Robben Ford "A Tribute To Paul Butterfield"

Producer/drummer Patrick Ford states, ""A Tribute To Paul Butterfield" was done to pay tribute to Paul and to the great Butterfield bands he led. Mark Ford (harp), Robben Ford (guitar) and I wanted to say thanks to the man who, maybe more than any other, helped each of us to define who we as musicians would become. The complete joy we had in making these recording is, I think, evident in each track as is our reverence for Paul Butterfield the musician, band leader, and modern blues innovator. In the making of this recording a real effort was made to choose songs from Butterfield's first seven releases that would demonstrate both the style and diversity of the man and the bands. While we tried to stay fairly close to the original arrangements we did, in the best of Butterfield traditions, allow ourselves room to be creative. Paul Butterfield was the consummate blues man and though he died young he left a legacy that few can rival."