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Sun Is Shining
(more) »rank: 176128by: Jimmy Reed
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East-West Live
(more) »rank: 78938by: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
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East-West
(more) »rank: 192078by: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
:Album Description:1966's East-West, the second album from the Butterfield Blues Band -- and their last with lead guitarist Mike Bloomfield -- found the group branching out from the electric blues and adding elements of modern jazz and the music of India, most notably on the landmark title track, which paved the way for much of the musical experimentation of the late '60s. :If the Butterfield Blues Band's groundbreaking debut earned the respect of the group's elder influences, this one won over (and guided) the blues boys' psychedelic peers. Highlighted by the 13-minute-plus title track (an Eastern-influenced jam cowritten by guitarist Mike Bloomfield), East-West ...
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The Best of Jimmy Reed
(more) »rank: 162883by: Jimmy Reed
:Album Description:1966's East-West, the second album from the Butterfield Blues Band -- and their last with lead guitarist Mike Bloomfield -- found the group branching out from the electric blues and adding elements of modern jazz and the music of India, most notably on the landmark title track, which paved the way for much of the musical experimentation of the late '60s. :If the Butterfield Blues Band's groundbreaking debut earned the respect of the group's elder influences, this one won over (and guided) the blues boys' psychedelic peers. Highlighted by the 13-minute-plus title track (an Eastern-influenced jam cowritten by guitarist Mike Bloomfield), East-West ...
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In My Time
(more) »rank: 119338by: Charlie MusselWhite
: :In My Time places the 50-year-old harmonica whiz and blues veteran in a variety of settings: there are two unaccompanied songs, two songs with gospel harmonies from the Blind Boys of Alabama, seven songs with an L.A. blues band led by Mike 'Junior' Watson, and five songs with Musselwhite's road trio. Holding the session together is Musselwhite's imposing personality, dignified and all business. Musselwhite's collaboration with the Five Blind Boys on a slow, minimalist version of the Dixie Hummingbirds' 'Bedside of a Neighbor' is a stunning reminder of where blues and gospel overlap. The album's highlights, though, come on the songs with Watson's ...
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The Hard Way
(more) »rank: 32551by: William Clarke
: :The harmonica is sometimes nicknamed the 'Mississippi saxophone,' but only a few players achieve the thick, blustery tone of a sax. William Clarke is one of those few, and on this album, The Hard Way, he pursues the saxophone analogy from his familiar field of the blues into the new territory of hard-swinging soul-jazz. Clarke, a West Coast disciple of George 'Harmonica' Smith, has long been a fan of the tenor-sax-and- organ combos led by the likes of Willis Jackson, Gene Ammons, and Jack McDuff and now being revived as 'acid jazz.' Honking on his chromatic harmonica over the classic swing of his ...
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Blues Harmonica Masterclass
(more) »rank: 171276by: Jerry Portnoy
: :3-CD box set with with instructional CDs & accompanying book is a comprehensive & easy-to-use lesson on how to learn to play the harmonica. Portnoy, who's been in the Muddy Waters & Eric Clapton bands, realized other instructional materials put all of the explanations into the text of a book, and the accompanying sound reference consisted only of playing examples, so Jerry put everything on the CDs so you don't have to switch back & forth between the two. He starts at the very beginning on how to hold the harmonica, all the way to milking special sounds & effects out of ...
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Blues in the Dark
(more) »rank: 174034by: Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers
: :Heavily influenced by Little Walter and George 'Harmonica' Smith (he played with Smith in a band called Bacon Fat), harpist and vocalist Rod Piazza has been at the center of the West Coast blues scene for over three decades, and this 1991 release is one of his tastiest, with some luscious piano licks from wife Honey Alexander. And we've added a bonus track, 'Back Door Man' to the original album. Out of print for years!
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Pleading the Blues
(more) »rank: 85209by: Junior Wells, Buddy Guy
: :Heavily influenced by Little Walter and George 'Harmonica' Smith (he played with Smith in a band called Bacon Fat), harpist and vocalist Rod Piazza has been at the center of the West Coast blues scene for over three decades, and this 1991 release is one of his tastiest, with some luscious piano licks from wife Honey Alexander. And we've added a bonus track, 'Back Door Man' to the original album. Out of print for years!
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Double Take
(more) »rank: 163309by: Kenny Neal, Billy Branch
:Album Description:Take two critically acclaimed bluesmen, team them up in a recording studio, hit the ‘Record’ button, and listen as the magic begins to flow. Case in point: Kenny Neal and Billy Branch’s new Alligator album, DOUBLE TAKE. Kenny Neal is a critically acclaimed triple-threat bluesman, whose guitar and harmonica prowess are matched note for note by his soulful singing and passionate performances. Billy Branch is among the best blues harmonica players in the world. He is a gruff and potent vocalist, a groundbreaking solo artist, a valued session player and leader of the venerable Sons Of Blues. Neal and Branch got together ...
