasure of discovery! If you’ve enjoyed Kelly’s Lot before, then you’ll definitely go for this admirable release.
The originals fit seamlessly, from the desolation of ‘Lost’ to the Americana-tinged ‘Heaven’, the assertive ‘Ship’ and the excellent, faster tempo’ed title track. Ma Rainey is responsible for ‘Jealous Hearted Blues’, written by Lovie Austin, and the lyrically startling ‘Black Eye Blues’ about domestic abuse, there is a lesser-covered Robert Johnson song in ‘Stones In My Passway’, and two unusual borrowings from Howling Wolf, ‘Somebody in My Home’ and ‘Nature’. There is a very cohesive sound to the album, and the cover versions provide an insight into Kelly’s influences and inspirations. The small band provides a far more versatile approach than might be thought, on a program of songs including six original compositions and five borrowed numbers. ‘Where And When’ is an acoustic album with a stripped-down accompaniment comprising just Doug Pettibone on lead guitar, Perry on rhythm (who has been with Kelly Z more or less since the beginning in the mid-90s), and with David Grover on upright bass, providing a wonderful bottom line for the album throughout.Ībove this are Kelly Z’s vocals – sultry, sassy, sexy or sorrowful as required. Surprisingly, because I have always regarded Kelly as a fine blues vocalist anyway. I was surprised to learn that this is the first album by California-based singer Kelly Zirbes and members of her band (including long-time member Perry Robertson) to concentrate solely on the blues.
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