Brand New!!!

Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers
"Almighty Dollar"

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 Here's the latest and, what I hope you'll think, is some of the best blues from our band and friends in one cd. We asked brother Johnny Dyer to sing a couple and, as always, Johnny was 'the man' in one take. Rusty Zinn, a great talent on his own, came down from Oakland to add his guitar to the mix. On track 6 and 12 it is Rusty and Henry with Rod and Dave to go back to that great Little Walter sound. Hank Van Sickle put his upright bass through some changes on several tracks and nailed it. His traditional sound and feel fit right in. Norm Gonzales turned his Fender bass into action on track 8,9 and 11, and laid down that bottom we were looking for. Johnny Viau added his tenor sax to several tracks and gave them the depth that only he can do.

The core Mighty Flyers, Honey on piano, Henry on guitar, and Dave on drums, took things to a new level. They showed their sublime ability to create spontaneous soulful excitement at every twist and turn that the recording session began to take. The title track "Almighty Dollar" is an original commentary on life in general for all blues players and most people I know. After 46 years of hustling, you know this song comes right from my heart and soul. Amen ain't that the truth.

Rod Piazza
 

Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers Blues Quartet:
Soul Monster: Soul Monster is probably one of the most satisfying projects as it combines so many aspects of the music we all love.  First off, the title came from years ago.  A musician Rod worked with in the 60's would always say, "Ahhhh, you's pullin' out the soul monster" whenever he would reach for the big 64 chromatic harp.  So Rod thought it was a great title for the lead-off track and then the cd itself.

Rod believes the rest of the cd speaks for itself and each selection is a gem that will stand on its own merit.  Rod was able to create a new twist on his harp solos throughout as well as sending out homage to his old favorites. The band seems exceptionally tight on the cd and it's probably due to the extensive work they have been doing together.

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His Instramentals
 Rod Piazza - His Instrumentals:  Finally available on one cd, a collection of Rod's original harp instrumentals.  A MUST for all of you harp players and harp addicts!!!  Accompanied by various line-ups of the Mighty Flyers.  Two unreleased instrumentals included from "Live at BB King's" sessions.

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Rod Piazza - California Blues: Just uncovered, a limited amount of the 1990's classic CD by Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, featuring such greats as Worried Life Blues, Chicken Shack Boogie, and California Blues

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Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers Blues Quartet: Thrillville

Rod Piazza returns with the newly rechristened Mighty Flyers Blues Quartet, for the follow up to their ambitious Delta Groove debut "For The Chosen Who," on which the band was nominated and won a
2006 Blues Music Award for "Band Of The Year."

"ThrillVille" is the culmination of 40 years of honing and crafting this music - a heritage that began with the Dirty Blues Band and Bacon Fat, followed by the formation of the Chicago Flying Saucer Band, which ultimately gave birth to the Mighty Flyers. The result is an album that Rod says "...is one of the toughest and strongest records I've ever made." Together with the Mighty Flyers Blues Quartet, Rod delivers an album full of spontaneity and diversity that is the perfect mixture of spirit, enthusiasm, creativity and experience, and one that will further solidify his legacy in the blues history books in the years to come.

 

A SUPER HIGH QUALITY DVD OF A 60 MINUTE ACTION-PACKED LIVE SHOW BY ROD PIAZZA AND THE MIGHTY FLYERS. "BIG BLUES PARTY" WAS FILMED BY HD-NET FOR HI-DEF TV IN MARCH OF 2005. THIS IS A MOTION PICTURE QUALITY PRODUCT.

Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers "For The Chosen Who"

The Full-length album & Bonus (the making of the album) DVD!

 

SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS:
Phil Guy - guitar / Finis Tasby - bass & background vocals / James Gadsen - drums / Kid Ramos - guitar / Johnny Dyer - vocals / Randy Chortkoff - harmonica / Cynthia Manley - background vocals / Amy Keys - background vocals / Jesica Williams - background vocals/ Robbyn Kirmsee - background vocals / David Woodford - horns

Keepin' It Real

From Blind Pig Records, it is already being praised as "the best since their 'Live at BB's' cd in 1993".

 
DIRTY BLUES BAND
1967- Rod's record debut on ABC Records. 11 titles including Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign"
STONE DIRT - Dirty Blues Band (ABC/Bluesway)
1968- Rod's second album with a new lineup of musicians, including the great Jimmy 'Night Train' Forrest on tenor. 10 titles including Otis Rush's " I Can't Quit You Baby"
TUFF DUDE - Bacon Fat
1970- The much sought after second Bacon Fat CD that was never released in the States.
1973 ROD PIAZZA BLUES MAN (LMI)  
CHICAGO FLYING SAUCER BAND (Gangster Records)
According to an old saying, when you're on top, there's nowhere to go but down. However, Rod Piazza, one of the nation's top blues performers and multi-winning Handy Award winner as best blues harp, remain at the top of his game and continue to look for ways to climb. This recording takes you back to the orgins, and emerses you into the blues, and won't let you come up for air. A must have for Mighty Flyer fans, and Blues loves alike!
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL & FILE UNDER ROCK
Both on 1 CD
19 titles in all, recorded from 1980 thru 1983. From Little Walter's "Mellow Down Easy" to Honey's "Texas Twister". UNREAL!!!!!
1985 FROM THE START TO THE FINNISH (Right Hemisphere)  
HARPBURN - Rod Piazza Solo (Murray Brothers)
For anyone with ears to hear, it should be readily apparent that Rod Piazza is one of the very finest blues performers currently active. Make no mistake: the blues are alive and well - very much so - in Southern California where Rod makes his home. And while it's a long ways from the Mississippi Delta, to be sure, it's no less true.
SO GLAD TO HAVE THE BLUES (Murray Brothers)
"The Blues are to me many things, but most of all, it is a spirit. the records may have a sub-par recording, or the performer may be lacking state-of-the art equipment, but if that one ingrediant is there, then the spirit has been captured. If in listening to this record, you too feel that spirit, then the excitement and expression of the blues is our common bond to share." - Rod Piazza

UNDERCOVER (Black Top Records)
The Alex Schultz / Jimi Bott version of the Flyers from 1988. It's also the Black Top Records period with some live cuts included. A MUST!!!!!
BLUES IN THE DARK (Black Top Records)
"Over the past 15 years, I've lost count of how many fantastic performances I've seen by Rod Piazza, and his stellar group, the Mighty Flyers. What Rod did was pick most of the tunes they do live that haven't been recorded already- They wanted to make a straight-ahead blues record for the people who all come and see them." -Dan Forte
ALPHABET BLUES (Black Top Records)
Rod Piazza and his big-toned harmonica have been a major force in West Coast blues circles since the early 60's. Rod Piazza and The Mighty Flyers' parts are as great as the sum total. They know the ABC's of the blues and this recording preserves evidence that their blues alphabet can speak to the willing and to the able.
LIVE AT B.B. KINGS, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (Big Mo Records)
In the studio they have always been amoung the very best but n stage the invariably turn the burners up even higher. A live recording at BB King's on Beale Street? This is the CD you have been waiting for!
TOUGH AND TENDER (Tone Cool Records)
“The Blues is a feeling - an all encompassing feeling projecting from the depths of the heart and soul. This one special quality separates the authentic (real deal) bluesmen from all the rest. Rod Piazza exudes his aura of legitimate feeling - the deepest of all feelings - the feelings of a blues man. His entire life epitomizes and is his testment to living with the blues.” - Andrew M. Robble
VINTAGE LIVE IN '75 (Tone Cool Records)
The year was 1975, and the blues was still young and on the rise. In Los Angeles, California, Rod Piazza and a smoking young band featuring the late great Hollywood Fats and George Phelps on guitars, Larry Taylor on bass, and Richard Innes on drums were "doing it to death" - playing fresh, explosive versions of songs they had learned from the masters...
HERE AND NOW (Tone Cool Records)
“Here and Now is the 17th album from the 34 years I have been performing professionally in this great music we call the Blues. At this point the hardest hill to climb is to create material that is truly new, not just an interpretation of something done before, either by myself or others.
MODERN MASTER- THE BEST OF ROD PIAZZA
(Tone Cool Records)

2 CD set with enhanced content including archived photos from Rod's personal collection and live footage of Rod in action.

THE BLUES HARP EXPERIENCE- INSTRUCTIONAL VHS TAPE
A blues harmonic experience! Not just an instructional video, but a voyage thru the Blues: Harp, amps, mics, and photos of 35 years of experience, with seasoned tips from Rod on many aspects of it all. Includes live footage of Duo, as well as full band performance.