11-07-2021 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1988-1997 # Lazy Lester, Tinsley Ellis, Bob Dylan, Champion Jack Dupree, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, B.B. King, Charlie Musselwhite, Jimmy Johnson, Thornetta Davis, Tommy Castro
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1988-1997
I'm a Man (Bo Diddley) 4:00
Alligator Shuffle(Leslie Johnson) 2:45
from Harp & Soul 1988
After a lengthy hiatus from the music business, Lester was in the midst of his comeback when he waxed this album for Alligator. The overall sound is redolent of those Louisiana swamp blues classics, but with a cannily updated contemporary edge that works well.
I've Made Nights By Myself (Albert King) 2:36
Lucky Lou (Jody Williams) 3:21
from Georgia Blue 1988
A hard-rocking, high-voltage blues guitarist most often compared to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tinsley Ellis is hardly one of the legions of imitators that comparison might imply. Schooled in a variety of Southern musical styles as evidenced by his 1988 Alligator debut Georgia Blue (a label he has been signed to three different times) Ellis draws not only from fiery Vaughan-style blues-rock, but also Texas bluesmen like Freddie King and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, the soulful blues of B.B. King, the funky grit of Memphis soul, and numerous other electric bluesmen...
Political World (Bob Dylan) 3:48
Everything Is Broken (Bob Dylan) 3:13
from Oh Mercy 1989
Oh Mercy was hailed as a comeback, not just because it had songs noticeably more meaningful than anything Bob Dylan had recently released, but because Daniel Lanois' production gave it cohesion.
When I'm Drinkin' (Champion Jack Dupree) 3:26
I Don't Know (Champion Jack Dupree) 4:50
Freedom (Champion Jack Dupree) 5:22
from Back Home In New Orleans 1990
By far the best of Dupree's three albums for Bullseye Blues, this collection was cut during the pianist's first trip home to the Crescent City in 36 long years. With his longtime accompanist Kenn Lending on guitar, Dupree sounds happy to be back in his old stomping grounds throughout the atmospheric set.
Boot Hill 2:15
Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix) 6:47
Life by the Drop (Doyle Bramhall / Barbara Logan) 2:27
from The Sky Is Crying 1991
The posthumously assembled ten-track outtakes collection The Sky Is Crying actually proves to be one of Stevie Ray Vaughan's most consistent albums, rivaling In Step as the best outside of the Greatest Hits collection... What makes the record work is its eclectic diversity -- Vaughan plays slide guitar on "Boot Hill"... and he shows the jazzy side of his playing on Hendrix's "Little Wing"... But it's not just musical diversity that makes the record work, it's also Vaughan's emotional range... the touching survivor-story ballad "Life by the Drop" are two of the most moving moments in Vaughan's oeuvre.
Life Is Like Gambling 5:56
Older Woman (Lil' Ed Williams) 5:02
Living for Today (Eddie Williams) 6:50
from What You See is What You Get 1992
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials fit the bill for listeners who enjoy hard-driving good-time electric blues. Lil' Ed Williams only has an average voice, but his slashing guitar works well with rhythm guitarist Mike Garrett, and the rest of the quintet (which includes Eddie McKinley on tenor) is well rehearsed and spirited. The result is an above average set of rockish blues that, although not terribly distinctive, is sure to satisfy.
One of the most important electric guitarists in history, whose bent notes and staccato picking style influenced legions to come.
The Thrill Is Gone (Rick Darnell / Roy Hawkins) 5:24
How Blue Can You Get? (Jane Feather / Leonard Feather) 2:41
There Must Be a Better World Somewhere (Dr. John / Doc Pomus) 3:45
from His Definitive Greatest Hits Recorded 1964-1993 (1999)
B.B. King was the most successful and celebrated blues artist of his generation, a musician who came from humble roots in Mississippi and ended up taking his music to some of the most prestigious venues on Earth, giving the blues a level of respect and acceptance it had never enjoyed before. While King scored his first hits in the early '50s, it was in the mid-'60s that he first crossed over to the pop audience, and he cut his signature hit, "The Thrill Is Gone," in 1969. His Definitive Greatest Hits is a two-disc collection that brings together some of the best and most popular sides King recorded from the '60s onward
Mississippi-born harmonica virtuoso whose rangy, subtle harp playing fist made a splash in blues and rock circles in the 1960s.
River Hip Mama (Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones / Charlie Musselwhite) 4:10
Blues Got Me Again (Charlie Musselwhite) 4:26
Lotsa Poppa (Jimmy Rushing) 3:17
from Deluxe Edition Rec: 1994 (2005)
Calling this retrospective by Charlie Musselwhite a "deluxe edition" may be a little misleading. Twelve of the album's 14 tracks come from three albums he recorded for Alligator in the early '90s. There are four each from Ace of Harps (1990), Signature (1991), and In My Time (1993). The sequencing is beautifully done and representative. The true curiosities are two unissued cuts. The first is "Lotsa Poppa," an outtake from the In My Time sessions. The cut itself isn't such a revelation, but Musselwhite's harp playing and singing is. His delivery is signature in that he is always slow and relaxed yet just underneath. There in the grain of his voice is something else, something that smolders. The final cut here is from Musselwhite's private collection of tapes and it was recorded at home in the early '60s. It features the legendary Will Shade instructing a very young Musselwhite on guitar and singing with him. It's ragged but moving and poetic...
Chicago guitarist Jimmy Johnson didn't release his first full domestic album until he was 50 years old. He's determinedly made up for lost time ever since, establishing himself as one of the Windy City's premier blues artists with a twisting, unpredictable guitar style and a soaring, soul-dripping vocal delivery that stand out from the pack.
Black and White Wall (Jimmy Johnson) 3:59
My Ring (Jimmy Johnson) 4:19
End of a Rainbow (McKinley Mitchell) 4:26
Engine Number 9 (Kenny Gamble / Leon Huff) 4:13
Jockey (Jimmy Johnson) 5:40
from I'm A Jockey 1995
It shouldn't have taken Johnson a full decade to find his way back into a studio, but such are the injustices of the record business. The wait was worth it, though -- backed by his touring trio of the timeframe, Johnson mixes blues and soul, originals (a heartfelt "Black & White Wall" and the soaring ballad "My Ring") and covers (his takes on McKinley Mitchell's "End of a Rainbow" and Wilson Pickett's "Engine Number 9" hit home), in decidedly solid contemporary form.
One of the Midwest's leading blues and soul divas; has also worked with Bob Seger, Kid Rock, and Big Chief.
Cry (Mike Danner / Thornetta Davis / Phil Dürr / Matt O'Brien / Al Sutton) 4:11
Try to Remember (Mike Danner / Thornetta Davis / Phil Dürr / Matt O'Brien / Al Sutton) 4:13
Only One (Mike Danner / Phil Dürr / Matt O'Brien / Al Sutton) 3:58
The Deal (Mike Danner / Phil Dürr / Matt O'Brien / Eric Oblander) 3:44
from Sunday Morning Music 1996
Working with her previous employers from Big Chief, specifically bassist Matt O'Brien, guitarist Phil Durr, and drummer Mike Danner, turned out to be the perfect approach for Thornetta Davis' solo debut. It's not quite Big Chief with a different lead singer, happily, with Sunday Morning Music showcasing her affinity for the blues while not losing the powerful punch of that band. Davis' singing is just wonderful -- she's got a rich, warm voice that she doesn't show off with, avoiding pointless vocal high jumps and wails for confident, often soaring delivery... Black Crowes member Eddie Harsch also adds keys and clavinet at various points, easily slotting into the band's smoky sound. Through it all, Davis sounds on top of her game, and the whole album makes for a worthwhile, invigorating listen.
Contemporary blues star known for his passionate, fiery guitar playing and powerful vocals.
Can't Keep a Good Man Down (Tommy Castro) 4:00
Suitcase Full of Blues (Steve Schuffert) 4:10
Hycodan (Keith Crossan) 4:31
from Can't Keep A Good Man Down 1997
There's a clean San Francisco sheen to Tommy Castro's second album for Blind Pig, and it's not just the glossy production work of Jim Gaines (Santana, Huey Lewis and Stevie Ray Vaughan) that's responsible for it. Castro and his band have long been local favorites of the Bay area bar crowd, and his blues-rock/soul-pop synthesis with the occasional slow blues thrown in makes him another young contender for the yuppie throne of modern bluesdom..
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