The musicians he plays with are taking their cues from Eddie and you can feel it in the way they have all caught the less-is-more attitude his playing exemplifies. Listening to his composition, the instrumental "Slippin In", primarily a Hammond Organ and guitar duet, makes this really clear. Instead of either Eddie or his guitar player, Felix Reyes, playing speed of light solos with millions of notes that you never hear, they make each note they play tell a story. I'm not a big fan of organ music normally, but the way Eddie uses his Hammond made a convert out of me on this occasion. There was something about the way he was able to nurse the notes out of that instrument that made it sing beautiful harmony with the guitar unlike anything I've heard in along time.
Eddie Tigner is a great all around Blues piano player who can handle everything from a straight-ahead Blues number like "Need Your Love So Bad", to the rollicking swing of "Knock Me A Kiss". He can sing it slow and sweet, or fast and loose, and sound equally comfortable and always sound like he means every word he sings. There aren't many people left who can do justice to Barrelhouse Blues/honky-tonk music anymore, but Eddie Tigner's Slippin In is proof that there are still some who have what it takes to make your spine get loose and remind you that you have hips.
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