The bulk of The Professionals consists of ten previously unreleased cuts recorded in 1975 for a planned follow-up to Alive & Kicking. The album was shelved after the poor performance of the band's last few singles, and the cuts appear here for the first time. As could be expected, it's not difficult to see why these cuts were never released, even though they sound fairly identical to the band's other hits, especially the classic "Didn't I Blow Your Mind." There are some interesting standout moment...   [ read more ]

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For his first "band" album, this adroit Portland slide guitarist hired on Bill Frisell as well as the lesser-known but excellent Canadian duo Jesse Zubot and Steve Dawson. Zubot's violin and Dawson's Weissenborn help to elevate this all-acoustic effort. It's well worth a listen. ~ Mark Allan, All Music Guide

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