Got It Goin' On is an apt title for this third release from California bluesman
James Armstrong. While his previous release, Dark Night, was steeped in a soul/blues vein, this album is a solid, stripped-down blues session.
Armstrong's guitar chops (especially on slide guitar) and impassioned vocals continue to gain strength following the horrendous attack on his life in 1997. Making an encore appearance is guitarist
Michael Ross, who blends in with the dominant role
Armstrong assumes, while the keyboard work is provided by
Jimmy Pugh of the Robert Cray Band. The majority of cuts were written or co-written by
Armstrong, including the heartfelt ballad "Another Dream," the funky rocker "2 Sides," included in the movie Speechless, and the New Orleans-influenced "Mr. B's." ~ Al Campbell