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Chris Duarte is a master of the art of electric guitar, a complete musician whose full-throttle sound is rich with subtlety and nuance. Romp, recorded at Sweet Tea in Oxford, Mississippi, is as brash and raw as Chris's music can be. Grounded in the blues and sometimes revealing a dark emotional side, his songs make room both for high-energy musicianship and deep feeling. The title song updates Junior Kimbrough's raucous juke joint sound, while three instrumental tracks revel in the pure joy of the sound of the electric guitar. With John Jordan (bass) and Ed Miles (drums), the Chris Duarte Group is a power trio for the new millennium, and Romp catches them at their soulful best.