James bluesy incarnation reveals a solid rocker underneath

Has it been a while since you’ve seen Colin James on stage?
You might wonder exactly what sort of musical being he’s become, given that the man’s career has gone through a couple of incarnations since his swinging Little Big Band, moving in and out of rock, and lately delving more deliberately into the blues.
After pulling off two excellent albums that saw him return to his blues roots and to classic blues covers — 2016’s Blue Highways and last year’s recent J