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R.J. MISCHO
I N F I N L A N D

R . J . M I S C H O
BLUES HARMONICA DEAL

R.J. MISCHO IN FINLAND
BLUEBEAT MUSIC 110
RELEASE DATE : MAY 1, 2023
(USA)
(FINLAND)


Recorded live in the studio, November 2, 2022 at Suprovox Analog Recording, Karkkila, Finland
Musicians:
RJ Mischo - harmonica,vocals
with Tomi Leino Trio (Finland)
Tomi Leino - guitar
Jonne Kulluvaara - guitar
Jaska Prepula - bass
Mikko Peltola - drums
Tracklist:
01 Everybody 04:25
02 She Got Next To Me 03:11
03 Two Ears & One Mouth 03:10
04 Good Intentions 03:33
05 Second Wind Two 04:52
06 Avanto Shuffle 02:29
07 Spread Your Hustle 04:19
08 She's Good To Me 04:07
09 Tried To Kill Me #2 04:14
10 Don't Look Down 03:33
11 Dark Road City Light 04:20
Born in 1960, in Chilton, Wisconsin, harmonica player, singer and songwriter Robert Joseph (R.J.) Mischo succumbed to blues music after attending a Muddy Waters concert and encouraged by his friends, harmonica players Mojo Bufford and Lynwood Slim, started with the instrument and he decided to spend the rest of his life between twelve bars. Active since the late seventies, Mischo formed his first band R.J. Mischo & the Teddy Morgan Blues Band and recorded their first album "Ready to Go" in 1992. Since then, after settling in San Francisco, he became a regular at festivals and clubs on the national circuit and has been a regular on tours in Europe. Although he has not been considered a first line musician, Mischo is one of the most original, inventive and combative harmonica players of recent decades. His albums to date are true praise for subtlety and creativity, his technique is overflowing with imagination and his compositional capacity is at the level of the greats. This live album shows what a great blues artist he is.
COMPLETE R.J. MISCHO DISCOGRAPHY
ON BLUE LOON RECORDS
1992
1994
ON CROSSCUT RECORDS
1996
1997
1999
2002
2004
2006
ON CHALLIS RECORDS
ON GREASELAND RECORDS
ON DELTA GROOVE
SELF RELEASED
BLUEBEAT MUSIC
2008
2010
2012
2014
2018
FINLAND GANG
TOMI
LEINO
TRIO

Tomi Leino - guitar

Jaska Prepula - bass

Mikko Peltola - drums
TLT DISCOGRAPHY
2013
2016

2022
Finland has the power when it comes to blues artists. To the legendary Wentus Blues Band, the guitarists Pepe Ahlqvist, Ismo Haavisto and Erja Lyytinen, the harmonica player Helge Tallquist and the singers Marjo Leinonen and Ina Forsman, we must undoubtedly add one of the guitarists with a homogeneous and visceral career, Tomi Leino . Active since the mid-eighties, he has lent his guitar on numerous recordings, has toured with international artists and in 2011 founded Tomi Leno Trio, with whom he has recorded three albums and has been RJ Mischo's backing band in recent years. . The cuts for this album "In Finland" were recorded from his 2022 tour with Mischo.



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