BLUES & GOSPEL
Various Artists Collections - Post War Chicago Blues
La Salle Chicago Blues Recordings -> Wrapped In My Baby
VARIOUS | Wolf 120.297 | La Salle Chicago Blues Recordings, Vol 2 | ● CD $14.98 |
14 tracks, 35 mins, good Entertaining collection of Chicago
blues recorded for Jump Jackson's La Salle label between 1959 and 1970.
Eddie Clearwater has a varied quartet of tunes including his obligatory
Chuck Berry impersonation on Cool Clear Water. Sy Perry has the
solid West Side feel of a Magic Sam on his two songs but is out of tune!
Eddie Boyd is as always fine and I Cry has some nice biting guitar
from Euegen Pearson. The set also includes Little Mac, Sunnyland Slim,
Little Wolf Jr., Wilbur "Hi-Fi" White and the man himself Jump
Jackson. Many of the tracks were apparently recorded in Jumps' garage and
they sound like it. Being a Wolf release you have only yourself to blame
if you try to read the liner notes. (FS) EDDIE BOYD: I Cry/ Vacation From The Blues/ EDDIE CLEARWATER: Ain't That A Shame/ Baby Please/ Cool Clear Water/ Dancin' Time/ JUMP JACKSON: Midnight Shuffle/ LITTLE WOLF JR.: Inflation Blues/ SY PERRY: I Don't Understand You, Baby/ I Really Don't Have The Blues/ LITTLE MAC SIMMONS: Broken Heart/ Driving Wheel/ SUNNYLAND SLIM: Something Is Going Wrong/ WILBUR "HI-FI" WHITE: Don't Look Now. |
VARIOUS | Alligator 7701 | Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 1 | ● CD $15.98 |
Alligator has wisely taken their six record series of 1970's
Chicago blues recordings and transferred them to four maximum-length CD's/
cassettes. The first installment features The Jimmy Johnson Blues Band,
Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang (Howlin' Wolf alumni, including Hubert
Sumlin), Left Hand Frank & His Blues Band (with Dimestore Fred and
Pocketwatch Paul), and Carey Bell's Blues Harp Band. 17 cuts. (MB) |
VARIOUS | Alligator 7702 | Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 2 | ● CD $15.98 |
The second chapter of Alligator's contemporary Chicago blues
legends series includes The Lonnie Brooks Blues Band, Johnny "Big
Moose" Walker, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, and Pinetop Perkins
(with the Muddy Waters band - Sammy Lawhorn, Luther Johnson Jr., Calvin
Jones and Willie Smith). 16 selections. (MB) |
VARIOUS | Alligator 7703 | Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 3 | ● CD $15.98 |
A.C. Reed & The Spark Plugs, Scotty & The Rib Tips,
Lovie Lee with Carey Bell, Lacy Gibson, and The Sons Of Blues (Billy
Branch, Lurrie Bell et. al.) are heard on this third volume of 70's
Chicago blues veterans. 19 cuts. (MB) |
VARIOUS | Alligator 7704 | Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 4 | ● CD $15.98 |
The fourth and final offering in Alligator's revamped
contemporary Chicago blues array issues Detroit Junior, Luther
"Guitar Jr." Johnson (with fellow Muddy sidemen Pinetop Perkins,
Calvin Jones and Willie Smith), Queen Sylvia Embry, Big Leon Brooks' Blues
Harp Band (with Louis Myers and Pinetop Perkins) and Andrew Brown. 19
numbers. (MB) |
VARIOUS | Earwig 4902 | Old Friends | ● CD $14.98 |
VARIOUS | Relic 7016 | Parrot/ Blue Lake #2 - Cool Playing Blues | ● CD $14.98 |
Complementing Relic CD 7015, this is another excursion into
the vaults of the Parrot & Blue Lake labels - this time focusing on
urban stylings, and also including a healthy dose of previously unissued
material. There are four tracks by the brilliant Jody Williams - a fine
singer and outstanding guitarist who, though little known, was an
influential figure on the Chicago scene in the 50s. His previously
unissued Groan My Blues Away is his only known slide guitar on
record. There are two tracks by excellent T-Bone flavored singer/
guitarist L.C. McKinley who also accompanies Curtis Jones on his last
commercial recordings. St. Louis Jimmy is also represented here by his
last commercial recordings, including a version of his most famous song Going
Down Slow. Jazzy blues shouter JoJo Adams has two tracks and the
collection is rounded out by three previously unissued tracks from the
dean of Chicago sax players J.T. Brown. Excellent sound and informative
notes by the indefatigable Dick Shurman. Same as Relic LP 8025. (FS) JO JO ADAMS: Call My Baby/ NATURE BOY BROWN: Blue Blues Boogie/ I'm Wise/ Lookout/ CURTIS JONES: Cool Playing Blues/ Wrong Blues/ LITTLE PAPA JO: Easy Lovin'/ Looking For My Baby/ L.C. MCKINLEY: Rosalie Blues/ ST. LOUIS JIMMY: Going Down Slow/ Murder In The First Degree/ JODY WILLIAMS: Groan My Blues Away/ I Feel So All Alone |
VARIOUS | Delmark 618 | Sweet Home Chicago | ● CD $11.98 |
11 tracks, 33 mins, recommended Nice collection of sides
recorded for Delmark between 1966 and '68. Highlights are the two tough
sides by the always great Magic Sam - That's Why I'm Crying/ Bad Luck
Blues. Sam also accompanies saxophonist Eddie Shaw on two fine
instrumentals. Luther Allison makes his recording debut with two B.B. King
flavored cuts with spooky Hawaiian guitar work from Fred Roulette. Louis
Myers plays fine harp on Top Of The Harp and there are worthwhile
cuts by Big Mojo and Lucky Lopez with The Jazz Prophets. (FS) |
VARIOUS | Chess CHD 31262 | The Blues, Vol 1 | ● CD $11.98 |
CD issue of Chess 9253 - 12 tracks by Sonny Boy Williamson,
Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, Lowell Fulson, Little Walter, Muddy waters,
etc. CHUCK BERRY: Worried Life Blues/ LOWELL FULSON: Reconsider Baby/ BUDDY GUY: First Time I Met The Blues/ JOHN LEE HOOKER: Walkin' The Boogie/ HOWLIN' WOLF: Smokestack Lightning/ Spoonful/ LITTLE WALTER: Juke/ My Babe/ MUDDY WATERS: Hoochie Coochie Man/ Just Make Love To Me/ SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON: Don't Start Me To Talkin'/ JIMMY WITHERSPOON: When The Lights Go Out |
VARIOUS | Alligator 7707 | The New Bluebloods | ● CD $13.98 |
Essentially this is the most recent Alligator sampler,
although not at a budget price. Focuses on "new" talent like
Valerie Wellington, Donald Kinsey, Lil' Ed and 7 more, one cut from each. |
VARIOUS | Delmark 690 | Women Of Blue Chicago | ● CD $11.98 |
11 Tracks, 56 min., very good This is sort of a sampler for
the Delmark label's female artists. What you've got is two songs each by
Big Time Sarah, Shirley Johnson, Bonnie Lee, Karen Carroll and Lynne
Jordan as well as one cut by Katherine Davis. It's Chicago blues by ladies
who are out there doing it at the clubs known as Blue Chicago. The
highlight of the CD is Karen Caroll's version of Vicksburg Blues.
Seven of the tracks are on releases by the individual artists with the
other four songs only available on this CD. (RS) |
VARIOUS | Delmark 716 | Wrapped In My Baby | ● CD $11.98 |
1954/55 Chicago blues recordings cut in the basement of
producer Al Smith by Morris Pejoe, Arthur "Big Boy" Spires and
Willy "Big Eyes" Smith. |
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