Few things can be said about Californian singer and harmonica player Rick Estrin blues lovers do not already know, so my contribution will be rather small if I have to tell something about this charismatic blues musician He was caught by harmonica and blues when he was a young boy, so he started to work with Jimmy Reed, Champion Jack Dupree, Mose Allison, Lowell Fulson or ZZ Hill among others He also played with Muddy Waters who wanted to have him in his band for some tours, something that finally did not come to an end For years he was harmonica player at Little Charlie And The Nightcats, which gave him popularity and good recognition In 2008 he founded his own band, including excellent guitar player and multi-instrumentalist Kid Andersen Together with keyboard player Lorenzo Farrell and drummer Derrick D’Mar Martin, have just released a new album for Alligator Records with twelve songs that follow the pattern Rick Estrin usually produces, that is to say blues with very actual influences coming from West Coast to funk, groove or even rap The magic that always appears between Rick Estrin and Kid Andersen excels and fills up the whole album, so let’s hope this bewitching magic continues for many years for the pleasure of those of us who love the blues