Reviews

Calling Mama Zuma

Chuck, this is one ass-kickin', great-sounding record...

The songs are great, your voice is in top form, your bass playing cooks and your B3 chops are stellar. You guys really did a heck of a job. I really think you pulled some of the best performances I've ever heard out of Jimmy Hall and Todd Sharp. All the guitar players sound great really, and Rodovsky really nails it. Just a really great job all the way around. A couple of those songs sound like classics immediately, almost anthemic.
Congratulations, and good luck with it. Oh, and it's worth the price of admission for that picture of you on the back cover alone. Now THAT is an outfit.
Thanks so much for sharing it with me. I wish you all the best.

—Steve Conn

Sounds like a pot of pea soup ready to boil over!! Damn!!

Got Calling Mama Zuma in the mail a few days ago. Killer stuff. Kinda Delbert Mclinton meets Jimmy Smith. Some serious rockin R and B. The real B-3 is in serious danger of becoming a lost art. Thanks for helping to keep it alive. ...Was great to here Chris L. again. Really like what you guys did on Pool Party. Every tune has some fine guitar playing. So far, "Puttin the Gloves Back On, The Bottle, and Karma Comes Callin" are on top of my list.... " we built a culture of corruption, fortified by dirty deeds".....That verse is scary real!.... Great production. You guys got the old school sound down, but it's super clean.. Sounds great on everything I've played it on. Congrats to Brother Jim, always had a great set of ears. And it's always good to hear him pick up a guitar...CMZ stands up to anything I've heard on the radio lately. The writing, the players, and the production, all 1st rate. Hope you can get it out there for more people to hear. Good luck and keep the tunes coming. And keep plucking that bass!. Sounds like a pot of pea soup ready to boil over!! Damn!!............

—Rocky Henning ("El Rocko")

Your Hammond B3 guy was having a lot of fun on this record!

Yo, Chuck: What a great album. I like Karma and Dubya the best, but there is not a weak track on the album. Your Hammond B3 guy was having a lot of fun on this record! Dubya just about sums up my feelings at the moment.
Thanks! Cheers,

—Frank C. - NJ

From Beyond the Mighty Get Go

Killer R&B with Soulful Vocals

Clever lyrics, great grooves, and just an all round good time. The arrangements and the recording are top notch, with nice horns and backing vocals to support Chuck's great blues voice.

—Tony Sanders

Very good quality listening!

Great uplifting lyrics providing a good feeling . Very good musicianship as well. Please give it a listen and support Chuck.

—Scott Stemen

Chuck Glass Is A Fantastic Songwriter, Musician and Philosopher!!!

If you believe as I do that the blues is truth, as the great Willie Dixon once said, then this is some of the deepest blues you'll ever hear. This remains true regardless of how you choose to define the music - blues, r&b, rock, pop, etc. Seriously, this stuff really speaks to the human condition and seeks to improve one's character through the musical journey - sounds like the blues to me. Don't get me wrong, Chuck ain't preaching, just laying it on the line with some great music. Even at its lightest moments, e.g., Big ol' Baby, Evil Twin, there's a lot being said. If you like great music with really something to say, I don't think you could do better. Most highly recommended. And this is coming from a guitar driven, heavy blues/rock enthusiast!

—D.H.