ROBBEN FORD – Two Shades Of Blue (2026)
ROBBEN FORD returns in exceptional form with ”Two Shades Of Blue”, a record defined by its sophistication, taste, and timeless musicality. The album will be released on April 17 via Provogue / Artone.
Robben is a man in motion. Scan the five-time Grammy nominee’s back catalogue – a half-century hot-streak that darts between rock, fusion and blues – and you’ll find a musician in a constant state of metamorphosis.
Spin new album Two Shades Of Blue – a transatlantic modern classic that shapeshifted as the sessions unfolded – and you’ll feel the risks taken and rules broken. “I have that curse,” smiles the 74-year-old guitarist. “I don’t have two records that sound the same…”
With a new album around the corner, Robben feels at the top of his game right now. Two Shades Of Blue is not the album Ford was planning to make – but it’s all the better for it. Tracked in the U.S. and U.K. with two different crack-squad bands, this album paints with his inimitable palette, from the low-slung funk-blues of lead single ‘Make My Own Weather’ to skyscraping instrumentals that even test the limits of a player ranked amongst the 100 Greatest Guitarists Of The 20th Century by Musician Magazine.
01. Make My Own Weather
02. Jealous Guy
03. Perfect Illusion
04. Black Night
05. Two Shades of Blue
06. The Fire Flute
07. The Light Fandango
08. Feeling’s Mutual
Robben Ford – Guitar, Vocals
Jonny Henderson – Keyboards
Paul Booth – Saxophone
Ryan Quigley – Trumpet
Trevor Mires – Trombone
Robin Mullarkey – Bass
Ianto Thomas – Drums
with:
Larry Goldings – Keyboards (6, 7, 8)
Darryl Jones – Bass (6, 7, 8)
Gary Husband – Drums (6, 7, 8)
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