John Mayall The Sun Is Shining Down (Vinyl LP)

On his latest album, The Sun Is Shining Down, blues legend John Mayall teams up with a stellar cast to deliver a funky, soulful affair punctuated by brass, violins, harmonica, and electric ukulele. Special guests include The Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell, fast-rising roots rocker Marcus King, Americana icon Buddy Miller, Scarlet Rivera of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Review, Chicago blues guitar mainstay Melvin Taylor and Hawaiian ukulele star Jake Shimabukuro. Also on hand is Mayall's longtime dynamic Chicago rhythm section of Greg Rzab on bass guitar and Jay Davenport on drums with Austin's multi-talented and charismatic Carolyn Wonderland on guitar. The album was recorded at Strawhorse Studios and also at Robby Krieger's (The Doors) Horse Latitudes studio with Grammy-nominated producer Eric Corne.