praefect
46 posts
Jun 25, 2010
9:59 AM
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Hi guys,
I've spent the last weeks listening/jamming to "Alone and Acoustic" (1981) by Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, I must say I fell in love with this style of music and I was wondering if any of you have suggestions for similar CDs to get...
This CD has a lot going for it, in no particular order, the music is superb, great continuity, most songs are in E (A harp), the harp is not overly present, just like I like it..
Anyway this disk was perfect for me and I can't find any other like it, your help is appreciated..
Thanks
EDIT:
If you want to listen to it:
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aifuxqegld0e
click on the little speakers next to the song titles..
Last Edited by on Jun 25, 2010 10:38 AM
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Hobostubs Ashlock
837 posts
Jun 25, 2010
10:26 AM
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i need to give it a listen i love simple soulful acoustic harp.(what i mean by simple is complicated to me:-) but old school harp no OB i love that style)
Last Edited by on Jun 25, 2010 10:27 AM
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bluemoose
229 posts
Jun 25, 2010
10:27 AM
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Different blues genre (Piedmont) but equally as stellar.
Check out any Cephas & Wiggins.
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DutchBones
372 posts
Jun 25, 2010
3:25 PM
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My favorite album for years, sadly enough , I haven't found anything similar yet... let me know if you do..
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sorin
182 posts
Jun 25, 2010
5:19 PM
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If you liked it , Buddy and Junior have another acoustic album :Last time aound
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Kingley
1287 posts
Jun 26, 2010
2:07 AM
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Sonny Boy Williamson II did an album called "Keep it to Ourselves" which is acoustic and truly excellent.
Anything by Cephas and Wiggins, Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan and of course Sonny Terry and Brownhie McGhee are also acoustic blues that I highly recommended.
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Blind Melon
37 posts
Jul 09, 2010
10:05 AM
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I just picked up The Junior Wells and Buddy Guy CD "Alone & Accoustic" along with Kenny Neal and Billy Branch "Double Take" a couple of weeks ago.
Another one I plan on picking up (or downloading) is Carey & Lurrie Bell's "Second Nature".
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mr_so&so
336 posts
Jul 09, 2010
10:35 AM
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Some of my favorites are the old-school duos. There's a Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee compilation called "California Blues" that is excellent. I've got some early Sonny Terry with Blind Boy Fuller too. I also like the earliest Sonny Boy Williamson I stuff, with Big Joe Williams on guitar.
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Joe_L
443 posts
Jul 09, 2010
10:52 AM
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The Sonny Boy Williamson recordings that were done in Europe with Memphis Slim, Matt Murphy and Bill Stepney are fabulous. The backing is sparse and very nice.
If you want a CD w/o harp to jam to in the acoustic vein, I would suggest tracking down a copy of Magic Slim's acoustic CD on the Wolf label.
One of my favorite duo CD's is with Big Walter Horton and Robert Nighthawk called, "An Offer You Can't Refuse". Big Walter's playing is not acoustic, but it sure is bad ass.
Another good CD is called "Back To The Country" by Johnny Shines and Snooky Pryor. John Nicholas and Kent Du Shane play guitar on it as Johnny Shines' playing was affected by a stroke.
"Acoustic Blue Chicago" is also really nice. Johnny B Moore and Willie Kent do several tunes on that CD. Along with special guests Bonnie Lee and harp player Lester Davenport.
One last CD that is great is called "Chicago Blues at Home" on the Testament label. It's got some fabulous acoustic Blues by Louis Myers, Bob Myers, Johnny Littlejohn, Eddie Taylor, Homesick James, Jimmy Rogers and Johnny Shines. Those guys were sitting around the house playing acoustic Blues. Fabulous stuff. There isn't harp on all of these tracks.
Those ought to get you started.
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bluesnut
161 posts
Jul 09, 2010
7:46 PM
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Johnny Winter/ Progressive blues experiment cd: Broke down engine, just Johnny on resonator. Bad luck and trouble has Johnny on harp and on resonator guitar accompaning him self. Good stuff!
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beltone
34 posts
Jul 09, 2010
8:09 PM
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My fav is buddy & the juniors, which is buddy, Wells and Mance recorded live in new york down in the village. By far my fav live recording I have and very much in the vein of the other.
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praefect
47 posts
Aug 17, 2010
8:39 AM
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beltone et al.:
Thanks for the tips, I just picked up "Buddy and the juniors" and that's just perfect for me right now..
But... I'm still stuck at a level where I must get the right key of the songs somewhere... It sucks to be stuck at that level after 10 months but it's my reality.
Anyone has these songs keyed?
Thanks everybody
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bluemoose
299 posts
Sep 16, 2010
12:56 PM
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Almost forgot the great west-coast Canadian acoustic blues slide player Ken Hamm. Several of his albums have some killer harp.
Check this out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJf_G_NwHAM&feature=related
Lots more off this album on youtube. I'll have to look up the harp players name when I get home.
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Buzadero
548 posts
Sep 16, 2010
1:14 PM
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There are two albums by "Little Hatch" (Hatch Provine).
"Goin' Back" and another one I can't think of right now.
Just harp and guitar. Simple and soulful stuff.
The "Memphis BBQ Sessions" with Big Jack Johnson and Kim Wilson is some very good listening as well.
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Underwater Janitor, Patriot
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mdazc
17 posts
Sep 16, 2010
5:29 PM
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Buddy Guy and Junior Wells "Last Time Around: Live at Legends" It's their last recording together and is in the same vein as "Alone and Acoustic"
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cdsprocket
20 posts
Sep 16, 2010
8:47 PM
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Hey, check out Cephas and Wiggins. It's in the style of the Buddy Guy acoustic cd. Acoustic Guitar and Harp...Great Stuff
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_11?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=cephas+and+wiggins&sprefix=cephas+and+
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Ant138
575 posts
Sep 17, 2010
5:09 AM
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Kingley is right the Sonny Boy Williamson album "Keep it to our Selves" is a must.
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