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BARGAIN BASEMENT
COMPACT
DISCS - Blues & Gospel
The Harlem Hamfats
-> The Jubirt Sisters
| THE HARLEM HAMFATS | Document DOCD 5273 | Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol 3 | ● CD |
| 23 tracks, 63 min., recommended Seen as pioneers in keeping the bluesy jazz stylings of the New Orleans area alive during the 30's and as influential in making the vocal an important aspect of small combo jazz, the Hamfats in this third volume of their history are still led by the stellar trumpet and lowdown vocals of Herb Morand, with able back up provided by Odell Rand, Horace Malcolm Joe and Charlie McCoy, and John Lindsay. The vocals on the last seven tracks are provided by the great Rosetta Howard. Among the diverse highlights are Black Gal You Better Use Your Head, Toodle Oo Blues, Let Me Feel It, I Believe I'll Make a Change, Stay On It, and the mournful Delta Bound. Sound quality is solid, and the notes by David Evans of the University of Memphis are impressively knowledgeable. Highly recommended. (DH) THE HARLEM HAMFATS: Black Gal You Better Use Your Head/ Broken Hearted Blues/ Delta Bound (Rosetta Howard, vcl)/ Don't Start No Stuff/ Harlem Jambouree (Rosetta Howard, vcl)/ How Long Baby (Rosetta Howard, vcl)/ I Believe I'll Make A Change/ I'd Rather Be With You/ I'm In So Much Trouble Now/ It Will Never Happen Again (R. Howard, vcl)/ Let Me Feel It/ Little Girl/ Rampart And Gravier Blues/ Root Hog Or Die/ Stay On It (Rosetta Howard, vcl)/ Tempo De Bucket/ Time's A-Wastin'/ Toodle Oo Blues/ Trading Old Love For New (R. Howard, vcl)/ What's On Your Mind?/ You Got The Devil To Pay/ You Got To Be Satisfied/ You Got To Go When The Wagon Comes (Rosetta Howard, vcl) |
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| THE HARLEM HAMFATS | Document DOCD 5274 | Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol 4 | ● CD |
| 23 tracks, 63 min., recommended This last volume finds group leader Herb Morand and and vocalist Rosetta Howard present on only the first seven tracks. When Morand left, Ann Cooper was recruited to take his place and Alberta Smith was added to the team to share vocal duties with guitarist Joe McCoy. For the Hamfats' last session, in September of 1939, Lil Allen took over as vocalist. Even with all of these personnel changes, the group's sound remained essentially identifiable. Featured numbers here include Mellow Little Devil, Stomp It Out Gate, Stay Away from My Door, Way Down That Lonely Road, Rockin' Myself to Sleep, and Take Me in Your Alley. Sound quality is best on the first seven numbers, which were recorded for Decca. The rest of the numbers were recorded for the less-quality-conscious Vocalion label. Solid notes by David Evans once again. (DH) THE HARLEM HAMFATS: All On Account Of You (Rosetta Howard, vcl)/ Bartender's Blues/ Business Is Gone Away/ Mellow Little Devil/ Oh Babe, Has You Money Come?/ Oh Rider (Rosetta Howard, vcl)/ Ready For The River/ Rockin' Myself To Sleep/ Something Wrong With My Mind/ Stay Away From My Door (Rosetta Howard, vcl)/ Stomp It Out Gate (Rosetta Howard, vcl)/ Take Me In Your Alley/ That's Going To Ruin Your Beauty Spot/ The Barefoot Boy/ The Candy Man (Rosetta Howard, vcl)/ Way Down That Lonely Road/ What Was You Doing/ When My Love Has Come Down./ When The Sun Goes Down In Harlem/ You Brought Me Everything But Love/ You Can't Win In Here/ You Done Turned Salty On Me/ You've Had Your Last Good Time With Me |
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| THE HARLEM HAMFATS | Fabulous 253 | Let's get Drunk & Truck | ● CD |
| Budget priced 14 track introduction to the music of this
excellent Chicago featuring Joe & Charlie McCoy. A little jazz and
blues, some swing, and songs about drinking and sex make for completely
enjoyable listening more than 70 years later - Oh! Red/ Let's Get
Drunk & Truck/ The Garbage Man/ Hamfat Swing/ Hallelujah Joe Ain't
Preachin' No More/ We Gonna Pitch A Boogie Woogie/ Black Gal You Better
Use Your Head, etc |
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| JAMES HARMAN | Cannonball 29107 | Taking Chances | ● CD |
| 13 track compilation of songs about gambling from fine
singer and harmonica player with an outstanding array of backing
musicians include "Kid" Ramos, Bob Margolin, "Junior" Watson, Tom Mahon,
Rick Reed and others. Includes Modern Numbers Game/ Gamblin' Blues/
Crapshoot/ Lucky Dog/ Takin' Chances, etc. |
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| JAMES HARMAN BAND | Cannonball 29102 | Extra Napkins | ● CD |
| 12 tracks, highly recommended 1997 reissue of 1988 Rivera album. This is a fine contemporary blues record. Harman and band jump, wail and sweat their way through seven originals and five loving covers. James is a marvelous harp player (check out the title cut if you need convincing) whose blowing evokes Jr. Wells, Big Walter, Snooky Prior and other Chicago greats. The guitar work by the late Hollywood Fats and Kid Ramos is blistering but seldom excessive. Find yourself a smokey room, break out the booze, call up your friends and play this one LOUD! (WSG) |
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| THE HARMONIZING FOUR | Acrobat ADDCD 3005 | 1943-1954 | ● CD |
| Acrobat brings another great two CD set devoted to the
recordings of one of the great gospel quartets of the post war era -
this time The Harmonizing Four of Richmond, Virginia. The group was
originally founded in 1927 but didn't make their first recordings until
1943 and this set covers almost all their recordings from that first
session until 1954. Their earliest sides are all acapella but by 1947
second tenor Lonnie Smith (father of Lonnie Listin Smith) picked up the
guitar and provides discreet but beautifully effective and imaginative
guitar licks. 54 tracks in all - many making their first appearance on
CD. Compiled and annotated by Opal Louis Nations. |
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| WYNONIE HARRIS | Acrobat ACMCD 4315 | Jukebox Hits, 1946-1954 (20 tracks) | ● CD |
| 20 tracks, 67 mins, essential Excluding his fantastic tracks from the two previous years singing with Lucky Millinder's band, these are easily Wynonie Harris' biggest, baddest, and best tunes. Harris was known as a wild-living man, which would carry over to his live performances as well as his recordings, making for some of the wildest R&B to ever hit the charts, whether tearing it up on his own compositions like Wynonie's Blues/ Grandma Plays The Numbers/ All She Wants To Do Is Rock/ Good Morning Judge or completely owning other people's songs like Roy Brown's Good Rockin' Tonight/ Lollipop Mama, and I Want My Fanny Brown, Stick McGhee's Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee, or Louis Prima's Oh Babe. Lest we forget his salacious tracks like Sittin' On It All The Time, and I Like My Baby's Pudding, both penned by the team of Syd Nathan, Henry Bernard and Lois Mann. If that wasn't enough, Harris even bravely took on Country & Western material, his version of Hank Penny's Bloodshot Eyes is totally groundbreaking, not to mention fantastic. Truly a one-of-a-kind performer; if you don't have this material, you need it. Acrobat does a fantastic job with great sound and extensive notes. (JM) |
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| WYNONIE HARRIS | Proper BOX 20 | Rockin' The Blues | ● CD |
| Most welcome four CD set featuring all the recordings
made by this great and influential blues shouter from Omaha between
1944, when he made his recording debut with the Lucky Millinder
Orchestra, and 1950. 81 tracks including all time classic hits like
Wynonie's Blues/ Playful Baby/ Good Rockin' Tonight/ Lolly Pop Mama/
Grandma Plays The Numbers/ All She Wants To Do is Rock/ Sittin' On It
All The Time and other rip-roaring gems. Comes with 52 page booklet
with rare photos and discography. WYNONIE HARRIS: A Love Untrue/ All She Wants To Do Is Rock/ Around The Clock-Part 1/ Around The Clock-Part 2/ Baby Shame On You/ Baby, Look At You/ Battle Of The Blues-Part 1/ Battle Of The Blues-Part 2/ Be Mine My Love/ Big City Blues/ Bite Again, Bite Again/ Blow Your Brains Out/ Blowin To California/ Blues/ Cock-A-Doodle-Doo/ Come Back Baby/ Confessin The Blues/ Crazy Love/ Dig This Boogie/ Drinkin' By Myself/ Drinkin' Wine Spo-dee-o-dee/ Everybody's Boogie/ Everybody's Boogie (Alternate Take)/ Feel That Old Age Coming On/ From Bad To Good Blues/ Ghost Of A Chance/ Goin' Home/ Good Morning Corinne/ Good Morning Judge/ Good Morning Mr. Blues/ Good Rockin' Tonight/ Grandma Plays The Numbers/ Hard Ridin' Mama/ Here Comes The Blues/ Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop, Part 1/ Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop, Part 2/ Hurry, Hurry!/ I Believe Ill Fall In Love/ I Can't Take It No More/ I Got a Lyin' Woman/ I Got a Lyin' Woman (Alternate Take)/ I Like My Babys Pudding/ I Want My Fanny Brown/ I Want To Love You Baby/ In The Evenin' Blues/ Lightnin' Struck The Poor House/ Lollipop Mama/ Love Is Like Rain/ Man Have I Got Troubles/ Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town/ Mr. Blues Jumped The Rabbit/ My Baby's Barrel House/ Oh Babe/ Papa Tree Top/ Playful Baby/ Put It Back/ Rebecca's Blues/ Rock Mr Blues/ Rose Get Your Clothes/ Rugged Road/ She Just Won't Sell No More/ She's Gone With The Wind/ Sittin' On It All The Time/ Somebody Changed The Lock On My Door/ Stormy Night Blues/ Straighten Him Out/ Take Me Out Of The Rain/ Teardrops From My Eyes/ Thats The Stuff You Gotta Watch/ Time To Change Your Tune/ Triflin' Woman/ Whiskey And Jelly-Roll Blues/ Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well/ Wynonie's Blues/ Wynonie's Boogie/ Yonder Goes My Baby/ You Got To Get Yourself A Job, Girl/ Young And Wild/ Young Man's Blues/ Your Money Don't Mean A Thing |
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| WILBERT HARRISON | Fuel 2000 61599 | An Introduction To Wilbert Harrison | ● CD |
| 16 tracks, 44 mins, highly recommended An excellent cross section of sides recorded by this fine and idiosyncratic performer between 1959 and 1966. Three of the cuts were recorded for Bobby Robinson's Fury label in 1959/ 1960 including his only hit, the classic Kansas City. The rest of the sides were recorded for various small labels in the 60s including the fine blues ballad I Will Never Trust Another Woman, the romping Off To Work Again with hot tenor sax by King Curtis, the fine Pretty Little Woman which grafts Wilbert's vocal on the backing track from Elmore James' Stranger Blues and more. Great stuff - pity it's so short! (FS) |
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| JOHNNY HEARTSMAN | Alligator 4800 | The Touch | ● CD |
| 16 tracks, highly recommended 1991 album. Heartsman was a multi talented musician but his greatest strength was as a guitarist - drawing on influences like Lafayette Thomas, T. Bone Walker and Lowell Fulson he fashioned an original style that revealed him to be one of the greatest blues guitarists. He had a fleet fingered but not fussy style accentuated by imaginative chording, dazzling arpeggios and effective tremelo effects using the volume control on his Stratocaster. All but 1 of the titles here were Heartsman originals and showed him to be a witty and sophisticated songwriter whose songs are eminently suited to his deep, husky voice. In addition to his brilliant guitar work he also is featured on organ and flute - he was one of the very few blues flutists around - and if you wonder how bluesy a flute can be you should check out Tongue. He is joined by members of his bands at the time and a couple of tracks feature horns. This is not the kind of intense, high energy blues we have come to expect from Alligator and they should be commended for taking a chance on this brilliant, if little known talent. (FS) JOHNNY HEARTSMAN: Attitude/ Endless/ Got To Find My Baby/ Heartburn/ Let Me Love You, Baby/ Oops/ Paint My Mailbox Blue/ Please Don't Be Scared Of My Love/ Serpent's Touch/ The Butler Did It/ Tongue/ Tongue/ Walkin' Blues/ You're So Fine |
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| LUCILLE HEGAMIN | Document DOCD 5420 | Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 : 1922-1923 | ● CD |
| 25 tracks recorded in 1922 and 23 by this fine vocalist
with her peppy delivery and raggy sense of rhythm accompanied by various
small groups. LUCILLE HEGAMIN: Aggravatin' Papa (Don't You Try To Two-Time Me)/ Beale St. Mama (Why Don't You Come Back Home)/ Bleeding Hearted Blues/ Can't Get Lovin' Blues/ Cold Cold Winter Blues/ Dina/ Down Hearted Blues/ He May Be Your Man (But He Comes To See Me Sometime)(306)/ I've Got To Cool My Puppies Now (take 1)/ I've Got What It Takes But It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away/ Land Of Cotton Blues/ Lovey Come Back/ Now You've Got Him Can You Hold Him (I Don't Think You Know Your Business B/ Papa Papa (I Don't Want To Be Your Mama No More)(take A)/ Saint Louis Gal/ Sam Jones Blues (You Ain't Talkin' To Mrs. Jones)/ Send Back My Honey Man (take 3)/ Some Early Morning/ Sweet Papa Joe/ Syncopatin' Mama/ Two Time Dan/ Waiting For The Evening Mail (Sitting On The Inside Looking At The Outside)/ Wanna Go South Again Blues/ Wet Yo' Thumb/ Your Man - My Man |
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| ROSA HENDERSON | Document DOCD 5403 | Complete Recorded Works, Vol 3 : 1924-1926 | ● CD |
| 23 tracks, recommended Rosa, who was born in 1896, was quite prolific, recording nearly 100 titles between 1923 and '31. She was a powerful and expressive singer and her material included blues, novelty songs and popular songs of the time. The tracks here were recorded over 13 different sessions - most accompanied by fine small jazz groups often with Rex Stewart/ cornet and Bob Fuller/ clarinet and two sides find her accompanied by the piano of Fats Waller. The set opens with a fine version of the jazz / pop favorite Hard Hearted Hannah and includes a fine cover of Clara Smith's great Don't Advertise Your Man. It also includes the intense Undertaker's Blues, a superb rendition of Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Mornin' and the intriguing Here Comes My Baby which appears to be a love song to another woman! Sound quality is generally fine and there are informative notes by Steve Tracy. (FS) |
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| HEZEKIAH & THE HOUSE ROCKERS | High Water/HMG 6511 | Hezekiah & The House Rockers | ● CD |
| Reissue of 1990 High Water album by group that is a
little different to your usual blues group. In additional to the
traditional line up of guitar, harmonica and drums (the latter two both
played by Early) the group also features 80 plus year old Pee Wee
Whittaker on trombone. The trombone is used as another lead instrument
rather than just riffing and the effect combined with the boogie guitar
lines is quite novel. |
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| THE HOKUM BOYS | Document DOCD 5236 | Complete Recordings June-December 1929 In Chronological | ● CD |
| 25 tracks, 77 min., recommended The liner notes here point out that the first recordings issued under the name Hokum Boys are actually by Tampa Red and Georgia Tom. This disc, however, focuses on the later, largely double-entendre recordings by the group which featured at various sessions Alex Robinson, Dan Roberts, Alex Hill, Bob Robinson, Jimmy Blythe, and Banjo Ikey Robinson. They make up a solid jazz ensemble, though the thematic sameness of the material is something of an artistic limitation, as in Caught Him Doing It, Somebody's Been Using That Thing, You Can't Get Enough of That Stuff, Let Me Pat That Thing, and Ain't Goin' to Beg You for That Stuff. It's fun to listen to nonetheless, and the sound quality on most of the tracks is surprisingly good. (DH) |
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| JOHN DEE HOLEMAN | Cello-Music Maker 91004 | Bull Durham Blues | ● CD |
| Enjoyable North Carolina singer/guitarist. Holeman's
repertoire is pretty derivative (Lightnin' Hopkins, Blind Boy Fuller,
Jimmy Reed, etc) but he does a good job on them and has a few worthwhile
originals. |
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| JOHN LEE HOOKER | Eagle 20024 | Jack O' Diamonds | ● CD |
| 20 tracks, 60 mins, essential Although the cover proudly proclaims that this is the "first worldwide release" of these recordings they were actually issued about five years ago by Flyright Records. IF you didn't get them then you should certainly do so now - this is truly monumental stuff. The story behind these recordings is almost as incredible as the music itself. Gene Deitch is a cartoonist, animator and jazz and blues enthusiast who among other things was animator on later Tom & Jerry episodes and created the cartoon character "The Cat" for the early jazz magazine "Record Changer". In 1949 he was based in Detroit working for an animation studio and held regular get togethers of fellow jazz enthusiats. One of these, Marv Jacobs, told Gene about an exciting local bluesman John Lee Hooker. They invited John Lee to come and perform for his group which he agreed to do so. Gene had an early tape recorder and recorded the performances on paper tape. A few years later he had the foresight to transfer the recordings from paper to plastic tape and subsequently took one of the two reels with him when he moved to Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1960. After playing the tape for a few Czech jazz friends he stored it in his basement. Jump forward 39 years when blues expert Paul Vernon finds himself in Prague and picks up a book that Deitch had written about his life in Prague. Familiar with Deitch through his jazz cartoons he decided to look him up and as a result they got together for lunch at an Irish pub in Prague. Gene casually mentioned that he had recorded John Lee Hooker in 1949. After Paul removed his jaw from the ale he was drinking he asked Gene if the tapes still existed. They did and after recovering the other reel that had been loaned to a friend they now appear on this incredible set. Now to the music. John Lee was at his prime when these recordings were made and the performances are stunning. He was encouraged to play acoustic guitar and try to remember some of the old songs he learned in the South and Hooker obliged with traditional blues and spirituals like Two White Horse/ Trouble In Mind/ Ezekial Saw The Wheel/ Water Boy/ In The Evenin' In The Sun Goes Down/ Moses Smote The Water/ Rabbit On The Log and others. But the result is anything but folk music - the old tunes simply provide the framework for Hooker's incredible vocal and guitar extemporizations. He frequently starts at a slow tempo and builds the speed and intensity as he progresses. Hooker's repertoire and the way he approaches never ceases to amaze - everytime we come across a new find there are always surprises in store. Hooker may just be the most inventive and imaginative bluesman of them all and this set helps lend credence to that contention. Considering the circumstances of the recordings the sound quality is astonishingly good. Unfortunately the extensive notes from the Flyright reissue are replaced by a brief history of these recordings. At one point you hear one of the people present say "I've never heard anything like this" - amen! (FS) |
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| JOHN LEE HOOKER | Fantasy 24706 | Boogie Chillun' | ● CD |
| 19 tracks, 77 mins, recommended plus Two LP set on CD (less one track for time reasons) featuring John Lee's fine solo sides recorded live at the Sugar Hill club in November, 1962. Although a far cry from the ferocity of his early solo sides John Lee sounds fine with strong vocals and solid guitar accompaniment on a selection of standards from his repertoire, his distinctive takes on blues standards and some songs that sound like they might have been made up on the spot. Includes I Just Can't Hold Much Longer/ I Was Standing By The Wayside (a particularly nice performance with a very passionate vocal)/ This World/ Driftin' And Driftin'/ I Need Some Money/ Night Time Is The Right Time/ Cruel Little Baby, etc. (FS) JOHN LEE HOOKER: Big Legs, Tight Skirt -/ Boogie Chillun/ Boom Boom/ Bottle up & Go/ Crawlin' Kingsnake/ Dimples/ Drive Me Away/ Every Night/ Hobo Blues/ I Love You Honey/ I'm Goin' Upstairs/ I'm in the Mood/ It Serves Me Right to Suffer -/ Little Wheel/ Maudie/ No Shoes/ Solid Sender/ This Is Hip/ Want Ad Blues/ Will the Circle Be Unbroken/ You Can Lead Me Baby/ You're Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine - |
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| JOHN LEE HOOKER | Rhino 70572 | Ultimate Collection: 1948-1990 | ● CD |
| While claiming this to be "ultimate" may be a bit
extreme this is certainly as good a cross section of recordings of this
great blues artist as one could wish for. In two CDs and 31 songs it
covers his career from his first blues hit Boogie Chillen to a
previously unissued live version of I'm In The Mood from 1990 on
which he is joined by Bonnie Raitt and Roy Rogers. A version with
similar line up won Hooker his first Grammy award. Along the way we hear
some of his classic solo performances - Sally Mae/ Crawling
Kingsnake/ Hobo Blues/ John L's House Rent Boogie with John's
distinctive vocals accompanied by his intensely rhythmic and modal
guitar style. There are some of his small group classics from Vee-Jay in
the mid 50s and early 60s where he was accompanied by small groups -
Frisco Blues (apparently inspired by Tony Bennett with The Vandellas
on backup vocals!) / It Serves Me Right/ Boom Boom, etc. Acoustic
recordings for Riverside, sessions for Chess, Wand, Bluesway and other
labels including collaborations with T. Bone Walker, The Muddy Waters,
Canned Heat and others. Excellent sound and decent notes by Greg Drust
round out a most entertaining package. (FS) JOHN LEE HOOKER: Back Biters And Syndicators/ Big Legs, Light Skirt/ Boogie Chillen'/ Boom Boom/ Bottle Up And Go/ Burning Hell/ Crawlin' King Snake/ Dimples/ Frisco Blues/ Hobo Blues/ Huckle Up Baby/ I Cover The Waterfront/ I Need Some Money/ I'm Bad Like Jesse James/ I'm In The Mood/ It Serves Me Right/ Jon L's House Rent Boogie/ Let Your Daddy Ride/ Let's Go Out Tonight/ No More Doggin'/ One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer/ Peavine/ Sally Mae/ Shake It Baby/ She's Mine (Keep Your Hands To Yourself)/ Teachin' The Blues/ Terraplane Blues/ Think Twice Before You Go/ Weeping Willow Boogie/ You Know I Know |
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| JOHN LEE HOOKER | Savoy 17078 | Detroit, 1948-1949 | ● CD |
| 20 tracks, 66 mins, highly recommended More fantastic early John Lee Hooker from the birth of his career when everything he did was worth listening and some of it being among the greatest of blues creations. New research reveals that the first 12 sides represent his second recording session cut in November 1948 for his manager Elmer Barbee (not Joe Von Battle as originally thought) very soon after the session when he recorded his big hit Boogie Chillun. These were sold to Savoy who issued two singles using th pseudonyms Delta John and Birmingham Sam. Eight further sides were sold to Savoy a few months later - four featuring Hooker solo playing acoustic guitar and four from what is his first session with a group featuring James Watkins on piano and Curtis Foster on drums who like many to follow had a hard time following Hooker's timing and the result is charming chaos if not exactly great music! But the first 16 tracks are prime Hooker and vital additions to any collection of recordings by one of the all time great bluesmen. (FS) |
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| JOHN LEE HOOKER | Savoy 17356 | Low Down Midnight Boogie | ● CD |
| 15 tracks, highly recommended 15 fine sides from two different sessions. The first 10 tracks are from a fine 1960 session produced by Fred Mendelsohn and originally issued on Muse. Hooker is accompanied by bass and drums and on two of the tracks by his frequent collborator Eddie Kirkland. Some fine performances with tough guitar from Hooker. Includes Can't You See What You're Doing To Me/ I Bought You A Brand New Home/ When My First Wife Left Mew/ My Cryin' Days Are Over/ Sad And Lonesome, etc. The remaining tracks are from a 1948 when John Lee was at his rawest and most exciting accompanied only by his dynamic guitar and foot stompin' with truly intense vocals - Low Down Midnite Boogie/ Good Business Blues/ Goin' Mad Blues, etc. - this is the kind of Hooker I can listen to all day. If you don't already have the stuff here this is a very worthwhile release. (FS) |
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| LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS | Acrobat ACMCD 4332 | Rockin' At Herald Records | ● CD |
| 27 tracks, 77 mins, essential If you missed out on the great Ember CD of a few years ago featuring these classic Lightnin' Hopkins sides recorded for Herlad in 1954 now's your chance to get them again but don't delay - with the Acrobat label out of business this might not be around for much longer. These were among his last commercial recordings for an African-American audience and find him somewhat adapting to the times with heavier amplification on his guitar and accompaniment throughout by bassist Donald Cooks and drummer Ben Turner. The result is some of his fiercest and most intense recordings particularly on the second session where he really cranks up the volume and adds some distortion. Whether he is singing introspective slow blues like Lonesome In Your Home/ Sittin' Down Thinkin'/ Don't Think Cause You're Pretty/ Sick Feeling Blues/ Evil Hearted Woman and the appropriately titled Nothin' But the Blues or letting loose with raucous rockers like Grandma's Boogie/ Don't Need No Job/ They Wonder Who I Am and My Little Kewpie it's all down home Texas blues at it's very finest. In their attempt to get the most mileage out of these recordings Herald would often issue the same song with different titles - sometimes with edits or added echo but this presents all the original singles in chronological order plus what might be an alternate take of Don't Think 'Cause You're Pretty though I'm not so sure. As a bonus (to me anyway) the cover is a reproduction of the Herald LP originally issued in 1960 with 12 of these tracks. This was one of the first blues LPs I ever bought when I first became interested in blues in the early 60s so the cover really brought a (lightning) flash of nostalgia. Includes informative notes by Bob Fisher. It doesn't matter how much Lightnin' you already have these recordings are absolutely indispensible! (FS) |
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| LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS | Collectables 5143 | From The Vaults Of Everest, Part 1 : Drinkin' In The B | ● CD |
| 16 tracks recorded for Tradition and Society in 1959 and
'60 - Big Black cadillac Blues/ Coffee House Blues/ Stool Pigeon
Blues/ Drinkin' In The Blues/ Ball Of twine / "G" String Blues/ Rain/
Last Night, etc. LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS: Ball Of Twine/ Big Black Cadillac Blues/ Brand New Car/ Coffee House Blues/ Drinkin' In The Blues/ Early In The Mornin' Blues/ Fugitive Blues/ G String Blues/ Goin' To Dallas/ Grandma Told Grandpa/ I've Been Buked And Scored/ Last Night/ Rain/ Shake It Baby/ Shining Moon/ Stool Pidgeon |
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| LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS | Collectables 5144 | From The Vaults Of Everest, Part 2 : Prison Blues | ● CD |
LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS: Baby!/ Backwater Blues/ Bluebird Bluebird/ Dillon's Store/ Goin' Back Home/ Gonna' Pull A Party/ Good Times/ Keep Movin' On/ Long Gone Like A Turkey/ Long Time/ Prison Blues Come Down On Me/ Rainy Day Blues/ See See Rider/ That's My Story/ Til The Gin Gets Here/ Worrying My Mind |
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| LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS | Collectables 5145 | From The Vaults Of Everest, Part 3 : Mama & Papa Hopkins | ● CD |
LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS: 75 Highway/ Bottle Up And Go/ Bunion Stew/ Don't Wake Me/ Get Off My Toe/ Go Down Old Hannah/ Hear My Black Dog Bark/ In The Evening, The Sun Is Going Down/ Mama And Papa Hopkins/ Short Haired Woman/ That Gambling Life/ The Food Race Is On/ Trouble In Mind/ What Did I Say/ When The Saints Go Marching In/ You Got To Work To Get Your Pay |
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| LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS | Collectables 5146 | From The Vaults Of Everest, Part 4 : Nothin' But The Blues | ● CD |
LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS: Big Car Blues/ Cotton/ Guitar Lightnin'/ Hurricane Betsy/ I'll Be Gone/ Little Waif/ Mojo Hand/ Nothin' But The Blues/ Santa Fe Blues/ Shaggy Dog/ Shake Yourself/ So Long Baby/ Take Me Back/ Talk Of The Town/ Woke Up This Morning |
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| LINDA HOPKINS | Quicksilver 4002 | How Blue Can You Get | ● CD |
| 10 tracks, recommended Fine selection of sides recorded in 1982 by this powerful blues belter who was inspired to sing when she saw Bessie Smith perform when she was 11 years old. She started as a gospel singer and moved into secular music in the late 40s and recorded a number of fine singles in the 50s and 60s that are overdue for CD reissue. She recorded a number of album in the 70s and 80s but this is the only CD issue. She is accompanied by a tough R&B/ jazz group with Red Holloway on sax, Gerald Wiggins on piano, Calvin Newborn on guitar and others. The legendary Leonard Feather co-produced the session and seven of the songs here were written by him in the 1940s and Linda does a fine job on them, she also does a spirited rendition of Why Don't You Do Right, written by Joe McCoy and made famous by Lil Green and ends the set with an excellent acapella rendition of Precious Lord. Very nice. (FS) |
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| SON HOUSE | Fuel 2000 61249 | Revisited | ● CD |
| Two CDs, 27 tracks, recommended Two live performances from 1965 by the Delta blues legend. The first disc features a performance at Oberlin College right after he had recorded his Columbia album and finds Son in good spirits giving lengthy introductions to each song which are fascinating the first time but you probably won't want to hear every time. Most of the songs are one he recorded for the album including Levee Camp Moan/ Empire State Express/ Preachin' The Blues/ John The Revelator, most accompanied by his steel bodied National and a couple unaccompanied. His vocals are powerful and the guitar work is exciting though he seems to run out of steam later in the show resulting in a few clams. Sound quality is excellent. The second disc was recorded live at the Gaslight Cafe in New York on January 3, 1965 not too long after his rediscovery. Son is in good, if not great, form on a collection includingPony Blues/ Preachin' The Blues/ Son's Blues/ Death Letter Blues/ I Shall Not Be Moved/ Empire State Express/ Louise McGhee and others. Son's performances on the first set seem a little tentative but are stronger and more assured on the second. A couple of the songs are cut short (presumably recorder ran out of tape) and there is noticeable tape hiss on the quiter moments. While not essential performances these are a worthwhile addition to the legacy of this blues giant. These performanbces have been reissued before but this is the first time they are issued with the cooperation of the House estate and sound quality is better than on previous issues. (FS) |
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| PEG LEG HOWELL & EDDIE ANTHONY | Matchbox 2005 | Complete Recordings In Chronological Order, Vol 2 | ● CD |
| 21 tracks, 66 mins, highly recommended The second volume of these two brilliant Georgia musicians features only two solo tracks by Howell including the very fine Walkin' Blues. He is joined by Eddie Anthony on two tracks including their lively Turkey Buzzard based on the old time country tune Turkey In The Straw The other six tracks by Howell feature him with the fiddler Ollie Griffin or mandolin player Jim Hill and includes the excellent Rolling Mill and Ball & Chain Blues. There are 8 tracks by Tampa Joe & Macon Ed - Ed is, of course, our old friend Eddie Anthony - Tampa Joe is an unknown singer and guitarist. The duo's singing, playing and repertoire shows the influence of the Mississippi Sheiks but there are some fine performances. The set ends with Brother's Wright And Williams asssited by Sisters Jordan and Norman on the old time religious song I'll Play My Harp In Beulah with fiddles and guitar that is hypothesized to be Macon Ed and Tampa Joe - could be - whoever it is it's very nice. Not as strong as the first volume there are, nevertheless, many fine performances here. (FS) "SLOPPY" HENRY: Long, Tall, Disconnected Mama/ Royal Palm Special Blues/ PEG LEG HOWELL: Away From Home/ Ball And Chain Blues/ Banjo Blues/ Broke And Hungry Blues/ Chittlin' Supper/ Monkey Man Blues/ Rolling Mill Blues/ Turkey Buzzard Blues/ Turtle Dove Blues/ Walkin' Blues/ MACON ED AND TAMPA JOE: Everything's Coming My Way/ Mean Florida Blues/ Tantalizing Bootblack/ Tickle Britches/ Try That Thing/ Warm Wipe Stomp/ TAMPA JOE AND MACON ED: Worrying Blues/ Wringing That Thing/ BROTHERS WRIGHT & WILLIAMS: I'll Play My Harp In Beulah Land |
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| HOWLIN' WOLF | Chess CHD 12026 | His Best, Vol. 2 | ● CD |
| 20 track collection - no surprises but lots of great
music if you don't already have much by Wolf - Howlin' Wolf Boogie/
All Night Boogie/ I'm The Wolf/ Who Will Be Next/ Tell Me/ Down In The
Bottom/ Just Like I Treat You/ My Country Sugar Mama/ Don't Laugh At Me/
New Crawlin' King Snake, etc. |
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| ALBERTA HUNTER | Original Blues Classics OBCCD 510 | Alberta Hunter With Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders | ● CD |
| A bit more than midway between her striking jazz and
blues sides of the late twenties and her thrilling Columbia sessions in
the early eighties, Alberta Hunter found herself in Chicago, ripe for
rediscovery. Recorded on September 1, 1961, this often strong set
reunited Hunter with pianist/ bandleader Lovie Austin (it was Austin's
first recording in nearly 20 years). It's a marvel to hear these two and
Austin's veteran band circle around songs they love and then remeber
what they originally loved about them. There are no fireworks, but this
is clearly intended as a low-key session, and as such succeeds
completely. (JG) |
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| IVORY JOE HUNTER | Fuel 61606 | An Introduction To Ivory Joe Hunter | ● CD |
| 16 tracks recorded towards the end of Joe's career in
1968/69. The first 13 tracks were recorded in Houston for Roy Ames and
with tentative vocals and tentative backing sound like demos - he does a
mix of blues, pop, country and R&B. The last three tracks were recorded
for Sound Stage Seven around 1968/69 and are more polished soul sides
but nothing here really adds much to Joe's impressive musical legacy -
you'd be much better off with his 40s and 50s recordings. |
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| LONG JOHN HUNTER | Alligator 4861 | Ride With Me | ● CD |
| 10 tracks, 51 min., recommended Reissue of 1993 Spindletop album. If you've heard the handful of singles he recorded for the tiny Yucca label in the early 1960's, reissued some year ago on a Double Trouble LP, you know how talented this Texas singer/guitarist is. And at 62, he hasn't lost his edge, turning in this fine set of originals that includes El Paso Rock/ West Texas Homecoming, just in case anyone should doubt where his heart is. On the latter cut Hunter is joined by T. D. Bell and his guitar; throughout, saxophonists Mark Kazanoff and Red Rails give the backing band distinction and heat. Pianist Erbie Bowser is no slouch either. Solid. (JC) |
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| ALBERTA HUNTER, LUCILLE HEGAMIN, ETC | Original Blues Classics 520 | Songs We Taught Your Mother | ● CD |
| Reissue of Bluesville 1052 from 1961. Fine set of jazz/
blues from three popular artists who originally recorded in the 20s and
30s - Alberta Hunter, Lucille Hegamin & Victoria Spivey accompanied by
excellent small jazz bands Hunter and Spivey are accompanied by the
splendid Buster Bailey/ clarinet, J. C. Higginbotham/ trombone, Cliff
Jackson & others while Hegamin is accompanied by a smaller group with
Willie "The Lion" Smith/piano, Henry Goodwin/ trumpet and others. Hunter
and Spivey sound great - Spivey sounded in 1961 very little changed from
her recordings 30 years earlier and is in better form than on the
recordings on her own label. Although Alberta wasn't as strong as on her
earlier sides she was fine and continued that way for another 25 years!
Lucille Hegamin is the least interesting artist here - her singing is
much more in the pop vaudeville style. . |
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| MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT | Fuel 2000 61149 | Revisited | ● CD |
| 18 tracks, 60 min., highly recommended Mississippi John Hurt played the melody and bass line at the same time, sang, and made the whole thing sound as simple as tapping your foot. His fluid, relaxed style was first dedicated to wax in 1928, and he sounded like no one else in the world. Only 35 years later he was "rediscovered" and recorded again. This live show is drawn from an April 15, 1965, performance at Oberlin College in Ohio. His sound, essentially unchanged over the years, is as pleasing as ever, as he moves through some of his old classics, including I'm Satisfied, Rich Woman Blues, Candy Man, My Creole Belle, and others. Highlights include Here Am I, Oh Lord, Send Me, The Angels Laid Him Away and the children's ditty C-H-I-C-K-E-N. Great fun. (JC) |
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| BULL MOOSE JACKSON | King Blues KSCD 1409 | Greatest Hits | ● CD |
| 8 cuts - I Love You, Yes I Do/ Little Girl, Don't
Cry/ All My Love Belongs To You/ I've Had A Hard Way To Go/ I Want A
Bowlegged Woman/ Don't Ask Me Why/ I Wanna Hug Ya, Kiss Ya, Squeeze Ya/
Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again. |
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| JIM JACKSON | Document DOCD 5115 | Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol 2 | ● CD |
| This Mississippi bluesman does a nice version of I'm Gonna
Move To Louisiana, but after 3 versions in a row, listeners may wish
he'd just hurry up and get there. And so it goes. Like vol. 1, this
suffers from too many songs with two or more similar takes or parts.
Still, with 24 selections, there's plenty of good stuff, including
Long Gone/ I Ain't Gonna Turn Her Down/ Bye, Bye Policeman/ What A Time/
Ain't You Sorry Mama and Jim Jackson's Jamboree with Tampa
Red, Tom Dorsey and Speckled Red. The two sides with Liza Brown and Ann
Johnson are also great fun. And if you have both volumes, you have it
all. Informative notes from Chris Smith. (JC) LIZA BROWN & ANN JOHNSON: Get On Out Of Here/ Let's Get It Straight/ JIM JACKSON: Ain't You Sorry Mama? - Pt. 1/ Ain't You Sorry Mama? - Pt. 2/ Bye, Bye, Policeman/ Foot Achin' Blues/ Going 'Round The Mountain/ Hesitation Blues (Oh! Baby Must I Hesitate?)/ Hey Mama - It's Nice Like That - Pt. I/ Hey Mama - It's Nice Like That - Pt. II/ I Ain't Gonna Turn Her Down/ I'm Gonna Move To Louisiana - Pt. 1 (take 1)/ I'm Gonna Move To Louisiana - Pt. 1 (take 2)/ I'm Gonna Move To Louisiana - Pt. 2/ Jim Jackson's Jamboree - Part I/ Jim Jackson's Jamboree - Part II/ Long Gone/ Love Sick Blues/ Santa Fe Blues/ St. Louis Blues/ Traveling Man/ What A Time (take 1)/ What A Time (take 2) |
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| MAHALIA JACKSON | Acrobat ADDCD 3006 | The Forgotten Recordings | ● CD |
| Two CDs, 36 tracks, highly recommended The reason for the name is that prior to this double CD these recordings were only available on three rare LPs on the French Vogue label that were issued in the 70s after Mahalia's death. Apparently these were taken from short films shot by Mahalia in the early 60s. They were probably recorded by Mahalia with piano and organ accompaniment with additional accompaniment added on some selection prior to release. Mahalia is in fine form on a selection that includes Give Me That Old Time REligion/ I Asked The Lord/ Only Believe/ Tell It Sing It Shout It/ To Me It's So Wonderful/ Highway Up To Heaven/ It's My Desire/ Never Look Down/ You Can't Hurry God/ God Will Take Care Of You, etc. Sound quality is not the greatest and I'm not sure if that's how the original Lps sounded or as a result of the remastering but I suspect the former. Includes 12 page booklet with affectionate notes by Opal Louis Nations. (FS) |
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| FRANK "SPRINGBACK" JAMES & GEORGE CURRY | Document DOCD 5289 | Complete Recorded Works, 1934-1938 | ● CD |
| 21 tracks, 63 tracks, recommended Frank "Springback" James was a fine singer and piano player who was obviously inspired by Leroy Carr. His first four sides are solo and most of the rest features guitar accompaniment by Willie B. James which really accentuates the Carr influence. Still James has some good original songs like Snake Hip Blues/ Rusty Can Blues/ Poor Coal Loader/ I'm On My Way and others. George Curry is another fine singer and piano player listed in the company files as "Leroy's best friend" so you can guess who influenced him. The three sides here were never actually issued though they are very good and I particularly like his Back In My Cell Again. (FS) GEORGE CURRY: Back In My Cell Again/ My Last Five Dollars/ You're Forever On My Mind/ FRANK "SPRINGBACK" JAMES: Forsaken Blues/ Frank's Lonesome Blues/ Hard Driving Mama/ Hellish Ways/ I'm On My Way/ Lonesome Love Blues/ Mistreated Blues/ New Red Cross Blues/ Poor Coal Loader/ Poor Coal Passer/ Rusty Can Blues/ See For Yourself/ Snake Hip Blues/ Springback Papa/ Stingaree Mama Blues/ Texas Heifer Blues/ Unkindness Blues/ Will My Bad Luck Ever Change? |
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| LARRY JOHNSON | Biograph BCD 138 | Midnight Hour Blues | ● CD |
| 1971 album by this fine bluesman with John Hammond on
harp and National steel guitar. Includes Blood Red River/ Saturday
Evening Blues/ Walking Blues/ Red River Dam Blues/ Midnight Hour Blues/
Tell Me Mama, etc. LARRY JOHNSON: Blood Red River/ Mama-Less Rag/ Midnight Hour Blues/ Nobody's Biz-ness/ One Room Country Shack/ Peace Breakin' People/ Red River Dam Blues/ Saturday Evening Blues/ Tell Me Mama/ Walking Blues/ When Things Go Wrong |
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| LONNIE JOHNSON | Blues Magnet 1001 | The Unsung Blues Legend | ● CD |
| 17 tracks, 56 min, highly recommended Something about this set I find beautiful. This was recorded at the home of Bernie Strassberg, who had become friends with Lonnie during the 60s after Lonnie's "rediscovery". An informal recording in a Forest Hills living room in '65, Lonnie accompanies himself on guitar on what is a long string of pop, jazz & blues tunes & standards. His single string runs still sound great as he fluidly goes from tune to tune. Interestingly, he starts off with 2 songs which, in '65, were associated with Frank Sinatra - This Love Of Mine & September Song. From there it's everything from Duke's Solitude, early classics likr St. Louis Blues/ Back Water Blues/ Careless Love and Prisoner of Love, Earl Hine's Jelly Jelly, his own New Orleans Blues & There's Been Some Changes Made, even a solo guitar version of Danny Boy. (GM) |
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| LONNIE JOHNSON | Blues Documents BDCD 6025 | Complete 1937 to June 1947 Recordings, Vol 2 | ● CD |
| The 23 tracks offered here, feature the same well known
Johnson qualities as the other two volumes in this series, with the
outstanding added attraction of four privately-made acetates recorded
live at the Boulevard Lounge in 1940. These four cuts feature the full
Lonnie Johnson Trio, with accompaniment by Dan Dixon and Andrew Harris.
They offer a glimpse of blues musicians working in a somewhat more pop
music vein. And on one of these tracks we get a rare glimpse of
Johnson's own piano work. Among the featured numbers are More Rhythm/
Crowing Rooster/ Lazy Woman Blues/ She Ain't Right/ The Devil's Woman/
He's a Jelly Roll Bakerand the topical lament aimed at the wartime
extension of selective service liability, From 20 to 44. Decent
sound, with some allowance needed for the four live cuts, and more
informative notes from Chris Smith. (DH) LONNIE JOHNSON: Baby, Remember Me/ Chicago Blues/ Crowing Rooster/ Falling Rain (Live)/ Fly Right, Baby/ From 20 To 44/ Get Yourself Together/ He's A Jelly-Roll Baker/ Heart Of Iron/ I Did All I Could/ In Love Again/ Lazy Woman Blues/ Lonesome Road/ More Rhythm (Live)/ Rambler's Blues/ Rocks In My Bed No.2 (Live)/ Secret Emotions (Live)/ She Ain't Right/ Somebody's Got To Go/ That's Love/ The Devil's Woman/ The Last Call/ When You Feel Low Down |
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| LONNIE JOHNSON | Original Blues Classics OBC CD 531 | Blues And Ballads | ● CD |
| 10 tracks, 44 mins, recommended Reissue of Bluesville 1011, originally issued in 1960. A fine collection of 7 blues and 3 sentimental ballads. Lonnie sings and plays electric guitar and is joined by veteran jazz guitarist Elmer Snowden (the man who brought Duke Ellington to New York in the early 20s) and bassist Wendell Marshall. I'm not a big fan of Lonnie's ballads but there are enough fine blues here to keep me happy though most of them are remakes of songs Lonnie had originally recoredd earlier in his career including Haunted House/ Back Water Blues and Jelly Roll Baker. He also does a distinctive version of the old standby St. Louis Blues. Affectionate notes by Chris Alberston. (FS) LONNIE JOHNSON: Back Water Blues/ Blues For Chris/ Elmer's Blues/ Haunted House/ I Found A Dream/ I'll Get Along Somehow/ Jelly Roll Baker/ Memories of You/ Savoy Blues/ St. Louis Blues |
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| LONNIE JOHNSON | RCA Bluebird 66064 | He's A Jelly Roll Baker | ● CD |
| If you're not ready for the 10 CD's of Lonnie on
Document & Blues Documents, try this for an appetizer. 20 cuts from the
WWII-era, mostly in his pleasing song style with dazzling guitar plus
piano and bass accompaniment from the likes of Lil Armstrong, John Davis
and Ransom Knowling. Songs are varied including the vitriolic attack on
a woman stealer Nothing But A Rat, pop ballad stylings like
The Loveless Blues, a remake of one of his most famous songs the
insightful Crowing Rooster Blues , the risque title song and
other fine performances like Why Women Go Wrong/ Jersey Belle Bluews/
I'm Just Dumb/ That's Love/ Lazy Woman Blues,D>, etc. Lonnie had a long
and extremely productive career and this a typically fine selection.
(FS) LONNIE JOHNSON: Baby Remember Me/ Chicago Blues/ Crowing Rooster Blues/ Get Yourself Together/ He's A Jelly Roll Baker/ I Did All I Could/ I'm Just Dumb/ In Love Again/ Jersey Belle Blues/ Lazy Woman Blues/ Nothing But A Rat/ Rambler's Blues/ Somebody's Got To Go/ That's Love/ The Last Call/ The Loveless Blues/ The Victim Of Love/ Watch Shorty/ When You Feel Low Down/ Why Women Go Wrong |
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| LOUIS JORDAN & HIS TYMPANI FIVE | Acrobat 4082 | Jukebox Hits, Volume 1, 1942-1947 | ● CD |
| 27 tracks, 78 min, highly recommended The first of two volumes of the chart hits of one of the biggest platter movers of the 40s & 50s. It's all hits here; of the 27 tracks here, all but one was a Top 10 hit & that one was My Baby Said Yes, a duet with Bing Crosby that hit the pop #11. The others include 11 that were #1 on the R&B charts, & a dozen that crossed over to the Pop chart, incl GI Jive which topped 'em both! Here's Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens / What's The Use In Getting Sober / Caldonia / Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, / Let The Good Times Roll. (GM) LOUIS JORDAN: Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens/ Ain't That Just Like A Woman (they'll Do It Every Time)/ Beware/ Buzz Me/ Caldonia/ Choo Choo Ch' Boogie/ Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying/ Don't Worry Bout That Mule/ Five Guys Named Moe/ G.i. Jive/ I Like 'em Fat Like That/ I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town/ Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (ma Baby)?/ Let The Good Times Roll/ Mop! Mop!/ My Baby Said Yes/ Open The Door Richard/ Ration Blues/ Reconversion Blues/ Salt Pork, West Virginia/ Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door/ Texas And Pacific/ That Chick's Too Young To Fry/ That'll Just About Knock Me Out/ The Chicks I Pick Are Slender And Tender And Tall/ What's The Use Of Getting Sober (when You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)/ You Can't Get That No More |
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| LOUIS JORDAN & HIS TYMPANI FIVE | Acrobat 4083 | Jukebox Hits, Vol. 2, 1947-1951 | ● CD |
| 25 tracks, 78 min, essential This companion to Volume 1 takes up the later hits, all but 1 in the R&B Top 10 including six #1's, & four that crossed over to the Pop charts. This has one of my fave Jordan tunes that's seldom reissued, Every Man To His Own Profession (I'm prejudiced cuz I had the 78 as a kid!) & such classics as Reet Petite & Gone/ Saturday Night Fish Fry/ Jack You're Dead, & a bunch of his later hits that you don't hear as much, Tamburitza Boogie/ Lemonade/ Daddy-O/ Weak Minded Blues. (GM) LOUIS JORDAN: All For The Love Of Lil/ Barnyard Boogie/ Beans And Cornbread/ Blue Light Boogie/ Boogie Woogie Blue Plate/ Cole Slaw (sorghum Switch)/ Daddy-o/ Don't Burn The Candle At Both Ends/ Early In The Mornin'/ Every Man To His Own Profession/ How Long Must I Wait For You/ I Know What You're Puttin' Down/ Jack, You're Dead/ Lemonade/ Look Out/ Pettin' And Pokin'/ Reet, Petite And Gone/ Roamin' Blues/ Run Joe/ Saturday Night Fish Fry/ School Days/ Tamburitza Boogie/ Teardrops From My Eyes/ Weak Minded Blues/ You Broke Your Promise |
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| THE JUBIRT SISTERS | High Water/HMG 6515 | Sing! Sister! Sing! | ● CD |
| Reissue of High Water 1008 from 1986 featuring three
sisters from Memphis singing in harmony musicians who accompany them on
guitars, keyboards, bass, drums and occasional harmonica and horns. The
group are good singers and have a unique sound and the musical
arrangements are quite good. Unfortunately they are let down by the
choice of material which is often either overdone or inappropriate -
Satisfaction/ School Girl Blues/ C.C. Rider/ Proud Mary/ Steamroller
Blyes/ If You Want To Make Me Happy, etc. |
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