Good Bread Alley


Good Bread Alley is the third studio album of Carl Hancock Rux. Titled after a close-knit historically African American district of shotgun houses that once occupied a segregated neighborhood in Miami, Florida, the cd was released by Thirsty Ear Music, produced by Carl Hancock Rux with songwriting and co-songwriting credits from Geoff Barrow, Vinicius Cantuária, David Holmes, Rob Hyman, Stewart Lerman, Darren Morris, Phil Mossman, Vernon Reid, Tim Saul, Jaco Van Schalkwyk, and Bill Withers. The cd tackles religion, sexual politics, war and media overload, in the tradition of Marvin Gaye and Donny Hathaway, employing supersaturated, open-ended soul music with bluesy vamps, touches of minimalism, and slide-guitar licks providing a rich backdrop for Rux's sardonic baritone, achieving a pop-gospel synthesis.

Track listing

  1. "Good Bread Alley" 5:47
  2. "My Brother's Hands" 5:13
  3. "Thadius Star" 5:09
  4. "Behind the Curtain" 4:55
  5. "Lies" 3:31
  6. "Geneva" 3:27
  7. "Black of My Shadow" 4:35
  8. "All the Rock Stars" 4:13
  9. "Living Room" 3:53
  10. "I Can't Write Left Handed" 7:25
  11. "Better Left Unsaid " 5:20

Personnel

  • Carl Hancock Rux
  • Kwame Brandt Pierce
  • Brian Charette
  • Rob Hyman
  • Jason DeMatteo
  • Fred Cash
  • Stewart Lerman
  • Chris Eddleton
  • Sammy Merendino
  • Dave Tronzo
  • Vinicius Cantuaria
  • Leroy Jenkins
  • Jaco van Schalkwyk
  • Marcelle Lashley
  • Helga Davis:
  • Christalyn Wright
  • Stephanie Battle
  • Dave Darlington
  • Michael Stryder
  • Lorraine Walsh