Furry Lewis - Furry Lewis In His Prime 1927- 1928 - 1988.

Review:

In His Prime (1927-1928) is the best overview of Furry Lewis classic late-'20s sides, containing 14 songs from the period (though not "John Henry"), all of which are crisply remastered, showing off both his superb guitar playing and his brilliantly expressive singing (the vocal performance on "Falling Down Blues" alone is worth the price of the disc) to excellent advantage. A seminal part of any blues collection, as well as any collection of Lewis' material.

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Leroy Carr - Whiskey Is My Habbit, Women Is All I Crave, The Best Of Leroy Carrr - Recorded Between 1928 and 1935, Released in 2004.

Review:

The 40 tracks compiled on this two-disc set represent the entire span of pianist and singer Leroy Carr's recording career that spanned a brief seven years, from 1928-1935. The material represented here -- all but one of these tracks were recorded for the Vocalion label -- features accompaniment by guitarist Scrapper Blackwell on all but one selection, and Josh White on a handful as well. Carr's material here ranges from the classic piano blues of the era that spawned Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith to vaudeville and hokum tunes made popular by artists like Tampa Red and Georgia Tom. Carr's voice is the haunting thing here; it's higher and very clear, sweet almost, as evidenced by most of these sides. But there was an edge, too; one that belied a kind of pathos underneath even the most cheery material -- check "Mean Mistreater Blues" or "Bread Baker." But the darker material such as "Suicide Blues" (one of six previously unissued performances), "Straight Alky Blues," or "Shinin' Pistol," is strange and eerie given Carr's smooth approach. Carr may not be the most well-known bluesman of the era, but his contribution is profound and lasting. This collection puts to shame almost all others with the exception of the multi-volume complete recordings on Document. But given the fact that these sides are wonderfully remastered, and 40 tracks are enough for virtually anybody but the hardest core blues punter, this is the set to have.

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Alberta Hunter - Young Alberta Hunter, the '20s and '30s.

Review
This LP gives listeners a strong sampling of singer Alberta Hunter's work in the 1920s. The 14 selections find her joined by such major jazz names as pianists Fletcher Henderson and Eubie Blake, cornetist Louis Armstrong, soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet, and Fats Waller (on organ). Although best known during the era as a classic blues singer,  Hunter was always flexible and able to sing a wide variety of material. The best way to acquire all of her 1920s recordings is through her Document CDs, but this LP sampler is excellent, with the highlights including "Down Hearted Blues" (her composition which Bessie Smith would make into a big hit in 1923), "Nobody Knows the Way I Feel Dis Morning," "If You Can't Hold the Man You Love," and "I'm Going to See My Ma."

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Charley Patton - Founder of the Delta Blues - 1969.

Review

A cornerstone of any blues collection, Charley Patton is where it starts. As compilations go, Founder of the Delta Blues originally started life as a double-record set featuring all of Patton's best-known titles, and soundwise was miles above all previous versions. Its compact disc incarnation here trims the tune list to 24 tracks, but includes all the seminal tracks: "Pony Blues," "High Water Everywhere," "Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues," "A Spoonful Blues," "Shake It and Break It," and the wistful "Poor Me," which was recorded at his final session in 1934, a scant two months before he died.

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Charley Patton - The Definitive Charley Patton , 75 th Anniversary Edition - 2009.

Review
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the ‘Father of the Delta Blues’, Charley Patton. Patton was not the first Mississippi Bluesmen to record but he was without doubt the most important. Through his songbook and performances the Blues in the Delta became a major movement and many of the greatest artists from that region owe a great debt to Charley Patton. Son House, Robert Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf and just about any other Delta Blues artist from the first half of the last century all have Patton to thank for his groundbreaking work.

Although he was definitely a pioneer Patton himself had influences and on this set we not only look at those artists that followed in his wake but also his contemporaries and those that came before him. Patton borrowed music or lyrics from many artists including Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Blind Lemon Jefferson, the Mississippi Sheiks, Blind Willie Johnson, Jim Jackson and many more.

This 60 track set contains many of Patton’s best known songs as well as the sources for those songs and covers or variants by those artists that came after him. Also included is the DVD, ‘Talkin’ Patton’, that contains interviews with musicians, musicologists, blues scholars and Delta historians and contains brand new footage of Dockery’s, the legendary plantation where Patton was raised and where many people believe the Delta Blues truly blossomed as an art form.

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Papa Charlie Jackson - Fat Mouth , Recorded Between 1924 and 1927, Released in 1970.

Review
Yazoo's Fat Mouth is the best overview of  Papa Charlie Jackson's best recordings, offering 14 tracks he recorded between 1924 and 1927. While a few important songs didn't make it to this set, most of his very best did, and for many listeners this concise compilation is a preferable alternative to the exhaustive multi-volume Document series.

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Barbecue Bob - The Essential - 2001.

Review
Atlanta's  Robert "Barbecue Bob" Hicks recorded some 65 sides between 1927 and his death in 1931, an interesting mix of modal country blues that is as fine as any tracked by a country blues artist in the era, although he seldom gets the same attention afforded the Mississippi Delta players of the period. This double-disc set has all the essentials, although it may be more than the casual listener really needs, since like most blues players of the day, Hicks wasn't about to change what worked. Still, his modal approach sets him apart, and his guitar playing is vastly underrated.

Disc 1

1. Barbecue Blues 3:12
2. Honey You Don't Know My Mind 3:11
3. Black Skunk Blues 3:02
4. Goin' Up The Country 3:14
5. California Blues 3:01
6. Poor Boy A Long Ways From Home 3:03
7. Yo Yo Blues 2:57
8. How Long Pretty Mama 3:23
9. Doin' The Scraunch 2:57
10. Diddle-Da-Diddle 3:03
11. She's Gone Blues 3:27
12. My Mistake Blues 3:22
13. Hurry And Bring It Back Home 3:06
14. Chocolate To The Bone 2:52
15. I'm On My Way Down Home 3:14
16. It Won't Be Long Now (Part 1) 3:32
17. It Won't Be Long Now (Part 2) 3:27
18. Cold Wave Blues 3:30

Disc 2

1. Twistin' That Stuff 3:10
2. Motherless Chile Blues 3:14
3. Ease It To Me Blues 2:59
4. Crooked Woman Blues 2:51
5. It Just Won't Hay 3:07
6. Jacksonville Blues 2:57
7. Good Time Rounder 3:11
8. Atlanta Moan 3:06
9. She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day 3:03
10. She Looks So Good 3:00
11. Tellin' It To You 3:14
12. 'Fo Day Creep 3:06
13. It's Just Too Bad 3:13
14. Waycross Georgia Blues 3:09
15. She Shook Her Gin 3:12
16. Midnight Weepin' Blues 2:58
17. Jambooger Blues 3:17
18. We Sure Got Hard Times 3:27



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Sam Collins - Complete Recorded Works 1927- 1931.

Review

Every track that Sam Collins recorded at the end of the '20s and early in the '30s is included on Document's Complete Recorded Works (1927-1931). Although the comprehensiveness of the set is a little intimidating for casual listeners -- they should stick with the better-sequenced Jailhouse Blues -- historians will find the collection invaluable.

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Cannon Jug Stompers - The Best Of Cannon Jug Stompers - 2001.

Review

When listening to blues singers from another era, many are turned off by the music's rustic simplicity. Just a guy or gal with a guitar, singing in a whiny voice. Compared to your average country-blues singer, a band like Cannon's Jug Stompers is downright accessible. Equipped with a guitar, banjo, harmonica, and, of course, a jug, these folks were bona fide noise makers. If the listener happens to be a Deadhead, he or she will be familiar with songs like "Minglewood Blues," "Viola Lee Blues," and "Big Railroad Blues." As one can also divine from the song titles, banjoist Gus Cannon, harmonica player Noah Lewis, and a number of bandmates stick close to the blues. There's a relaxed laziness to pieces like "Wolf River Blues" and "The Rooster's Crowing Blues" that separate the group from noisier, more boisterous bands like the Skillet Lickers. There's a great version of "Walk Right In," a song that became a big hit for the Rooftop Singers in 1963. A disclaimer on the back of the CD case mentions that it is impossible to completely clean up these old recordings. Nonetheless, considering the 70-75-year-old records Yazoo had to work with, the end product sounds pretty darn good. The liner notes include a nice long essay on the history of the band by Don Kent. The Best of Cannon's Jug Stompers delivers 70 minutes of traditional jug band music, offering a fine introduction to both the band and the musical style. In other words, it's a classic. Password and Link: mississippimoan mp3 256 kbps - 116 Mb http://www.filefactory.com/file/b39c4gb/n/cjs.rar

V.A. - Ladies sing The Blues - 1992.

Review

Living Era's Ladies Sing the Blues compiles performances from some of the most popular female blues singers from the '30s and '40s. Lizzie Miles, Ida Cox, Marnie Smith, and Una Mae Carlisle are some of the artists included here, and performances like Bessie Smith's "Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1-2," Ma Rainey's "Booze & Blues," Billie Holliday's "Long Gone Blues," and Ada Brown's "Evil Mama Blues" showcase the sultry, world-weary, and often humorous stylings of these pioneering blueswomen.

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Mississippi John Hurt - 1928 Sessions.

Review
The 13 original 1928 recordings of Hurt. Justifiably legendary, with gentle grace and power on these understated vocal and fingerpicking masterpieces. These are the ones to hear, although all Hurt is worth listening to.

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V.A. - Mississippi Moaners: 1927-42

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AMG Review
Lots of Mississippi vocals and blues guitar are here by the best of the genre -- Charley Patton, Skip James, Son House, Rube Lacy, Mississippi John Hurt and others.

Tracks
1-The New Frisco Train [Washington White]
2-Down The Big Road Blues [Mattie Delaney]
3-Traveling Mama Blues [Joe Calicott]
4-Gas Man Blues [Mae Glover]
5-Stand Up Suitcase Blues [Uncle Bud Walker]
6-Special Rider Blues [Son House]
7-Mississippi Moan [The Mississippi Moaner]
8-Big Leg Blues [Mississippi John Hurt]
9-Lonesome Atlanta Blues [Bobby Grant]
10-Cherry Ball Blues [Skip James]
11-Ham Hound Crave [Rube Lacy]
12-Married Man Blues [Blind Willie Reynolds]
13-Two Little Tommies Blues [Papa Harvey Hull]
14-Devil Sent The Rain Blues [Charlie Patton]

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V.A. - Favorite Country Blues: Piano-Guitar Duets, 1929-1935

Tracks
1-Sloppy Drunk - Walter Davis
2-Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away - Buddy Woods
3-Poker Woman Blues - Blind Blake
4-West Side Blues - Willie Harris
5-Shook It This Morning Blues - Joe Evans
6-Good Gal - Charlie Spand
7-New Orleans Stop Time - Bumble Bee Slim
8-Tired Of Being Mistreated - Roosevelt Sykes and Clifford Gibson
9-Poor Coal Passer - Springback James
10-Down In Black Bottom - Joe Evans
11-Back To The Wood Blues - Charlie Spand
12-Monkey Man Blues - Lofton
13-Sloppy Drunk Blues - Leroy Carr
14-The Blues Is All Wrong - Leola Manning


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V.A. - Before The Blues, Vols. 1, 2 and 3.

Review
Although the blues is the most renowned form of early 20th century African-American music (other than jazz), it didn't dominate rural Black music to the extent that many listeners often assume. Black and White folk musics mingled extensively before the advent of recorded technology, and Black musicians often performed gospel, religious hymns, folk ballads, and fiddle tunes as well as what we now recognize as the blues. This compilation does a good job of illustrating the diverse ancestry of African-American music with 23 rare sides from the 1920s and 1930s, when records and mass media had yet to fully introduce elements that would standardize musical genres and approaches to some degree. Some of these performers would indeed become classified as blues artists (Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Wilkins, Henry Thomas). But most of these tracks are not explicitly rooted in blues forms, examples being B.F. Shelton's banjo ballad interpretation of "Pretty Polly," Taylor's Kentucky Boys' fiddle breakdown version of "Forked Deer," or the Seventh Day Adventist Choir's "On Jordan's Stormy Banks We Stand." Remastered from old 78s, this may be of more educational than entertainment value to most modern listeners, but it's well done, with extensive liner notes explaining the various forms of Black music preserved on the disc.

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Roy Smeck - Plays Hawaiian Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele and Guitar - Recorded Between 1920 and 1940.

Review
The only problem with this album is the use of the word "play" in the title. Sure, with most musicians it can be called "playing" an instrument. With Roy Smeck, what he does on Hawaiian guitar or just plain old regular guitar is more like a consecration. His banjo work is more like a reordering of molecules. "Ukulele Bounce" sounds like a man playing a ukulele, and very well at that, but creates more of a historical impact as one realizes recordings from nearly a quarter of a century are represented on this collection. Colorful lettering by none other than R. Crumb just adds to the class of the whole affair. Smeck was a technical genius of stringed instruments and also an explorer. He created sounds behind the bridge and nut, and on the body of the instrument as well. Listeners might be used to these types of techniques from avant-garde music, but the real innovators in this type of playing were musicians such as Smeck. He used these techniques in the course of so-called "normal" music, but the fact that it is neither atonal nor really weird shouldn't make one think it isn't exciting or interesting to listen to. His early pieces were pretty straight from the Hawaiian style, Smeck tinkering energetically around the edges of what might be acceptable to the "aloha" crowd while establishing his mastery of the genre's traditions. Exposure to jazz players such as Eddie Lang apparently inspired him to sit the guitar up straight in his lap and attack it with a plectrum, which is the same way he took on the banjo. The results are imaginative and frequently wild, perfect musical miniatures with such a visual presence one might think they were landscape paintings. Some of the titles add to the fun: "Tough Pickin'," "Guitarese," "Slippery Fingers," and "Nifty Pickin'." Smeck plays wonderfully whether the track was recorded in the '20s, '30s, or '40s. That's no surprise, seeing how he was the fellow who described his ascension in the music industry thusly: "I didn't play any better for 1,250 dollars than for 150 dollars." Which goes to show that even he considered what he did "playing," no matter how miraculous it sounded. Nobody ever played any better than he did, either.

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V.A.- 10 Years In Memphis 1927-1937

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Fantastic Yazoo shit!

Tracks:
George Torey - Married Woman Blues - Lonesome Man Blues Gus Cannon - Poor Boy Allen Shaw - Moanin' The Blues Robert Wilkins - Jailhouse Blues - Falling Down Blues Big Boy Cleveland - Goin' To Leave You Blues Furry Lewis - Billy Lyons And Stack O 'Lee - Big Chief Blues Frank Stokes - What's The Matter Blues - Jazzin' The Blues Tom Dickson - Happy Blues - Death Bell Blues Kansas Joe - Pile Drivin' Blues

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V.A. - Alabama Blues 1927-1931

Review
Along with Austria's Document, blues re-issue label Yazoo has done a great deal to reassemble the faded history of American country blues music. While they have received great acclaim for anthologies of blues greats like Charlie Patton, Skip James, and Blind Willie Johnson, they've also compiled the work of a number of more mysterious figures. Enter Alabama Blues: 1927-1931. The collection focuses on the output of two largely unknown players: Clifford Gibson, a guitar player who spent a great deal of time in the St. Louis area, even backing Jimmie Rodgers on recordings for Victor, and the even more obscure Edward Thompson. The set is fleshed out with sides from harmonica wizard Jay Bird Coleman (perhaps the biggest name here), George "Bullet" Williams, Marshall Owens, and Barefoot Bill. Gibson's recordings are most notable for some fine guitar playing, his mediocre vocal abilities failing to distinguish him from many of his contemporaries. Edwards has a stronger vocal presence, almost overshadowing his rough but competent lines. Of the bluesmen who join them on this disc, Williams stands out with "The Escaped Convict," an otherworldly piece that combines fierce harp playing with vocal hollering. At the time they were made, these recordings were nothing less than bids by the musicians for wider fame outside their local circles. Unbeknownst to them, however, they were also bids for a place in musical history; a place Yazoo has reserved for them. While this music is not the recommended introduction to the genre, it will no doubt be a revelation for country blues collectors.

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V.A. - Barrelhouse Blues 1927-1936

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EXCELLENT STUFF!

Tracks:

1. Cow Cow Davenport: State Street Jive (1928)

2. Little Brother Montgomery: Vicksburg Blues No. 2 (1935)

3. Montana Taylor: Indiana Avenue Stomp (1929)

4. Bob Call: Thirty-One Blues (1929)

5. Lonnie Johnson: Sam, You're Just A Rat (1932)

6. George Noble: Seminole Blues (1935)

7. Joe Dean: I'm So Glad I'm Twenty-One Years Old Today (1930)

8. Charley Taylor: Heavy Suitcase Blues (1930)

9. Barrelhouse Welsh: Dying Pickpocket Blues (1929)

10. Louise Johnson: On The Wall (1930)

11. Jabo Williams: Polack Blues (1932)

12. Jesse James: Ramrod (1936)

13. Raymond Barrow: Walking Blues (1929)

14. Raymond Barrow: Walking Blues (1929

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V.A. - Blues From The Western States - 1927 / 1949.

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More Yazoo Stuff!

Tracks
1. Down On My Bended Knee - King Solomon Hill
2. Sunrise Blues - Will Day
3. Lock and Key Blues - Ramblin' Thomas
4. No Good Woman Blues - Jesse "Babyface" Thomas
5. Howling Wolf Blues - Willie Lane
6. James Alley Blues - Richard "Rabbit" Brown
7. Cherry Street Blues - Little Hat Jones
8. You'll Like My Loving - Otis Harris
9. Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away - Oscar Woods
10. Little Hat Blues - Little Hat Jones
11. Blue Goose Blues - Jesse "Babyface" Thomas
12. Black Cat Rag (unissued take) - Willie Lane
13. Double Crossing Blues - Texas Alexander
14. Cross the Water Blues - Little Hat Jones

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Henry Thomas - Texas Worried Blues: Complete Recorded Works 1927-1929 - 1989.

Review

These recordings, dating between 1927 and 1929, are a unique body of work: work songs, minstrel numbers, rags, and what we now define as the blues, all offered in an unpretentious form that would have been every bit as compelling had Henry Thomas cut them this way 40 years later. Songs such as "Arkansas," "Fox and the Hounds" (featuring the reed pipes that Thomas also excelled at playing), and "Little Red Caboose" represent a brand of upbeat dance music associated with late-19th century entertainment, a tradition already largely lost or becoming lost when Thomas cut these numbers. Yet Thomas, who was already in his 50s when he recorded these tracks, sings and plays them with a beguiling ease and honesty, not to mention a dexterity on the guitar that makes him sound every bit as vital and urgent as Big Bill Broonzy or any of the other up-and-coming blues legends just starting out at the time these sides were laid down. The blues numbers, including "Shanty Blues," "Woodhouse Blues," "Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance?," and "Bull Doze Blues" are compelling in their own right -- they display musical and lyrical virtuosity and, in the latter two cases, offer a chance to hear the sources for classic works by Bob Dylan and Canned Heat, respectively. Luckily for historians, Henry Thomas recorded for Vocalion and not for one of the truly lost labels like Paramount, and all 23 surviving sides of his work sound very good on this CD.

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