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Complete Recorded Works of Son House & the Great Delta Blues Singers by Various Artists/Son House (C
 

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Complete Recorded Works of Son House & the Great Delta Blues Singers by Various Artists/Son House (C
"Complete Recorded Works of Son House & the Great Delta Blues Singers" (10/17/2000) Blues Various Artists, Document (USA)Recorded between 1928 & 1930. Includes liner notes by Bob Groom. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Son House (vocals, guitar); Reverend Rubin Lacy, Garfield Akers, Jim Thompkins, Joe Calicott, Kid Bailey, Willie Brown, Blind Joe Reynolds, Blind Willie Reynolds (vocals, guitar); Ralph Lembo (vocals). Liner Note Author: Bob Groom. Complete Recorded Works of Son House & The Great Delta Blues Singers isn't entirely devoted to Son House -- there are cuts by several other musicians, including Willie Brown, Garfield Akers, Rube Lacey and Joe Calicott -- but this disc, which contains a complete 1930 session, is the best place to get his earliest songs ("My Black Mama," "Preachin' the Blues," "Dry Spell Blues"), which remain among his masterworks. ~ Thom Owens

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Austin Rhythm and Blues Christmas by Various Artists (CD - 06/26/2001)
 

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Austin Rhythm and Blues Christmas by Various Artists (CD - 06/26/2001)
"Austin Rhythm and Blues Christmas" (06/26/2001) Blues Various Artists, Legacy RecordingsPersonnel includes: Denny Freedman (guitar, piano); Kaz Kazanoff, Joe Sublett (saxophone); Gary Vajgrt (trumpet); Steve Pentecost (piano); Nick Connolly (organ); Sarah Brown (bass, glockenspiel); Alex Napier, Jack Moore (bass); Gary "Mudcat" Smith, George Rains, Wes Starr (drums); Kim Wilson (glockenspiel, bells); Paul Ray, Frank Christina (bells). All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Charlie Sexton (vocals, guitar); Denny Freeman (guitar, piano); Gary Smith (guitar); Joe Sublett, Kaz Kazanoff, Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff (saxophone); Gary Vajgrt (trumpet); Steve Pentecost (piano); Nick Connolly (organ); Kim Wilson (glockenspiel, bells); Sarah Brown (glockenspiel); Wes Starr, George Rains (drums); Paul Ray (bells). Recording information: Austin's Riverside Sound. Illustrator: Jack Davis . Unknown Contributor Roles: Jimmie Vaughan; Keith Ferguson. Arranger: Kaz Kazanoff. Originally issued on the Austin label in 1983, this rockin' release was reissued with a new cover on Epic in 1986. Standouts include The Fabulous Thunderbirds' spirited instrumental "Rockin' Winter Wonderland" and vocalist Kim Wilson pouring his harp and soul into Hop Wilson's "Merry Christmas, Darling." Two of Austin's finest blues divas, Angela Strehli and Lou Ann Barton, turn in smokey and sultry covers of yule classics, but it is bassist/vocalist Sarah Brown who sizzles with her original "My Christmas Is Hung with Tears." ~ Dennis MacDonald

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Best of B.B. King: 20th Century Masters/The Christmas Collection by B.B. King (CD - 09/23/2003)
 

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Best of B.B. King: 20th Century Masters/The Christmas Collection by B.B. King (CD - 09/23/2003)
"Best of B.B. King: 20th Century Masters/The Christmas Collection" (09/23/2003) Blues King, B.B., MCA Records (USA)Personnel: Leon Warren (guitar); Melvin Jackson (saxophone); Stanley Abernathy, James Bolden (trumpet); James Sells Tony (keyboards); Calep Emphrey (drums); Tony Coleman (tambourine). Audio Mixers: John Hobrock; John Holbrook; Josiah Gluck. Liner Note Author: B.B. King. Recording information: Dockside Studios, Maurice, LA; Sound on Sound; Unique Studios, NY. Photographer: Kevin Westenberg. Unknown Contributor Role: Nashville String Machine. Arranger: B.B. King. This edition in Universal's discount-priced compilation series 20th Century Masters/The Christmas Collection is actually a re-titled reissue of the 2001 collection A Christmas Celebration of Hope. It took B.B. King a long time to get around to his first Christmas album, which didn't appear until about half a century into his recording career. It's an adequate, good-humored reprisal of various holiday chestnuts, among them some material with blues/R&B origins, like "Merry Christmas Baby." King wrote just one new song for the album, the instrumental "Christmas Love," though he did originally record another of the tracks, "Christmas Celebration," back in 1960. Wisely he plays "Auld Lang Syne" as a funky instrumental instead of vocalizing the singalong lyrics. In addition to periodic bursts of King's trademark guitar, there is plenty of brass and organ in the peppy arrangements. The Nashville String Machine adds its strings to just three tracks, which cuts down on over-produced excess (which is only a problem on "Please Come Home for Christmas"). It's hardly the first King you'll pull off your shelf, and not the first R&B Christmas album you'll turn to, either, but you could do worse in the holiday season. ~ Richie Unterberger

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Definitive Collection [5/23] *
 

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"The Definitive Collection [Remaster]" (05/23/2006) Blues Waters, Muddy, Geffen Records (USA)Personnel: Muddy Waters (vocals, guitar); Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy (guitar); James Cotton (harmonica); Otis Spann (piano); Willie Dixon (upright bass). Liner Note Author: Mary Katherine Aldin. Outside of Robert Johnson, there are few blues musicians as iconic as Muddy Waters. Chess's superbly selected and compiled DEFINITIVE COLLECTION is as close to a perfect compilation as listeners are likely to find on one disc. Arranged chronologically, the 24 tracks start with 1948's slinky "I Can't Be Satisfied" and end with 1976's "Crosseyed Cat." In between are the immortal Waters classics "Rollin' & Tumblin'," "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man," "I Just Want To Make Love To You," among others that changed the sound of the blues and helped birth a genre called rock & roll.

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Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Taj Mahal by Taj Mahal (CD - 09/09/2003)
 

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Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Taj Mahal by Taj Mahal (CD - 09/09/2003)
"Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Taj Mahal" (09/09/2003) Blues Mahal, Taj, Columbia/LegacyPersonnel includes: Taj Mahal (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, slide guitar, National steel guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, harmonica, flute, fife, penny whistle, kazoo); Jesse Ed Davis (acoustic & electric guitars, piano, organ); Ry Cooder (guitar, mandolin); Al Kooper (piano); Gary Gilmore (bass); Chuck Blackwell (drums). Producers: David Rubinson, John Porter, Taj Mahal, Paul Grupp. Compilation producer: Jeff Magid. Recorded between 1967 & 1997. Includes liner notes by Martin Scorsese and David Ritz. Adapter: Taj Mahal. Personnel: Taj Mahal (vocals, whistling, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin, flute, fife, pennywhistle, harmonica, kazoo); Ray Fitzpatrick (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Yvonne Fimbres, Mona Ram, Rashaida Nirobe, Inshirah Mahal, Joni Haastrup, Carole Fredericks (vocals); Jesse Ed Davis (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, organ); Hoshal Wright (guitar, electric guitar); David Coleman, Johnny Lee Schell (guitar); Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone, tuba); Bob Stewart (flugelhorn, tuba); Earl McIntyre (trombone, bass trombone, tuba); Joseph Daley (trombone, tuba); Jon Cleary (piano, Wurlitzer organ); Al Kooper (piano); Larry McDonald (keyboards, percussion); Tony Braunagel (drums, tambourine, percussion); Earl Palmer , Sanford Konikoff (drums); Kwasi Dzidzornu (congas, bells); Andy Narell (steel drum); Rocky Dzidzornu, Bismark Franco, Kester Smith (percussion); Rudy Costa (wind); Terrence Forsythe, Sir Harry Bowens, Donna Taylor (background vocals). Liner Note Authors: David Ritz; Martin Scorsese. Recording information: 1968-197?. Photographers: Guy Webster; Hank Parker; David Gahr; Bob Cato; Urve Kuusik; Don Peterson; Ken Settle. Unknown Contributor Role: Mississippi John Hurt. Arranger: Taj Mahal. When the Ken Burns' documentary series Jazz premiered on PBS in 2001, a series of artist compilations were released using the series as a brand name, and they sold quite well. So, with Martin Scorsese overseeing a series of films for PBS with the overall name The Blues in 2003, much the same sort of campaign was launched, and this 15-track compilation of Taj Mahal's work from the late '60s to the mid-'70s was part of it. There's nothing wrong with the material, drawn largely from albums such as Taj Mahal, The Natch'l Blues, and Giant Steps/De Ole Folks at Home. But it had only been three years since Columbia/Legacy released the 17-track The Best of Taj Mahal, which shares many of the same tracks, and that album was still in print when this one was released. If viewers, inspired by watching television, were inspired to buy a Taj Mahal album and picked this one up because of the tie-in, they would get a good selection of the highlights of his early work. But as an addition to his existing catalog, this release was essentially redundant. ~ William Ruhlmann

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His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) by Little Walter (CD - 05/07/2005)
 

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His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) by Little Walter (CD - 05/07/2005)
"His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)" (05/07/2005) Blues Walter, Little, MCA/ChessThis is part of Chess Records' 50 Anniversary series. Personnel: Little Walter (vocals, harmonica); Muddy Waters (guitar, slide guitar); Dave Myers, Fred Robinson , Jimmie Lee Robinson, Jimmy Rogers , Leonard Caston, Louis Myers, Luther Tucker, Robert Lockwood, Jr. (guitar); Otis Spann (piano); Fred Below, Billy Stepney, George Hunter (drums). Liner Note Author: Billy Altman. Recording information: Chicago, IL (05/12/1952-12/??/1960). Photographers: Ray Flerlage; Mary Katherine Aldin. Few would dispute that this collection is the Holy Grail of blues harmonica. Like the other entries in Chess Records' HIS BEST series, the Little Walter compilation is beautifully selected, sequenced, remastered, and packaged. At 20 tracks, HIS BEST gives a satisfying, economical summary of Walter's genius, and defends his title as the king of blues harp men. As a member of Muddy Waters's band, and on his own, Walter was one of the architects of the original Chicago sound. His propulsive chording, high-leaning notes, inventive use of amplification (he used a close-up hand-held microphone and effects like distortion and echo), and endless stream of ideas expanded the possibilities of the harmonica. With the help of such Chicago heavy-hitters as pianist Otis Spann, bassist Willie Dixon, and drummer Fred Below, Walter's own group displayed ferocious chemistry and instrumental prowess. Naturally, Walter's vocals and exceptional harp are at the fore here. Whether on signature tunes ("Juke"), slow burners ("Mean Old World"), or classic rockers ("Boom, Boom Out Goes the Light"), this is old-school electric blues at its absolute finest. In addition to its status as a textbook for harmonica players, HIS BEST is a ground-floor necessity for any blues library.

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Greatest Christmas Hits [Remaster] [9/27] *
 

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"Greatest Christmas Hits [Remaster]" (09/27/2005) Blues Brown, Charles Trio, Fuel 2000 RecordsPersonnel: Jimmy Reed , Louis Jordan, Lowell Fulson, Ronnie Kole Trio, The Violinaires, Big Joe Williams, Bobby Powell. The late pianist and vocalist Charles Brown lends his signature cool, laid-back jazz style to a variety of Christmas favorites, accompanied here by a slew of jazz and blues greats, including blues guitarist Lowell Fulson and blues singers Jimmy Reed and the legendary Big Joe Williams. Brown was a contemporary of Nat "King" Cole, with many stylistic similarities to his more commercially successful counterpart, as well as a strong influence on the young Ray Charles. His intimate delivery, coupled with the empathic interplay between the musicians in these mainly quartet recordings from throughout his long career, conjures the warmth and conviviality of the season.

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Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Son House by Son House (CD - 09/09/2003)
 

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Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Son House by Son House (CD - 09/09/2003)
"Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Son House" (09/09/2003) Blues House, Son, Shout! FactoryRecorded between 1930 & 1965. Includes liner notes by Mark Humphrey. This is a part of Shout!'s Heroes Of The Blues Series. Audio Remasterer: Mike Thomas. Liner Note Author: Mark Humphrey. Recording information: 1930-1965. Son House is an undisputed father of the Delta blues, and one of its most fierce practitioners. His jagged, rhythmic guitar lines and booming, gospel-infused vocals sear straight through the grooves of even his oldest 78s. House was also a link between the form's origin in the Mississippi Delta (he often played with Charley Patton), its development through Robert Johnson (another contemporary and cohort), and its transformation into electric blues via Muddy Waters (House was one of Waters's acknowledged mentors). In the 1960s and '70s, House took part in the folk and blues revival, and was touted as a living legend. HEROES OF THE BLUES: THE VERY BEST OF SON HOUSE is a carefully selected retrospective covering all points of House's career. While the earliest sides here date from 1930 (including the previously unreleased "Walking Blues"), the body of the disc is taken up by sessions cut in 1941 and '42, and the final tracks are from an album he cut in 1965. With one exception ("Grinnin' in Your Face"), all of the songs are House originals, and his singing and playing throughout are mightily impressive. In fact, his aged and ravaged voice on the '65 dates (particularly the harrowing a cappella rendition of "John the Revelator") deepens his usual intensity.

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The Natch'l Blues [Remaster] by Taj Mahal (CD - 09/05/2000)
 

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The Natch'l Blues [Remaster] by Taj Mahal (CD - 09/05/2000)
"The Natch'l Blues [Remaster]" (09/05/2000) Blues Mahal, Taj, Legacy RecordingsPersonnel includes: Taj Mahal (vocals, National steel guitar, harmonica); Jesse Ed Davis (guitar, piano); Al Kooper (piano); Gary Gilmore (bass); Chuck Blackwell, Earl Palmer (drums). Producer: David Rubinson. Reissue producer: Bob Irwin. Recorded in May & October 1968. Originally released on Columbia (9698). Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch. Digitally remastered by Vic Anesini (Sony Music, New York, New York). Personnel: Taj Mahal (vocals, guitar, steel guitar, banjo, harp, harmonica); Jesse Ed Davis (guitar, piano); Al Kooper (piano, keyboards); Earl Palmer , Chuck Blackwell (drums). Liner Note Author: Stanley Crouch. Recording information: 05/1968-10/1968. Arranger: Taj Mahal. Although Taj Mahal's second album was recorded and released within months of his self-titled debut, THE NATCH'L BLUES moves away from that album's largely acoustic Delta blues leanings into a more electric and rock-influenced sound. "Move away from" hardly means "forsake," however. Among the songs beefed up by organist Al Kooper and drummer Earl Palmer is the traditional folk standard "The Cuckoo," which takes to rock-influenced instrumentation much better than one might think. Similarly, a moving rendition of William Bell's "You Don't Miss Your Water" reaffirms the Stax/Volt pop song's blues roots. The best songs on THE NATCH'L BLUES, however, are the Taj Mahal originals that sound like old country blues standards, like the fearsome full-band rocker "She Caught the Katy" and the powerful solo opener "Good Morning Miss Brown." This CD reissue adds three bonus tracks, highlighted by an earlier, faster take on "The Cuckoo," and the stomping Chicago-style instrumental "Things Are Gonna Work Out Fine."

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Cricklewood Green by Ten Years After (CD - 04/02/2001)
 

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Cricklewood Green by Ten Years After (CD - 04/02/2001)
"Cricklewood Green" (04/02/2001) Blues Ten Years After, EMI-Capitol Special MarketsTen Years After: Alvin Lee (vocals, guitar); Chick Churchill (organ); Leo Lyons (bass); Ric Lee (drums). Recorded at Olympic Studio 1, London, England. All songs written by Alvin Lee. One of the most noted of the progressive blues bands to emerge from the U.K.'s Summer Of Love in 1967, Ten Years After arguably reached its peak with its appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969. First released a year later in 1970, CRICKLEWOOD GREEN contains the band's hit single, "Love Like a Man," as well as some of the bluesy guitar workouts, courtesy of the virtuoso Alvin Lee, that made it famous.

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Born Under a Bad Sign [Stax] by Albert King (CD - 06/18/2002)
 

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Born Under a Bad Sign [Stax] by Albert King (CD - 06/18/2002)
"Born Under a Bad Sign [Stax]" (06/18/2002) Blues King, Albert, Stax (USA)Personnel includes: Albert King (vocals, guitar); Joe Arnold (horns); Isaac Hayes (piano). Booker T. & The MG's: Booker T. Jones (piano); Steve Cropper (guitar); Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass); Al Jackson, Jr. (drums). The Memphis Horns: Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love (horns). Recorded at Stax Recording Studio, Memphis, Tennessee between March 1966 and June 1967. Personnel: Albert King (vocals, guitar); Steve Cropper (guitar); Joe Arnold, Andrew Love, The Memphis Horns, Wayne Jackson (horns); Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones (piano); Al Jackson, Jr. (drums). Audio Remasterer: George Horn. Liner Note Authors: Deanie Parker; Michael Point. Recording information: Stax Recording Studio, Memphis, TN (03/03/1966-06/09/1967). Photographer: Jim Marshall . The giant left-handed guitarist was no stranger to the recording studio by 1966, but Albert King had still to make his mark with the record-buying public. When he linked up with the cream of Stax's Memphis musicians, including Booker T. And The MGs and the Memphis Horns, that connection was made. "Laundromat Blues", "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "Crosscut Saw" set the scene for "Born Under A Bad Sign" and "The Hunter", which quickly found their way into the repertoires of Cream and Free. The convolutions of his guitar style were perfectly complemented by the trademark Stax funk rhythms. The team went on to make many more singles and albums, none of which could surpass the achievements of their first meeting.

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Keb' Mo' by Keb' Mo' (CD - 06/07/1994)
 

Keb' Mo' by Keb' Mo' (CD - 06/07/1994)

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Keb' Mo' by Keb' Mo' (CD - 06/07/1994)
"Keb' Mo'" (06/07/1994) Blues Keb' Mo', Okeh RecordsPersonnel: Keb' Mo' (vocals, guitar, harmonica, banjo); Tommy Eyre (keyboards); James "Hutch" Hutchinson (bass); Laval Belle, Quentin Dennard, (drums); Tony Draunagel (percussion). Recorded at Red Zone Studios, Burbank, California and Devonshire Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California. Personnel: Keb' Mo' (vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica); Tommy Eyre (keyboards); Quentin Dennard, Laval Belle (drums). Audio Mixer: Joe McGrath. Recording information: Red Zone Studios, Burbank, CA. The first solo release by contemporary blues-based artist Keb Mo' mixes a reverence for traditional country blues with more streamlined elements of commercial pop. Despite a convincing "down-home" approach of gravel-textured vocals and superior slide work and finger-picking skills, Keb Mo' avoids the pose of a hard line revivalist. Instead, he chooses to employ his fluency in the Delta tradition as a palette on which to blend a connoisseur's sampling of various musical genres. Country, funk, swing, and late 20th-Century folk balladry (Traci Chapman, James Taylor and Bob Dylan) all manage to make their way into the mix for a seamless blend of roots and radio friendliness. Keyboards, bass and drums (in addition to Keb Mo's contributions on guitar, harmonica and banjo) flesh out breezy soul-inflected pop such as "She Just Wants To Dance" and the island flavored "Tell Everybody I Know." Though gears continue to shift, from organ-drenched gospel to hillbilly lite, Keb Mo' brings things back to the source with inventive homages to the blues altar, such as in his re-casting of two Robert Johnson songs. Though blues purists may find Mo's genre blending somewhat disconcerting, others will find much to appreciate in this accessible, enjoyable, finely honed music.

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