Hans Theessink - Baby Wants To Boogie (Remastered) (1987/2017) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

This is the first of many albums that features Jon Sass on the tuba. I'd just been to New Orleans where I figured out that it would be interesting to try to combine my string sounds with a brass bass. Fate has it that I met Jon at the Vienna Airport on the way back - he was up for the idea. We created a pretty unique sound and have since worked together for over 15 years. The album features old blues tunes and original songs. I invited TexMex accordion-man Flaco Jimenez to play on the title track. Baby Wants To Boogie was a minor hit for me. The single release got a lot of airplay around the globe. (Hans Theessink)

Hans Theessink often gets the short end of the stick because he's a Dutch bluesman, which means he couldn't possibly be "legitimate" in the eyes of some critics. That's not really fair, since he's actually an imaginative, unpredictable guitarist. Granted, his albums can sound a little sterile, but that criticism can be applied to most contemporary blues albums. The main problem with his records is that they're interchangeable – all of them sound similar and all of them are about as strong as their predecessor. Baby Wants to Boogie isn't particularly different from his other albums, but it does have some good songs and solos, making it as good a place to learn about Theessink as any. (Thom Owens, AMG)

Theessinks’ re-workings of traditional delta-blues are light years past any other contemporary bluesman. His own songs are capable of standing up to the classics. (Metro West/Boston)

Can a Dutchman sing the blues? You bet! (Frets Magazine)

Tracklist:
01. Baby wants to boogie
02. My baby changed the lock on her door
03. Slidin' delta
04. Stones in my passway
05. Nobody's fault but mine
06. Darkest hour
07. Southsea shuffle
08. Hunted man
09. Went to the doctor
10. When things go wrong

Personnel:
Hans Theessink, vocals, acoustic, electric & steelbody guitars, mandolin, harmonica
Jon Sass, tuba
Alex Munkas, drums, percussion
Christian Dozzler, harmonica
Flaco Jimenez, accordion
Nicola Parov, gadulka
Pippa Armstrong, backing vocals
Dana Gillespie, backing vocals