Woody Mann, Son House, Jo Ann Kelly - Been Here And Gone

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:44
Size: 134.5 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[3:13] 1. 4 O'clock
[3:22] 2. Sun Going Down
[0:58] 3. Green River
[2:16] 4. Come To Die
[1:35] 5. Been Here And Gone
[3:04] 6. Henry Millers Dream
[3:43] 7. Jo's Mistreated Blues
[3:50] 8. Bothering That Thing
[2:22] 9. Traveling Solo
[3:19] 10. King Street
[2:54] 11. Baby Where You Been
[1:42] 12. For Son
[4:10] 13. Blues Ain't Nothin'
[2:46] 14. Come To Die- Son's Take
[2:44] 15. Slow Motion
[3:41] 16. Rolling Log Blues
[2:55] 17. Pigmeat
[1:26] 18. Sour Jive
[2:55] 19. New Stock Yard Blues
[3:32] 20. Drunken Barrelhouse
[2:04] 21. Coda For Jo

On separate occasions, when Woody Mann was just a teenager, he recorded a series of duets with Son House and JoAnn Kelly. These recordings have recently been remixed and released for the first time on “Been Here and Gone.” Mann’s distinctive guitar style is already evident and serves as a powerful accompaniment to the classic blues vocals of the legendary Son House, and British great Jo Ann Kelly in an intimate exchange between one guitarist and one vocalist. On the tracks with House, the veteran Mississippi bluesman sings with the intensity of his 1920’s recordings that recalls memories of long ago. The songs with Jo Ann Kelly might be thought of as “blues expansions.” The duo used traditional material as a springboard for their own improvising and original songs – and Kelly sings with the depth and creativity that has become the hallmark of her career. Throughout the album are seven short instrumentals recently written or arranged by Mann specifically for this CD. These impressionistic pieces interweave throughout the vocal tracks to create an overall unity of blues-based textures and moods. These, along with the earlier sessions, show Woody’s ability to capture the essence and nuances of acoustic blues guitar playing at it’s finest. “Been Here And Gone” is a historically important recording that showcases two of the greatest vocalists ever to sing the blues. Their timeless artistry and powerful musical presence is as fresh today as it was then.

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Jo Ann Kelly - Do It & More

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:06
Size: 117.0 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:44] 1. Where Is My Good Man
[4:27] 2. Come Back Baby
[3:29] 3. Me And My Chauffeur Blues
[3:01] 4. Moon Going Down
[1:40] 5. Boll Weevil
[3:06] 6. Nothing And Rambling
[3:40] 7. Little More Time
[1:34] 8. Do It
[3:03] 9. Black Rat Swing
[3:36] 10. River Jordan
[3:19] 11. Swing Down Sweet Chariot
[3:44] 12. Can't Be Satisfied
[2:19] 13. Death Have Mercy
[3:45] 14. Walking The Dog
[3:45] 15. Sugar Babe
[2:47] 16. Rising Sun Shine On

The rock era saw a few white female singers, like Janis Joplin, show they could sing the blues. But one who could outshine them all -- Jo Ann Kelly -- seemed to slip through the cracks, mostly because she favored the acoustic, Delta style rather than rocking out with a heavy band behind her. But with a huge voice, and a strong guitar style influenced by Memphis Minnie and Charley Patton, she was the queen. Born January 5, 1944, Kelly and her older brother Dave were both taken by the blues, and born at the right time to take advantage of a young British blues scene in the early '60s. By 1964 she was playing in clubs, including the Star in Croydon, and had made her first limited-edition record with future Groundhogs guitarist Tony McPhee. She expanded to play folk and blues clubs all over Britain, generally solo, but occasionally with other artists, bringing together artists like Bessie Smith and Sister Rosetta Tharpe into her own music. After the first National Blues Federation Convention in 1968 her career seemed ready to take flight. She began playing the more lucrative college circuit, followed by her well-received debut album in 1969. At the second National Blues Convention, she jammed with Canned Heat, who invited her to join them on a permanent basis. She declined, not wanting to be a part of a band -- and made the same decision when Johnny Winter offered to help her. Throughout the '70s, Kelly continued to work and record solo, while also gigging for fun in bands run by friends, outfits like Tramp and Chilli Willi -- essentially pub rock, as the scene was called, and in 1979 she helped found the Blues Band, along with brother Dave, and original Fleetwood Mac bassist Bob Brunning. The band backed her on an ambitious show she staged during the early '80s, Ladies and the Blues, in which she paid tribute to her female heros. In 1988, Kelly began to suffer pain. A brain tumor was diagnosed and removed, and she seemed to have recovered, even touring again in 1990 with her brother before collapsing and dying on October 21. Posthumously, she's become a revered blues figure, one who helped clear the path for artists like Bonnie Raitt and Rory Block. But more than a figurehead, her recorded material -- and unreleased sides have appeared often since her death -- show that Kelly truly was a remarkable blueswoman. ~ Chris Nickson

Do It & More

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