Recent R&B/Soul/Blues discs of merit--an ongoing series

[jazzboCR]

When 4 masters of the craft get together and blend egos, there's a high expectation it's gonna be great. And so it is with the Four Jacks. McKendree, Funderburgh, Big Joe Maher and Steve Mackey should be familiar names--each has had 20-30 year careers of dead-solid music. Their first album, on a label dedicated to keeping that old spirit alive--take a look at their roster: http://www.ellersoulrecords.com/ Anyway on Deal with It, these guys have both instros and vocal tunes to wonderful effect. Here are some:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxq59gAYLcE << instro title song sets the table
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IY0AMDNOB8 << serious string-bending here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbfrVyZAhyQ << par-tay, dudes and dudettes. Kevin McKendree stretching out...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIgIGd97TEk

Not on the CD--a Blues Society perf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFLLKKEKjdA and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vfenKbqEqs << 2 different guys sitting in on keys and bass/vocals

BTW, these guys are not to be confused with these: http://www.last.fm/music/The+Four+Jacks/...+Ann/+wiki << the most popular singing group in Denmark in the 50's-60's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TabaiVqKEMo