Mr. C. & The C-Notes (featuring Chuck Jackson), by Mr. C. & The C-Notes (featuring Chuck Jackson)

Mr. C. & The C-Notes (featuring Chuck Jackson)

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1.	Pennies From Heaven 02:21	buy track
2.	You Never Can Tell (C’est La Vie) 03:16	buy track
3.	Hide And Seek 03:19	buy track
4.	My Baby Just Cares For Me 03:07	buy track
5.	Riders On The Storm 08:30	buy track
6.	My Blue Heaven 02:15	buy track
7.	Kansas City 06:06	buy track
8.	Lady Madonna 02:28	buy track
9.	Fly Me To The Moon 02:24	buy track
10.	Night Train 05:41	buy track
11.	I Ain’t Got Nobody 04:37	buy track

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Throughout the 1990s “Chuck Jackson and The All-Stars” ruled the club scene in Toronto with weekly shows at 3-4 different venues at any given time. “Mr. C. & The C-Notes” was a scaled down version of that act that played at smaller venues and focused more on blues standards than on the big horn band sound that the All-Stars did. Four of the five members of “The C-Notes” were also members of Downchild Blues Band at the time. The band was tight, versatile, and fans flocked to their shows. It was a good time.

This recording was from the late 90s (actual date can not be confirmed) and was done at one of the band’s favourite venues, “Wally’s Tavern” in Guelph, Ontario, a great blues venue that always featured fabulous acts and an appreciative audience. It was recorded and mixed live on the fly by Mike MacDonald and John Lee. Unfortunately, due to a technical glitch during the recording process, it was deemed unusable and was shelved and forgotten.

Fast-forward 25 years and Mike McDonald discovers the recording in his archives and passes it on to drummer, Jim Casson. Luckily, recording technology has advanced over those years and the damaged portion of the recordings was now fixable. This great performance could now be shared.

The best part for the band is that this includes yet another fabulous performance by Michael Fonfara, who had recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. “Hearing Fonf soar across the keyboards again was magical and reaffirmed how lucky we all were to have worked with him all those years,” reminisces drummer, Jim Casson.

Proceeds from the sale of this recording will be donated to The Canadian Cancer Society in memory of Michael Fonfara.

This album is dedicated to the memory of Michael Fonfara. He taught us well…

credits

released February 4, 2021

Chuck Jackson – lead vocals
Pat Carey – tenor & alto saxophone, backing vocals
Michael Fonfara – keyboards, backing vocals
Garth Vogan – bass, backing vocals
Jim Casson – drums, backing vocals

Recorded and mixed by Mike McDonald and John Lee live at Wally’s Tavern in Guelph, Ontario, Canada sometime in the late 1990s

Cover art by Jim Casson

Produced and mastered by Jim Casson

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Throughout the 1990s “Chuck Jackson and The All-Stars” ruled the club scene in Toronto. “Mr. C. & The C-Notes” was a scaled down version of that act that played at smaller venues and focused more on blues standards than on the big horn band sound that the All-Stars did. The band was tight, versatile, and fans flocked to their shows. It was a good time. ... more

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