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| JOHNNY WINTER LARRY WISE BAND WISEMAN SEXTETTE/ QUARTET |
JIMMY WITHERSPOON WOOD'S JUBILEE SINGERS JIM WYNN |
| JOHNNY WINTER | Alligator 4735 | Guitar Slinger | $15.98 |
| 1984 album by this popular artist is a straight blues album
on which Johnny brings his histrionic vocal and guitar style to bear on
songs originally recorded by Bobby Bland, Muddy Waters, Sly Williams,
Junior Parker and others - this album recorded in Chicago features well
known Chicago Sidemen Johnny B. Gayden/bass and Casey Jones/drums and
there are guest appearances by Gene Barge/tenor and Billy
Branch/harmonica. |
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| JOHNNY WINTER | Alligator 4742 | Serious Business | $12.98 |
| The white tornado does Unseen Eye/Master Mechanic and
8 more. |
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| JOHNNY WINTER | Alligator 4748 | Third Degree | $15.98 |
| 1986 recordings - some tracks with Dr John on piano. |
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| JOHNNY WINTER | Columbia 9826 | Johnny Winter | $9.98 |
| JOHNNY WINTER | Epic 52466 | Scorchin' Blues | $11.98 |
| This aptly-titled new release in the "Roots N'
Blues" series is
probably the best one-volume collection of Johnny Winter's blues
recordings ever. Its 10 songs were recorded between 1968-79, the earliest
being Mean Mistreater, which features Willie Dixon on bass and
Walter "Shakey" Horton on harp. Compiled with Winters' approval,
the collection stays away from the blues-rock stuff in favor of
full-throttle blues that made his first Columbia albums so enjoyable.
Great cuts include the original 1930's-style Dallas with great
slide work, a cover of Sleepy John Estes' Divin' Duck with brother
Edgar on piano, Bladie Mae with the Muddy Waters' band, Walking
By Myself/ Mad Blues and more. (JC) |
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| LARRY WISE BAND | Double Trouble DTCD 3028 | Will Of The Wisp | $16.98 |
| WISEMAN SEXTETTE/ QUARTET | Document DOCD 5520 | Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, 1923 | $15.98 |
| JIMMY WITHERSPOON | Ace CDCHD 896 | Sings The Blues Sessions | ● CD $18.98 |
| Excellent selection recorded for Modern in the early 60s by
this superb blues shouter. The first 13 tracks were probably recorded in
1960 and were issued on Crown LPs, followed by six tracks from the same
sessions that were either unissued or issued on Kent singles. These find
Spoon with a small group including fine guitar (possibly Roy Gaines) and
excellent tenor sax. The remaining seven tracks are from different sessions
and are either unissued or on singles including intriguing covers of Hank
Williams' Your Cheatin' Heart and Jody Reynolds' Endless Sleep
- the latter with blues harp. |
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| JIMMY WITHERSPOON & ROBBEN FORD | AIM 1050 | Ain't Nothin' New About The Blues | $15.98 |
| JIMMY WITHERSPOON & ROBBEN FORD | Avenue Jazz 71262 | Live | $10.98 |
| CD reissue of a 1976 live recordings done at the Ashgrove in
LA. 'Spoon was still in fine form on his jazzy blues vocals and the band
is pretty good, led by guitar ace Robben Ford. They do 10 tunes including Low
Down Dirty Shame/ Goin' Down Slow/ Times Are Getting Tough/ No Rollin'
Blues , etc. |
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| JIMMY WITHERSPOON & ROBBEN FORD | Blue Rock'It 113 | Live At The Notodden Festival | $14.98 |
| JIMMY WITHERSPOON | Classics 5051 | 1947-1948 | ● CD $14.98 |
| 23 tracks, 65 mins, highly recommended There are a number of reissues of the early recordings of this great Arkansas born blues shouter but Classics is the way to go if you want a comprehensive collection. His earliest recordings in 1945 and 1946 were made when he was a member of the great Jay McShann Orchestra and are featured on Classics 966. This volumes features the first recordings under his own name starting in October 1947 with a stunning four song session with 'Spoon's powerful vocals accompanied by a terrific group with some fine tenor playing from Charlie Thomas and hot guitar from Louis Speigner. There are many fine performances to come including the two part Ain't Nobody's Business which was a number 1 R&B hit in 1949 and the almost as succesful follow up In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down plus songs like Third Floor Blues/ How Long/ Frogimore Blues/ Wee Baby Blues/ Money Eyes Woman/ Destruction Blues/ Drunk Broke & Hungry and others. Among the other musicians who appear on these sessions include Jay McShann, Buddy tate, Bill Doggett, Tiny Webb, Maxwell Davis and others. Sound quality is excellent and there is the usual one page of notes from Dave Penny. (FS) JIMMY WITHERSPOON: Ain't Nobody's Business - Part 1/ Ain't Nobody's Business - Part 2/ Back Water Blues/ Big Heart/ Cain River Blues/ Call My Baby/ Destruction Blues/ Drunk Broke And Hungry/ Frogimore Blues/ Hey Mr.landlord/ How I Hate To See Xmas Come Around/ How Long Has This Been Going On?/ How You Gonna Act/ In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down/ Money Eyes Woman/ Money's Getting Cheaper/ Six-foot-two Blues/ Skidrow Blues/ Spoon Calls Hootie/ The New Look/ Third Floor Blues/ Wandering Gal Blues/ Wee Baby Blues |
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| JIMMY WITHERSPOON | Fantasy 24701 | The 'Spoon Concerts | $16.98 |
| 2-LP set on one CD. |
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| JIMMY WITHERSPOON | Rhino 71707 | Spoonful | $10.98 |
| JIMMY WITHERSPOON WITH DUKE ROBILLARD | Stony Plain 1211 | Spoon's Blues | $15.98 |
| JIMMY WITHERSPOON | Stony Plain 1231 | With The Junior Mance Trio | $15.98 |
| 11 tracks, 37 min., recommended Unearthed by Holger Petersen
while he was visiting Jimmy Witherspoon at his home in California, this
previously unissued set (recorded live in France, 1969) features a typical
Witherspoon set, including Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough, Going
Down Slow, and No Rollin' Blues. The recording quality is
excellent but given the repertoire, do we really need more of the same?
Other Stony Plain release |
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| JIMMY WITHERSPOON WITH GROOVE HOLMES | Tradition TCD 1015 | 'Spoon & Groove | $9.98 |
| Relatively undistinguished set from this dynamic blues
shouter with organist Groove Holmes, tenor saxist Teddy Edwards and
various others originally recorded for Society in 1960 and reissued a
number of times over the years on various labels. Songs include Take
This Hammer/ In Blues/ Loser's Blues/ Key To The Highway, etc. |
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| COTTON BELT QUARTET/ WOOD'S JUBILEE SINGERS/ QUARTET | Document DOCD 5439 | Complete Recorded Works, 1925-1927 | $15.98 |
| 24 tracks, 67 min., good While solid examples of the jubilee
and spiritual quartet tradition, neither is remarkable though both are of
interest to fans of the form. Wood's Singers offer 12 samples of somewhat
unimaginative yet earnestly rendered songs of praise recorded for
Paramount and Silvertone. Unfortunately, sound quality on these cuts is
frequently regrettable. Still, a certain unpracticed charm finds its way
through the surface noise. The Cotton Belt Quartet are smoother and more
polished than Wood's Singers, producing more tightly arranged and complex
harmonies. Yet, while undeniably pleasant, their work fails to distinguish
itself as much more than that. Unusually fine booklet notes from Steve
Tracy. (JC) |
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| JIM WYNN | Classics 5043 | The Chronological Jim Wynn, 1945-46 | ● CD $14.98 |
| 20 tracks, 60 mins, recommended Fine West Coast jump blues
featuring saxophonist/ bandleader Jim Wynn's band The Bobalibans with vocals
from "Lord" Luther Luper, Pee Wee Wiley, Ted Shirley and Claude Trenier.
Wynn was an important figure on the West Coast blues scene - he was one of
the pioneers of the extrovert on-stage style and was a regular figure on
blues and R&B sessions in the 40s and 50s and worked extensively with T-Bone
Walker and Johnny Otis. Tracks include Buzz Buzz Buzz/ I Don't Want To
Cry Anymore/ Cherry Red/ Deed I Do/ Butter For My Roll, etc. Good stuff.
(FS) JIM WYNN: Butter For My Roll/ Buzz Buzz Buzz/ Buzz Me Baby/ Cherry Red/ Deed I Do/ Ee-Bobaliba/ Gal/ Get Yourself In Line/ I Don't Want To Cry Anymore/ I Want A Little Girl/ In A Rhapsody In Minor/ Jelly Kelly Blues/ Juke Box Jump The Blues/ Just In Case You Change Your Mind/ Lost Woman Blues/ Organ Grinder's Swing/ Rock Boogie/ Shipyard Woman/ Winnin' With Wynn/ Wynn's Boogie |
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