joypog
13 posts
Aug 07, 2012
8:15 PM
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Ryan beat me to the punch so I thought I might as well get started with the next 10 artists on the Gussow canon.
11) Sugar Blue
12) Kim Wilson
13) Jimmy Reed
14) Carey Bell
15) Magic Dick
16) Paul deLay
17) DeFord Bailey
18) Charlie Musselwhite
19) Howlin' Wolf
20) Billy Branch
As was discussed in the previous thread, I would prefer to see a single CD (2-fer-1 albums ok) instead of a compilation box set. For getting introduced to these guys, I find the big boxes too much. Obviously that means leaving a lot of great stuff out, but once I get serious about studying a dude I'll get the box set.
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joypog
14 posts
Aug 07, 2012
8:18 PM
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and here is Ryan's list of albums to get this started:
12) Kim Wilson - Smokin' Joint.
13) Jimmy Reed - Very Best Of.
14) Carey Bell - Big Walter with Carey Bell.
16) Paul deLay
(Ryan would really like to know everyone's opinion on this guys album to get!)
18) Charlie Musselwhite Ace of Harps.
19) Howlin' Wolf - Definitive Collection.
(Thanks Ryan!)
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SuperBee
488 posts
Aug 08, 2012
5:00 AM
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This is too difficult for me. I'm watching for recommendations. I'm very opinionated about some on the list and moderately ignorant about the albums of others. In some cases I'm both ignorant AND opinionated. I've tried to post 6 times on this thread but my inner editor won't let me as I recognise my unjustifiable opinionated ignorance.
I do think it's unlikely you'll find an album of deford bailey sides from his heyday. There may be an album of recordings from near the end of his life, but I think for the famous stuff it's a compilation you need.
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joypog
15 posts
Aug 08, 2012
6:09 AM
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@superbee
sometimes opinionated ignorance is just what is needed to keep the ball rolling! I respect staying mum if that's what you want -- though I'd love to have you jump with both feet in!
With such a hefty disclaimer I would hope people would view your choices in the appropriate light (though that may be a dangerous hope on an internet forum!). Cheers!
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Martin
114 posts
Aug 08, 2012
6:29 AM
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Normally I don´t engage in these kinds of debates -- but why not break a rule?
12) Kim Wilson´s best harmonica album should be "Ludella", strictly Jimmie Rogers w/ K.W. et al backing.
14) Carey Bell evolved considerably after that early album, so that´s not very representative.
18) Same goes for "Ace of harps" -- any of C M´s later albums would be a better choice.
16) "Take it from the turnaround" is a great collection from Paul Delay.
Cheers,
Martin
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joypog
16 posts
Aug 08, 2012
7:26 AM
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Well, I hope these don't turn into debates! I think this exercise is more just picking ONE favorite/representative album for the artists you are familiar and recommend them.
Obviously any exercise like this would result in leaving some awesome cuts out, but at least it would give someone looking for an overview of each of the greats something to start their study with.
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joypog
26 posts
Aug 24, 2012
5:10 AM
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Just wanted to add a note that I compiled all the CD's noted here and in the other thread along with Gussow's page into a simple web page here.
If y'all have any further suggestions, keep suggesting and I'll keep adding to the list. Like I mentioned previously, Just keep in mind this is a list for what you think is that person's one best album to check out. Its not meant to be a comprehensive list an artist's awesomeness, but a list for getting oneself introduced to an artist.
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The Iceman
409 posts
Aug 24, 2012
3:09 PM
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I second all the comments in Martin's posting above....
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Pistolcat
284 posts
Aug 24, 2012
3:26 PM
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Tell you what I'd do. Instead of studying a record I put down a search for all of that artist's tracks on spotify. I then do a casual listening to that list and when I find something that stands out i note the track and record and look it up further down the road. You'll definitely miss some goodies that's not available on spotify but it will let you find something that YOU enjoy...
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Pistolkatt - Pistolkatts youtube
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Joe_L
1995 posts
Aug 24, 2012
3:43 PM
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Sugar Blue - Blues Blazes or From Paris To Chicago. I am a fan of this guy since I first saw him in the early 80's. I used to see him in Chicago quite a bit. While I don't play anything like him, I learned a lot from watching and listening to him.
Kim Wilson - I don't own many Kim Wilson recordings, but I really like his work with Barrelhouse Chuck, Steve Freund and Willie Smith.
Jimmy Reed - Any "Best of" collection. My favorite is the ten CD box on Charly. Good luck finding it.
Carey Bell - Deep Down. I like darn near everything he recorded, but I think Deep Down is my favorite release.
Magic Dick - I've got nothing. I'm not a huge fan.
Paul deLay - I've got several of his recordings, but I rarely listen to them. Hugely talented, but not my thing.
DeFord Bailey - Awesome player, but I've got nothing by him. Not my thing.
Charlie Musselwhite - The one I listen to the most is probably Delta Hardware.
Howlin' Wolf - The Chess Box. Not only is the Wolf great, but I love the stuff with Hubert Sumlin playing guitar.
Billy Branch - My favorite is The Blues Keep Following Me Around. I think that CD captures the essence of the Sons of Blues circa the mid/late 90's.
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joypog
29 posts
Aug 24, 2012
11:46 PM
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I agree about the awesomeness of spotify, I guess for me I just liked the contained nature of an album front to back beginning to end, a good amount of stuff but not too much. But yes, I will be trying all these albums on spotify first. Currently I've got Little Walter's His Best on repeat....
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Frank
1049 posts
Aug 25, 2012
6:41 AM
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Billy Clarke, cough - I mean the late GREAT, GREAT, GREAT - "WILLIAM" Clarke...I don't think I've heard anyone call him Billy before...
Pick one...Hear a Genuine Blues Master create musical artistic history!
Hittin' Heavy (1978)
Blues from Los Angeles (1980)
Can't You Hear Me Calling (1983)
Tip of the Top (1987)
Rockin' the Boat (1988)
Blowin' Like Hell (1990)
Serious Intentions (1992)
Groove Time (1994)
The Hard Way (1996)
Deluxe Edition (1999) (best of compilation
Some William Clarke originals below
Educated fool, Five Card Hand, Give Me Mine Now, Letter From Home, Lonesome Bedroom Blues, Must Be Jelly, This Is My Last Goodbye, Let's Celebrate Life, Bite Again, Horn of Plenty, Boss, Going Down This Highway, Love You, Yes I Do, Evil, Now That You're Gone, Blowin' The Family Jewels, Pawnshop Bound, Feel Like a King, Lollipop Mama, Looking to the Future.
William Clarke is Featured on these albums...
Alligator Records Christmas Collection CD
Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts "Still Here and Gone" CD
Party Down CD Little Beaver.. EDIT...Different William Clarke, this one plays "percussion"
100 Miles to Go CD
Mitch Kashmar / Pontiax
Blues Live from Mountain Stage CD
20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: Blue Christmas CD
Best Of Blues The Christmas Collection
Every Village Has A Song: The Yusef Lateef Anthology CD
Yusef Lateef ...EDIT...Different William Clarke - this one is a percussionist.
Smokey Wilson
With the William Clarke Band CD
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tmf714
1214 posts
Aug 25, 2012
10:52 AM
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Posted in the wrong thread previously-
Can't believe the "passes" on Magic Dick-"Bluestime" and "Little Car Blues" feature some of the best harp playing I have heard in the last 20 years-the use of the patented "Magic" harmonicas,along with super tasty guitar work by J. Geils provides for great versions of some classic blues songs,mixed in with takes on Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington tunes.
Both CD's were issued on Rounder-don't know if they are in print,but well worth seeking out-
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SuperBee
529 posts
Aug 25, 2012
5:35 PM
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Frank, are you telling me William Clarke plays on that Yusef Lateef anthology? I love that record but I've never noticed harmonica on it.
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Frank
1055 posts
Aug 25, 2012
6:49 PM
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There must be 2 Bill Clarkes? Here is what I found on him...
He's William, he's Bill, it's "Clark" with or without an "e" at the end, he's even William E. Clark in the most detailed of liner notes. These many spelling variations are still far outnumbered by the possibilities in approaches to jazz drumming, which is what this William Clark dedicated his life to. He worked so consistently between the '40s and '60s, and with such itemized finesse in contrasting settings, that skeptical discographers as well as casual listeners could be forgiven for assuming there would have to be more than one jazz drummer named William Clark. If a net was cast to include any and all local or minor league players, such would certainly be the case. But if the prize fish is the William Clark credited on records by leaders such as trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Dizzy Gillespie, in piano trios fronted by such contrasting players as Mary Lou Williams and George Shearing, accompanying big bands and organ trios alike, then these are all the same guy, a product of the same Arkansas music scene from which also sprang forth much heavy duty blues and rock & roll.
Some critics have suggested that this drummer had a particular affinity for female bosses, especially in the early years of his career. By the time he was 20-years-old, Clark had established excellent credits with Williams, as well the marvelous organist Hazel Scott and the superb vocalist Lena Horne, but he'd also laid down the freewheeling tempos required by tenor saxophonist Lester Young. This was the background where he learned the dynamics necessary to sustain force behind two of the loudest trumpeters in the history of this genre, both previously mentioned, as well as the gently tinkling Shearing. In the late '50s a modernist edge developed in the drummer's approach, perhaps inspiring maximum use of the "Clarke" spelling as well as the middle initial. Again he was a regular part of Williams' trio; he also joined forces with European piano experimenter Rolf Kuhn. Working with bandleaders such as Eddie Harris and Les McCann in the '60s and '70s, Clark began bringing various percussion instruments, including the party wrecking bongos, to recording sessions. A high point in his later credits is McCann's dreamy opus titled Invitation to Openness. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, Rovi
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