Album Review: Steve Forbert – The Magic Tree

Steve Forbert, “The Magic Tree” (Blue Rose Music)- Mississippi born Steve Forbert first rose to prominence during the late seventies, enjoying the greatest commercial success of his career with the taut and evocative Americana of albums such as “Alive On Arrival,” “Jackrabbit Slim” and “Little Stevie Orbit.” Steve has inexplicably faded from the limelight since those heady days but he still delivers the goods on record like precious few of his contemporaries, and “The Magic Tree” should be required listening for anyone who’s ever been captivated by the sound of the great man’s distinctive voice and wheezing harmonica during the past four decades.