▁reviews ▁from ▁both ▁Living ▁Blues ▁and ▁Blues ▁& ▁Rh ythm ▁mag az ines . ▁Paul ▁O scher ▁stated ▁" When ▁I ▁heard ▁him ▁play ▁I ▁said ▁to ▁myself : ▁this ▁is ▁how ▁the ▁bl ues , ▁as ▁I ▁know ▁it , ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁stay ▁alive ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁album ▁earned ▁recognition ▁from ▁the ▁Blues ▁Foundation ▁through ▁the ▁International ▁Blues ▁Challenge , ▁where ▁it ▁received ▁the ▁' Best ▁Self - Produ ced ▁CD ▁Award '. ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁K eb ' ▁Mo ' ▁had ▁partner ed ▁up ▁with ▁T aj ▁Mah al ▁to ▁release ▁a ▁joint ▁album , ▁T aj Mo . ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Contempor ary ▁Blues ▁Album . ▁On ▁the ▁resulting ▁prom ot ional ▁tour , ▁Will is ▁played ▁as ▁the ▁support ▁act ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁season ed ▁bl ues ▁men ▁on ▁several ▁dates . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Will is ▁released ▁his ▁follow ▁up ▁album , ▁Spect ac ular ▁Class . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁issued ▁on ▁Kind ▁of ▁Blue ▁Music . ▁T aj ▁Mah al ▁was ▁cred ited ▁as ▁executive ▁producer ▁and ▁K eb ' ▁Mo ' ▁as ▁producer . ▁The ▁collection ▁contained ▁ten ▁sides ▁with ▁the ▁lyr ical ▁content ▁all ▁p enn ed ▁by ▁Will is . ▁He ▁provided ▁vocals ▁and ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁( f inger picker / flat picker / slide ) ▁with ▁K eb ' ▁Mo