The Road From Memphis - Booker T. Jones
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  • Summary: The legendary three-time Grammy winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer returns with a solid soul and funk album, featuring guest appearances by Sharon Jones and Lou Reed.

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  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
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  1. PopMatters
    May 20, 2011
    80
    All told, The Road From Memphis is enough to make Jim Stewart, Estelle Axton, Duck Dunn, Rufus Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Isaac Hayes and any other member of the Stax family smile wherever they are.
  2. Consequence of Sound
    Jun 30, 2011
    80
    Like Miles Davis or Jimi Hendrix, Jones' inner soul permeates through his instrument and his voice is unmistakable.
  3. Mojo
    May 18, 2011
    80
    Booker responds with young and evergreen playing, a typically euphonious mixture of economy, precision, warmth, color and melody on tight groovin' instrumentals. [Jun 2011, p.101]
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  4. NOW Magazine
    Jun 24, 2011
    60
    Throughout, the material is simultaneously current and nostalgic, recalling the optimism and discovery of the 60s and 70s, especially on Progress, sung by Jim James of My Morning Jacket.

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