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This is Music from the Documentary 'chicago Blues'plus Bonus Tracks Not Included in the Film. ... Read more

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One of the best live blues albums ever
This is simply one of the best blues albums you can possibly buy. Most of the tracks are culled from the movie Chicago Blues (some are from the cutting room floor). No studio tracks here - these are all recorded live in Chicago blues clubs in the early 1970s. While the sound quality isn't great, the performance are riveting. Mighty Joe Young, Koko Taylor, and Johnny Young all put on solid performances. Other highlights include J.B. Hutto's raw Elmore James style slide guitar, Muddy Waters at the height of his powers, and an unknown Johnny Lewis playing spectacular unaccompanied Delta style guitar. However, the high point is the Buddy Guy/Junior Wells set. Other than Wells' album "Hoodoo Man Blues" and their tracks on "Chicago the Blues Today", there probably isn't better representation of these two legends. Of special interest is Buddy Guy's guitar playing. The opening track of the album is an inspired instrumental full of surprising twists and turns while Buddy's version of his own "The First Time I Met the Blues" contains what may be his best recorded solo. ... Read more

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25 tracks. Includes: Pine Top Smith / Pine Top Blues, Big Bill Broonzy / Big Bill Blues, Tampa Red & His Hokum Jug Band / Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone, Memphis Minnie / Squat It, Sonny Boy Williamson / Million Years Blues, Big Maceo / Worried Life Blues. ... Read more