“Can’t fit a trip to the great music clubs of New Orleans’s French Quarter onto your calendar anytime soon? Here’s the next best thing: an album dominated by covers of Louisiana-rooted rock, soul, blues, and R&B by saxophonist and singer Jimmy Carpenter, raves AMERICANA HIGHWAYS. “Soul Doctor is dynamic, daring, and delectable food for ones body, mind and spirit!” states BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE (2019 Album Review ‘Soul Doctor’). “These grooves will supply you with a healthy dose of just what the doctor ordered. At the forefront, is Carpenter, playing his saxophone and singing like a legend from an era gone by…” says ROCK & BLUES MUSE (2019 Album Review ‘Soul Doctor’).
GRAMMY® Award-Winner and 2x-Blues Music Award-Winning Master Saxophonist, Singer & Songwriter JIMMY CARPENTER won the 2022 Blues Music Award for "Horn Player of the Year" for the 2nd consecutive year. He was Nominated 6 years in a row for this award, including 2023! Jimmy Carpenter has written, arranged and recorded the horns for many artists, and has gained a reputation as a Master Blues, Rock-n-Roll and R&B Saxophonist. Jimmy has released 5 acclaimed albums: Toiling in Obscurity (2008); Walk Away (2014), Jimmy Carpenter Plays the Blues (2017); Soul Doctor (2019); and The Louisiana Record (2022). "Not only is he a powerhouse vocalist and killer songwriter, but his sax is second to none. It sings. It roars..." raves BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE. "The kind of set that will get your whole neighborhood dancing...Get it and get going!" says ROCK & BLUES MUSE (2022 Album Review 'The Louisiana Record'). "One of the most beloved sax players in the business..." states CHICAGO BLUES GUIDE.