| | Chuck Berry Blues CD Chuck Berry Discography of CDs
Recorded between 1955 & 1965. Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl.
Chuck Berry grew up on the blues, taking Muddy Waters as a particular hero, so when he signed with Chess Records in the mid-'50s, the label undoubtedly figured they were getting a blues artist. Which Berry was, but his bright, skittering guitar style and penchant for writing songs with lyrics that set aside blues clichés for something closer to beat poetry meant Berry's forward-looking version of the blues became something else altogether, creating the very template for rock & roll. It also brought a younger teenaged audience into the game, and Berry increasingly aimed for it. But before that groundbreaking shift in style and demographic, Berry turned out some interesting straight blues sides for Chess, several of which are collected here, and it's intriguing to wonder what might have happened had Berry stuck with the blues rather than redefining it into rock & roll. Highlights include the powerful "Wee Wee Hours," a chugging version of Don Raye's "Down the Road a Piece," a try at Guitar Slim's "Things I Used to Do," the hybrid "Driftin' Blues," which features a near doo wop backup chorus, and a revved up and rocking rendition of W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues." Berry's guitar work is revealing on these early numbers, his tone always bright and fresh, as if he was a colt who just couldn't wait to get out there and run. And run he did. ~ Steve Leggett
Live Recording
Compilatin producer: Andy McKaie.
Personnel includes: Chuck Berry (vocals, guitar, steel guitar); Hubert Sumlin, Matt Murphy (guitar); Johnnie Johnson (piano); G. Smith, Willie Dixon (bass); Fred Below, Ebby Hardy, Jasper Thomas (drums); The Ecuadors (background vocals).
Producers: Leonard Chess, Phil Chess.
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Purchase Blues CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Johnny Otis 1945-1947 CD (2002)
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 $18.05 
Growing up among Afro-Americans in Berkeley, CA, Greek-American Johnny Otis (born John Veliotes) always identified strongly with people of color. Before he had attained the age of 20 he was gigging with black jazz bands throughout the Southwest, and eventually organized an ensemble deliberately patterned after Count Basie's orchestra. This highly charged album of historical musical artifacts documents the very beginning of Johnny Otis' recording career. With one apparently unobtainable exception, the Classics Blues & Rhythm Series has assembled all of Otis' Excelsior recordings, made in Los Angeles between 1945 and 1947. This provides background and context for his more well-known Savoy material, and indeed for everything this amazing person accomplished during the second half of the 20th century. Otis' first act as a recording bandleader was to borrow Jimmy Rushing from Count Basie! Rushing sounds right at home with this group, which included tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette, pianist Bill Doggett, and bassist Curtis Counce. During "Preston's Love Mansion," as Doggett quotes the famous riff from Dizzy Gillespie's "Salt Peanuts," the band hollers "Johnny Otis!" instead. And well they might, for during this exciting number and indeed most of the performances throughout this collection, Otis handles his drums with energetic insistence, "dropping bombs" and provocatively stirring the mix. This band was billed at first, in fact, as "Johnny Otis, His Drums & His Orchestra." "Harlem Nocturne" was a success from the get-go, both this Excelsior version and an alternate take that was issued several years later on Savoy. "Love's Nocturne," from December of 1946, sounds like its sequel. According to the discography, alto saxophonist Preston Love only blows his horn on this session, alongside the great Buddy Collette. Big stylistic changes erupted in 1947 as Johnny Otis & His Orchestra suddenly sprouted a twangy electric guitar, played by one Pete Lewis. "Barrelhouse Stomp" is
| | Mike Bloomfield Super Session CD (1968) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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$6.75    
A surprise best-seller when it was first released, this mostly improvised pairing of singer/keyboardist/producer Al Kooper with two major guitar heroes of the day sounds fascinating all these years later precisely because of the distance of time--nobody makes records like this any more. The material runs the gamut from folk pop (covers of Donovan and Dylan), to blues ("Albert's Shuffle," "You Don't Love Me"), to heady jams ("His Holy Modal Majesty"), to big-band jazz ("Harvey's Tune").
All the tunes make effective templates for the kind off-the-cuff music-making that in less capable hands might have resulted in simple noodling. In fact, although Bloomfield and Stills don't play together on any of the cuts (Bloomfield played on one side of the original LP, Stills on the other), all three principals get off lots of good licks and producer Kooper has some interesting tricks up his sleeve, as in the over-the-top phasing he lavishes on "You Don't Love Me." The only real disappointment here is that Stills, a far better singer than Kooper, never opens his mouth.
Those familiar with the Live Adventures album these two recorded at the Fillmore West know how brilliant they could be on stage, and here's another gem, recorded at the Fillmore East this time and featuring 'One Way Out,' 'It's My Own Fault' (with Bloomfield trading licks with Johnny Winter...Johnny was signed to Columbia after this gig!). Newly remastered & now with 4 bonus tracks, 'Albert's Shuffle' (2002 Remix w/o Horns), 'Season of the Witch.' (2002 Remix w/o Horns), 'Blues For Nothing' (Studio Outtake) & 'Fat Grey Cloud' Previously Unreleased Live Track). Features 12-page booklet with unpublished photos from the recording session, new liner notes by Al Kooper & the Rolling Stone Hall Of Fame review by David Fricke. 60 scintillating minutes! 13 tracks. Colunbia/Legacy. 2003.
Includes liner notes by Al Kooper, Michael Thomas.
Includes liner notes by Michael Thomas.
Full performer name: Mike Bloo
| | Philly Steps: Phila-La Of Soul & Arctic Records Remixed Hits CD (2004)
Blues music CDs
$12.89 
Jamie/Guyden Dist. Co. celebrates its 50th anniversary by celebrating the artists and musicians of its past with contemporary remixes by Paul Simpson and Tom Moulton of the labels' classic hits like "Yes, I'm Ready" by Barbara Mason and "Waitin for the Rain" by the Fantastic Johnny C. Paul Simpson, whose remix of Marvin Gaye’s "Lets Get It On" Slate Magazine considered better than the original, has used the original multi-track tapes to provide new takes on such hits as, "Yes, I’m Ready" by Barbara Mason; "I Likes To Do It" by the People’s Choice; and "Love is All Right" and "The Horse" by Cliff Nobles. Tom Moulton adds his magic touch to "Waitin for the Rain" and "Yes, I'm Ready." The album also celebrates the great session musicians of Philadelphia - Ronnie Baker on bass, Norman Harris on guitar and Earl Young on drums, the musicians who became MFSB and the backbone of the Philadelphia sound of the 1970s.Tom Moulton has remixed the original multi-track tapes for most Jamie/Guyden releases on CD of oldies by Brenda and the Tabulations, Duane Eddy, the Ethics, Soul Brothers Six, the David and the Kit Kats, among other artists who recorded for the Jamie/Guyden labels, which include Arctic, Phil-LA of Soul, Top & Bottom, and Frantic. The CD booklet includes complete discography of Phil-LA of Soul and Arctic Records.
Personnel: Eddie Davis (keyboards).
Audio Mixer: Tom Moulton.
| | Alexis Korner Kornerstoned: Anthology 1958-1983 CD (2006) (Import) United Kingdom
Blues songs
$24.79
While MUSICALLY RICH...AND FAMOUS documents the second half of British blues godfather Alexis Korner's career, KORNERSTONED adopts a more comprehensive approach, following the pioneering singer/guitarist from the very beginning of his musical life, all the way through every subsequent phase of his development. So we get not only his mid-1960s work with burgeoning blues-rock giants like Paul Rodgers and Steve Marriott, but also his `50s skiffle recordings (basically the British version of jug-band music) with the Ken Colyer band and his own skiffle group, and even an early acoustic guitar duel with famed fingerpicker Davey Graham on "3/4 A.D." Over the course of its two discs, this collection examines pretty much every aspect of this seminal bandleader's historic career.
Gravel-voiced Alexis Korner is arguably the most important figure in the history of British blues - the inspiration for several generations of star musicians, from The Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin & beyond. This first-ever full-career retrospective spans everything from mid-50s skiffle to his final blues outings, via groundbreaking 60s R&B & his pop hits with CCs in the 70s. Two CD set. Castle. 2005.
| | Omar Kent Dykes On The Jimmy Reed Highway CD (2007)
Blues album
$12.95
The Jimmy Reed Highway is a well-traveled thoroughfare as storied and rich in legend throughout the southern United States as Robert Johnson's mythical Crossroads. It runs through the minds of men and women of a certain age, complexion, and place who grew up during the era of segregation and who defied their parents, the law, and all genteel propriety and custom by answering one bluesman's invitation to cross the color line and join him getting lowdown and dirty as he serenaded a generation from the bandstand, on jukeboxes, and through the radio.
Omar Kent Dykes of Omar & the Howlers teams up with Fabulous Thunderbirds axeman Jimmie Vaughan on this tribute to blues giant Jimmy Reed. Dykes's thick, deliciously deep, Howlin' Wolf-like tones and Vaughan's spare, visceral style prove to be the perfect match for this batch of classics from the Reed catalogue. Dykes and Vaughan don't try to reinvent the wheel; they stick pretty close to the raw, shuffling sound of the original recordings, but never in a slavishly imitative way. Stellar guests like James Cotton and Delbert McClinton sweeten the pot even further.
Additional personnel: Lou Ann Barton (vocals); Derek O'Brien (guitar); Delbert McClinton, Gary Primich, James Cotton , Kim Wilson (harmonica); Barry Bimh, Ronnie James (bass guitar); Jay Moeller, Wes Starr, George Rains (drums).
| | Little Johnny Taylor Greatest Hits CD (1991)
Blues CD music
$8.19
The gospel-tinged and decidedly soul-inflected 1963-1968 blues sides of Little Johnny Taylor on Galaxy Records benefitted from marvelous horn-powered arrangements by Ray Shanklin that brilliantly pushed Taylor's melismatic vocals. Naturally, the impassioned "Part Time Love" is included, along with the Bobby Bland-tinged mid-tempo groover "You'll Need Another Favor," a delicious "Since I Found a New Love," and the blistering "You Win, I Lose." Seventeen tracks in all, many of them bolstered by Arthur Wright's stinging guitar. ~ Bill Dahl
| | Robben Ford Supernatural CD (1999)
Blues music CDs
$12.29
All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
While his refined talent remains consistent, each of Robben Ford's albums are separate entities all their own. SUPERNATURAL is the guitarist's boldest venture into what can only be described as blue-eyed soul--craftily written songs that reflect Ford's blues roots, but with a sleek R&B sheen that comes across like fine satin. His guitar playing is superb, as usual; wailing, passionate solos are a result of Ford's extensive apprenticeship with many blues masters while in his teens. It is Ford's light, clear vocal style that gets the most attention, as he assumes the role of a pop songster with a soulful bent. With the help of top-flight studio players like Vinnie Colaiuta, Jimmy Earl, Russell Ferrante and Luis Conte, Ford's efforts reveal him to be an honest spokesman for quality adult-contemporary songs that aren't afraid to push the artistic envelope just a wee bit. Highlights of the disc include the gospel-flavored "Water For The Wicked," the funky "Nothing For Nobody," the acoustic ballad "If" and Paul Butterfield's "Lovin' Cup."
Principally recorded at Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Personnel: Robben Ford (vocals, guitar); Joel Derouin, Steve Richards , Michele Richards, Denyse Buffum (strings); David Woodford (saxophone); Lee Thornburg (trumpet); Russell Ferrante (piano, electric piano); Michael McDonald (piano, background vocals); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Luis Conte (percussion); David Batteau, Julie Christensen, Kevin Sandbloom, Perla Batalla, Anne Kerry Ford, Sweet Pea Atkinson (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Susan Rogers.
Recording information: Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village, CA; Doug Messenger's, Noho, CA; Encore Studios, Burbank, CA; Mitchell Du Frene Studios, Ojai, CA; Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA; The Hook, North Hollywood, CA.
Photographer: Henry Diltz.
Arranger: Robben Ford.
Personnel: Robben Ford (vocals, guitar); Michelle Richards, Denyse Buffum, Joel Derouin, Steve Richards (strings); David Woodford (saxophone); Lee Thornburg (trumpet); Russell Ferrante (acoustic & electric pianos); Michael McDonald (piano, background vocals); Ricky Peterson (Hammond B-3 organ); Greg Kurstin (Moog & ARP synthesizers); Jimmy Earl (bass); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Luis Conte (percussion); Sweet Pea Atkinson, Kevin Sandbloom, Anne Kerry Ford, Julie Christensen, Perla Batalla, David Batteau (background vocals).
| | Sunnyland Slim She Got A Thing Goin' On CD (1998)
Blues songs
$12.25
Pianist/singer Sunnyland Slim (1909-1995) was a major force in Chicago blues for over 50 years. A professional by the late '20s, he was based in Memphis for a time before moving to Chicago in 1939. A powerful pianist and an expressive singer, he recorded for many labels through the years, having his own company (Airway Records) in the 1970s. She Got a Thing Goin' On reissues the best selections from those dates. In addition to numbers that showcase Slim's vocals, he is heard backing singers Zora Young, Bonnie Lee, and Big Time Sarah, all of whom sound inspired by his presence. Teamed with top-notch musicians, the pianist plays with the energy of someone half his age. In addition, there are two selections from a 1979 date with Kansas City Red and Honeyboy Edwards that was released on this CD for the first time. Highly recommended as a fine retrospective from the later years of Sunnyland Slim. ~ Scott Yanow
This album is a reissue of tracks produced and released by Sunnyland Slim on his Airway lable in the early '80s. Sunyland served as a mentor and promoter of Bonnie, Sara, and Zora, taking them on tours which gave them national exposure in the beginning of their professional careers. In addition to these fine female vocalists, the sessions also feature the brilliant guitar work of Eddie Taylor, Byther Smith, and Hubert Sumlin, along with the fine bassist of Bob Stroger. An added bonus are two previously unreleased tracks from Earwig's historic 1979 session, Old Friends, with Slim on piano, Floyd Jones on bass and vocals, Kansas City Red on drums and vocals, and Honeyboy Edwards on guitar."Historic blues ... a preservationist's delight!" -Blues Connection on Central New York"... three dynamite female divas ... Bonnie Lee, Big Time Sarah, and Zora Young ... know how to use their voices to jam the band and create a thick, juicy slab of the blues ... Put this on your player and turn your place into a smoky, Chicago barroom after midnight." -Icon
Recorded between 1974 and 1979.
Digitally remastered by Blaise Barton.
Personnel: Sunnyland Slim (vocals, piano); Zora Young (vocals); Byther Smith (guitar, background vocals); David Honeyboy Edwards, Eddie Taylor, Hubert Sumlin, Lurrie Bell, Magic Slim (guitar); Alan Hightman (slide guitar); Mark Brumbach, Mack Simmons (harmonica); Sam Burckhardt (saxophone); Hasson Miah, Mickey Martin, Fred Grady, Sam Lay, Willie Williams (drums); Bonnie Lee (background vocals).
Recording information: 12/??/1971-01/07/1983.
Editor: Blaise Barton.
Photographers: Peter Amft; John Anthony Brisbin; James Fraher; James Barnett; Zora Young.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Eddie Taylor; Hubert Sumlin; Bob Stoger; Zora Young; Big Time Sarah; Bonnie Lee; Byther Smith.
Personnel includes: Sunnyland Slim (vocals, piano); Floyd Jones (vocals, bass); Kansas City Red (vocals, drums); Big Time Sarah Streeter, Zora Young (vocals); Eddie Taylor, Byther Smith (guitar, background vocals); Eddie Taylor, Hubert Sumlin, Magic Slim, Lurrie Bell, Honeyboy Edwards (guitar); Alan Hightman (slide guitar); Mack Simmons, Mark Brumbach (harmonica); Sam Burckhardt (saxophone); Beau Bailey (trombone); Nick Holt, John Riley, Tom Patterson, Odell Campbell, Bob Stroger (bass); Mickey Martin, Hasson Miah, Fred Grady, Willie Williams, Sam Lay (drums); Bonnie Lee (background vocals).
Reissue producer: Michael Robert Frank.
| | Fall Shift-Work CD (1991)
Blues album
$13.09
This is the sound of The Fall stripped down to basics after the sonic complexity and experimentation of the previous decade. A few of the up-tempo tracks betray the influence of house music and the early '90s Manchester music scene, but Smith is unforgiving in his portrayal of those "idiot groups with no shape or form, out of their heads on a quid of blow." Two ballads, "Edinburgh Man" and "Rose," catch Smith in a reflective mood. The latter is a simple open letter to Brix, his ex-wife and ex-guitarist. It's not exactly Burt Bacharach, but in Fall terms, this is easy listening.
Reissue of the long unavailable 1991 album, with 2 bonus tracks 'Xmas With Simon' the B-side of High Tension Line & 'Blood Outta Stone' the B-side from White Lightning. Remastered. Cog Sinister. 2002.
Die-hard fans might be disappointed by the apparent lack of lyrical bile and sonic dissonance on offer, but SHIFT WORK is a perfect place for beginners to enter the wonderful and frightening world of The Fall. All the instruments are in tune, and there's an uncharacteristic glossy sheen to the proceedings. Most shocking of all, Mark E. Smith demonstrates a hitherto unknown sensitive side. Seemingly recorded in a rare moment of lucidity, SHIFT WORK is one of the group's most accessible albums.
The Fall includes: Mark E. Smith (vocals, guitar); Simon Wolstencroft (drums); Marcia Schofield.
| | Bill Magee Blues Band Low Down Dirty Blues CD (2004)
Blues CD music
$10.45
In 1963, Jimi Hendrix was playing as Jimmy James -- Willie (Bill) Magee met, befriended and eventually joined up with Hendrix to form the band Jimmy James and the Flames. In 1967, Hendrix went to England, and Magee took his newly formed band, the Kansas
Personnel: Bill Magee (vocals, guitar).
Recording information: Blitz Studio.
| | L'Arc-En-Ciel Ray CD (1999)
$20.95 | | Andrew Shaver Your Hammer Falls CD (2005)
Blues music CDs
$11.39
Andrew spent four years earning his degree in Biblical studies at Emmaus Bible College in Dubuque, Iowa, and spent one year at Dallas Theological Seminary. In this cd he has combined his passion for music and for Biblically sound teaching into an albumn that is musically enjoyable, encouraging and uplifting.
| | Elphomega Homogeddon CD (2007) (Import)
Blues songs
$22.35
Track Listing of songs: Obertura; Helix; Juerga Lunar; Juncos Huecos; Fantasmas Contra Cientificos; Area De Descanso; Droga Pura; Training Day; Vietnam Hoy; Libros De Salvacion; Pimpinella; Historia De Mi Voz En Off; Rock Right Now; Sexydoscopio; Illpack; Homogeddon;
| | Donnie Cox Echoes Of Colorado CD (2007)
Blues album
$14.79
The secret of a good life is to live it with the upmost passion, love and prayer. Living in the beautiful surroundings of Colorado is what inspires me. I was born in New Mexico raised in the Colorado. As a child I had a natural appreciation for music, which contributed to me becoming a self taught flutist in my adult years. My playground is within the majesty of Pikes Peak Mountain and radiant red rocks of the Garden of the Gods. The Native American Flute helps me show my true passion for life. I live each day with joy and thankfulness in my heart. I hope you enjoy my flute singing as much as I enjoy playing. I am happy that I can share something so simple and beautiful with my friends and family. My wish to all is Happiness, Joy and Laughter. Remember you are the power and essence of God! Pray for World Love & Peace. I encourage you to support environmental causes and non-violent social changes.Enjoy with all your heart!Donnie Cox - Flutist
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