Booker T. Jones

Hammond B3 alchemist Booker T. Jones is one America's most prolific, distinguished and instantly recognizable musical forces, and the arrival of his Anti- album, Potato Hole, not only re-affirms his greatness, it also re-introduces the neglected all-instrumental format to a noisy, crowded marketplace crying out for precisely the type of soul satisfying pleasure which Jones excels at. With choice accompaniment by the capable Southern rock visionaries Drive By Truckers and a sound often pushed into over drive by the volcanic lead guitar of rock & roll legend Neil Young, it is an altogether extraordinary set. Featuring a mixture of newly written songs and a trio of intriguing covers, all recorded in a scant one weeks time, Potato Hole captures Booker T at the critical peak of a renewed creative phase in his storied career. "I really feel like I've been opened up again, I've got the creative muse working for me," Jones said. "It's like I have discovered a new method, a little road I can take to open it up, and I'm excited about playing this music."

"After all these years, he remains so soulful, and so good."
~NPR

"A showcase forS Jones' ever-sinuous way around his Hammond B-3, which sings, purrs, moans and shouts with often near-human expressivity, under his skilled touch."
~Los Angeles Times

"Transports listeners to the '60s heyday of Stax, where [Jones] and the MGs defined soul music."
~USA Today