Paul Joseph DeLay
b. January 31st, 1952 in Portland (Oregon)
d. March 7th, 2007 in Portland (Oregon)
BROWN SUGAR BLUES BAND : GREATEST HITS (EP)
Brown Sugar Blues Band
1974
TEASIN'
CIS Northwest
July 1982
Après le Brown Sugar Blues Band, Paul forme en 1976 son propre groupe qui joue entre Rock cuivré et West Coast Blues. Excellent harmoniciste mais chanteur moyen, il propose ici, un premier album très inégal dans lequel on retient "My eyes keep me in trouble", "Would you baby", "Don't leave your daddy at home".
After the Brown Sugar Blues Band, Paul formed his own group in 1976, playing a blend of brassy Rock and West Coast Blues. An excellent harmonica player but an average singer, he offers here a very uneven first album in which standout tracks include "My eyes keep me in trouble", "Would you baby" and "Don't leave your daddy at home".
AMERICAN VOODOO
Criminal
August 1984
Pour ce second album, Paul DeLay et son groupe proposent un programme plus construit. La tracklist, encore inégale, plus centrée sur le Blues, recèle quelques bons moments comme "Mine all mine", "Harpoon man", "Heartbreaker", "Comin' down with the blues", "This ol' life".
For this second album, Paul DeLay and his band offer a more structured program. The tracklist, still uneven and more focused on Blues, contains some good moments such as "Mine all mine", "Harpoon man", "Heartbreaker", "Comin' down with the blues" and "This ol' life".
THE PAUL DELAY BAND
Criminal
August - September 1985
BURNIN'
Criminal
September - November 1987
Album mi-live, mi-studio toujours enregistré pour Criminal, un label de Portland. Une belle tranche de West Coast Blues avec des titres accrocheurs comme "I'm gonna stop", "Tighten up", "Blues in the night", "I take what I want" et l'instrumental "Paul train" où Paul démontre ses talents d'harmoniciste.
A half-live, half-studio album, recorded for Criminal, a Portland-based label. A fine slice of West Coast Blues with catchy tracks like "I'm gonna stop", "Tighten up", "Blues in the night", "I take what I want" and the instrumental "Paul train" where Paul demonstrates his harmonica skills.
THE OTHER ONE
Criminal
TAKE IT FROM THE TURNAROUND
Evidence
1991
En janvier 1990, Paul est arrêté pour trafic de drogue et passe 41 mois en prison. Il réussit, néanmoins, à graver cet album avec son groupe. Particulièrement inspiré à l'harmonica, Paul (qui compose tous ces titres) propose un programme très consistant : "Merry way", "Ain't that right", "The other one", "Chalk and roll" sans oublier les excellents instrumentaux pleins de feeling "Oat bran" et "Second hand smoke". On note qu'en son absence, son groupe tournera sous le nom de No DeLay Band avec la chanteuse Linda Hornbuckle à la place de Paul. Le CD Evidence "Take it from the turnaround" reprend l'intégralité de l'album.
In january 1990, Paul was arrested for drug trafficking and spent 41 months in prison. He nevertheless managed to record this album with his band. Particularly inspired on harmonica, Paul (who composed all the tracks) offers a very consistent tracklist : "Merry way", "Ain't that right", "The other one", "Chalk and roll" not forgetting the excellent and soulful instrumentals "Oat bran" and "Second hand smoke". It's worth noting that in his absence, his band toured under the name No DeLay Band with singer Linda Hornbuckle replacing Paul. The Evidence CD "Take it from the turnaround" contains the entire album.
PAULZILLA
Criminal
TAKE IT FROM THE TURNAROUND
Evidence
Spring 1992
Pendant sa détention à Sheridan, Paul trouve le temps de graver un nouvel album pour le label local Criminal. Encore une fois, l'inspiration est présente et son jeu d'harmonica (chromatique et diatonique) fait la différence. On trouve une poignée de morceaux remarquables comme "I can't quit you no", "What's the big idea", "I missed you bad", "I want the man gone", "Don't feel nothin'". Le CD Evidence "Take it from the turnaround" reprend la plupart des morceaux de l'album mais omet trois titres.
During his detention at Sheridan, Paul found time to record a new album for the local label Criminal. Once again, inspiration was evident and his harmonica playing (both chromatic and diatonic) made all the difference. It features a handful of remarkable tracks such as "I can't quit you no", "What's the big idea", "I missed you bad", "I want the man gone", "Don't feel nothin'". The Evidence CD "Take it from the turnaround" includes most of the album's tracks but omits three.
OCEAN OF TEARS
Evidence
Fall 1995
Sorti de prison et définitivement libéré de ses addictions (drogue et alcool), Paul DeLay propose un disque de blues contemporain ambitieux et varié pour le label Evidence. Dans cet album qui témoigne d'une ouverture vers d'autres horizons sonores, on trouve de superbes compositions comme "Bottom line", "Ocean of tears", l'instrumental "Hopefully", "Slip stumble fall", "Stop your groanin'". Derrière lui, on peut entendre ses excellents et fidèles musiciens : Peter Dammann, Louis Pain, Dan Fincher, John Mazzocco et Mike Klobas.
Released from prison and finally free of his addictions (drugs and alcohol), Paul DeLay offers an ambitious and varied contemporary blues album for the Evidence label. This album, which demonstrates an openness to new sonic horizons, features superb compositions such as "Bottom line", "Ocean of tears", the instrumental "Hopefully", "Slip stumble fall", "Stop your groanin'". Behind him, we can hear his excellent and faithful musicians : Peter Dammann, Louis Pain, Dan Fincher, John Mazzocco and Mike Klobas.
NICE & STRONG
Evidence
Spring 1997
Ce nouvel album pour Evidence s'inscrit dans la directe continuation de "Ocean of tears". Paul et ses musiciens délivrent un programme percutant avec de remarquables moments comme "Over and done", "Fourteen dollars in the bank", "She doesn't work that way", "Nice & strong", "What do you want in a man", "I know you got another man", "Come on with it".
This new album for Evidence is a direct continuation of "Ocean of tears". Paul and his musicians deliver a powerful program with remarkable moments like "Over and done", "Fourteen dollars in the bank", "She doesn't work that way", "Nice & strong", "What do you want in a man", "I know you got another man", "Come on with it".
LIVE AT NOTODDEN
Little Village Foundation
August 1997
Ce CD édité en 2017 par Little Village Foundation relate un concert de Paul DeLay et son groupe régulier sur la scène du célèbre festival norvégien à l'été 1997. Ils se montrent en bonne forme et délivrent un set puissant. Excellente qualité sonore.
This CD, released in 2017 by Little Village Foundation, compiles a concert by Paul DeLay and his regular band at the famous Norwegian festival in the summer of 1997. They are in great form and deliver a powerful set. Excellent sound quality.
DELAY DOES CHICAGO
Evidence
February 1998
Comme le titre de l'album le suggère, Paul délaisse, un temps, sa ville de Portland pour le son de Chicago. Accompagné de Rockin' Johnny Burgin et de son groupe, il délivre un album intéressant, effectivement marqué par le Chicago Blues. On apprécie, en particulier, "Beatiful bones", "Brave woman", "Leave me alone", "Come on home" (avec Zora Young), "What's coming next" (avec Jimmy Dawkins), "Great big kid".
As the album title suggests, Paul temporarily leaves his hometown of Portland for the sound of Chicago. Accompanied by Rockin' Johnny Burgin and his band, he delivers an interesting album, indeed marked by the Chicago Blues. Particularly enjoyable tracks include "Beatiful bones", "Brave woman", "Leave me alone", "Come on home" (with Zora Young), "What's coming next" (with Jimmy Dawkins), "Great big kid".
HEAVY ROTATION
Evidence
Spring 2001
Paul et ses musiciens reviennent avec cet album à un blues contemporain parfois teinté de jazz, toujours sous la bannière Evidence. Même si la tracklist s'avère inégale, on peut trouver de bons moments comme "Givin' up the body", "Remember me", "Wealthy man", "I'll quit you tomorrow", "It isn't easy being big".
Paul and his musicians return with this album to a contemporary blues sometimes tinged with jazz, still under the Evidence banner. Even if the tracklist proves uneven, there are some good moments like "Givin' up the body", "Remember me", "Wealthy man", "I'll quit you tomorrow", "It isn't easy being big".
THE LAST OF THE BEST
Criminal
2004 / 2006
Ce recueil posthume compile différents titres capturés lors de plusieurs festivals en 2004 et 2006. Malgré un programme un peu long, ces morceaux s'avèrent intéressants et témoignent du dynamisme de Paul et de ses musiciens sur scène.
This posthumous collection compiles various tracks recorded at several festivals in 2004 and 2006. Despite a somewhat lengthy program, these pieces prove interesting and demonstrate the dynamism of Paul and his musicians on stage.
MARK HUMMEL'S BLUES HARMONICA BLOWOUTS
Electro-Fi
2000's ?
On trouve dans ce double CD trois titres de Paul DeLay : "Blues and trouble", "Can't stand your evil ways" et "Mean old Frisco".
This double CD contains three tracks by Paul DeLay : "Blues and trouble", "Can't stand your evil ways" and "Mean old Frisco".