VA - Road Tested Vol.1

Size: 177.6 MB
Time: 77:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2006
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Full

01 Randy Chortkoff - Parker's Grind ( 4:31)
02 Frank Goldwasser - The 12 Year Old Boy (Feat. Leon Blue) ( 5:09)
03 Mitch Kashmar - Stoop Down Baby (Feat. Rusty Zinn) ( 4:39)
04 Lynwood Slim - Act Like You Love Me (Feat. Kid Ramos) ( 7:41)
05 Hollywood Blue Flames - I Got My Eyes On You (Feat. Rick Holmstrom) (10:29)
06 Kid Ramos - Johnny Cochino ( 5:07)
07 Johnny Dyer - Keep It To Yourself ( 3:33)
08 Rusty Zinn - Lizabeth ( 5:13)
09 Finis Tasby - As The Years Go Passing By (Feat. Kid Ramos) ( 9:48)
10 Mitch Kashmar - Gettin' Drunk (Feat. Junior Watson) ( 3:59)
11 Mannish Boys - Sun Is Shining (Feat. Finis Tasby, Johnny Dyer, Hook Herrera) ( 7:56)
12 Hollywood Blue Flames - Nit Wit (Feat. Rick Holmstrom) ( 4:49)
13 Mannish Boys - Mannish Boy ( 4:36)

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Johnny Dyer & The L.A. Dukes - Johnny Dyer & The L.A. Dukes

Year: 1983
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 27:30
Size: 63,8 MB
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Scans: LP front & back

1. Feel Like Cryin' Again (3:34)
2. Aw Baby (2:46)
3. Natural Ball (2:46)
4. Hoochie Koochie Man (2:42)
5. Johnny's Boogie (2:15)
6. Oh Baby (3:08)
7. Overdose Of Love (3:56)
8. Okie Dokie Stomp (2:34)
9. Two Hound Dogs (3:45)

Born 1938, Rolling Fork, Mississippi, USA. Dyer took up the harmonica when he was seven and as a teenager sat in with Smokey Wilson in a local club. He moved to Los Angeles in January 1958 and formed his own band, the Blue Notes, backing visitors such as J.B. Hutto, Jimmy Reed and Jimmy Rogers. He later formed a duo with George Smith, at that time still working as Little Walter Jnr. He recorded a couple of singles for Shakey Jake’s Good Time label before cutting an album, Johnny Dyer And The LA Dukes, for Murray Brothers in 1983.

(Note: These tracks were reissued in 1996 on the album Jukin' together with four previosusly unreleased recordings. For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Johnny Dyer With Mark Hummel - Rolling Fork Revisited

Year: 2004
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:29
Size: 115,8 MB
Styles: Chicago blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Oh Yeah (3:22)
2. Young Fashioned Ways (3:37)
3. Can't Get No Grinding (2:55)
4. Country Boy (3:59)
5. Gone To Main Street (2:29)
6. Don't Go No Further (3:03)
7. Sugar Sweet (2:36)
8. Don't Know Why (3:03)
9. Forty Days And Forty Nights (4:19)
10. My Dog Can't Bark (3:33)
11. Layaway Plan (3:32)
12. Stuff You Got To Watch (2:57)
13. Got To Find My Baby (2:43)
14. Clouds In My Heart (3:25)
15. Trouble No More (2:44)
16. Evan's Shuffle (1:05)

This 16 track collection of Muddy Waters covers is much more than any "tribute" to the mighty one - it is an awesome collection of contemporary talent playing real blues in this era of diminished expectations. Johnny Dyer, who sings throughout, hails from Mississippi, even though LA has been his adopted home for decades. Mark Hummel who has been a tireless promoter, musician and bandleader for over 20 years helped pull this project together and we are happy about it! With exciting and wholly appropriate support from Rusty Zinn, Paul Oscher and Francis Clay, this cd adds a new hard edge to the classic sound of these chestnuts. It's hard to find a favorite here as they are all sincere, authentic & exciting covers of this classic sound. This is one not to miss.

From the liner notes by Mark Hummel: "On this album, Johnny Dyer and I put together a list of Muddy Water's faves. Mountain Top wanted to put out a CD with Johnny singing Muddy's parts, and me blowing Little Walter and James Cotton parts behind him with an authentic sound. We brought in my band, The Blues Survivors, Rusty Zinn on guitar, Bob Welsh on piano and guitar (Charlie Musselwhite Band), as well as two former Muddy sidemen, Paul Oscher (harp and slide guitar, from 1967-1971), and Francis Clay (drums from 1957-1966), who played on many of the original Muddy sides on Chess Records. Check out the amazing Steve Wolf on electric Fender bass getting a stand-up bass sound. If you close your eyes, you'd think you're in Chess Records' Studios in 1957."

(For personel details, see artwork included.)

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VA - Blues On My Radio

Size: 116,8 MB
Time: 49:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2003
Styles: Acoustic Blues
Art: Full

01. Lowell Fulson - Worried Life Blues (2:05)
02. Lazy Lester - Made Up My Mind (2:40)
03. Louisiana Red - Goin' Train Blues (3:34)
04. Johnny Dyer - Nine Below Zero (4:15)
05. Charlie Musselwhite - Baby-O (Blues On My Radio) (3:44)
06. Rick Estrin - Sonny Boy Jump (2:59)
07. Harmonica Fats & Bernie Pearl - You Got Your Mouth Stuck Out (3:40)
08. Lazy Lester - Jambalaya (1:56)
09. Lazy Lester - Nothin' But The Devil (2:44)
10. Robert Lockwood Jr. - Dust My Broom - Ramblin' On My Mind (3:06)
11. Lowell Fulson - Big Leg Woman (Boar Hog Grind) (2:22)
12. Lowell Fulson - You Don't Know My Mind (2:33)
13. Lil' Ed - Midnight Burning (3:07)
14. Lazy Lester - Patrol Wagon Blues (3:53)
15. Louisiana Red - Sad Night (5:27)
16. Lowell Fulson - Those Lowdown Blues Theme (0:58)

Bob Corritore has worn a lot of hats. First off, he's a world-class blues harmonica player and blues scholar. He runs his own small record label. He books blues musicians for Phoenix, AZ's finest blues club, the Rhythm Room, and for the purposes of this wonderful little CD collection, he also hosts a blues show called Those Lowdown Blues on Sunday nights from Phoenix's KJZZ 91.5 FM, often bringing in the very touring artists he books for the club to play studio sets on his show, which is where these 16 tracks came from. Each one is an informal, intimate gem, and performances here like Louisiana Red's version of "Goin' Train Blues," Lazy Lester's harmonica rendition of Hank Williams' "Jambalaya," and Lowell Fulson's stately take on "Worried Life Blues" all have a casual urgency about them. This is simply a delightful set. ~Review by Steve Leggett

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Various - Hard Times: L.A. Blues Anthology

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:59
Size: 135.0 MB
Styles: Electric blues, West Coast blues
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[3:15] 1. Smokey Wilson - Fine Little Mama
[3:38] 2. Curtis Jack Griffin - I Get So Lonesome
[2:48] 3. Hollywood Fats - Tribute To T-Bone Walker
[2:38] 4. Rasheed Abdullah - I Shoulda Kept On Runnin'
[6:24] 5. Smokey Wilson - Anna Lee
[3:30] 6. Johnny Dyer - So Glad I'm Livin'
[3:13] 7. Smokey Wilson - Goin' Upside Your Head
[3:51] 8. Cardell Boyette - I Miss You So
[4:19] 9. George 'Harmonica' Smith - Hard Times
[2:39] 10. Alex Schultz - Groovin' With Alex
[5:57] 11. Cardell Boyette - Black Cat Bone
[3:13] 12. Smokey Wilson - Shake For Me
[5:58] 13. Rasheed Abdullah - Racetrack Blues
[7:29] 14. Zach Zunis - 7-11 Cocktail

VOCALS: Cardell Boyette, Curtis Jack Griffin, George 'Harmonica' Smith*, Johnny Dyer, Rasheed Abdullah, Smokey Wilson
GUITAR: Alex Schultz (8), Cardell Boyette, Curtis Jack Griffin, Fred Kaplan (9), Hollywood Fats (Michael Mann), Rick Holmstrom (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13), Smokey Wilson, Zach Zunis (2)
HARMONICA: George 'Harmonica' Smith, Johnny Dyer, William Clarke
PIANOS: Fred Kaplan (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14), Steve F'Dor (2, 6, 8, 11)
ACOUSTIC BASS: Tyler Pedersen (2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13), Willie Brinlee (1, 5, 7, 10, 12)
BASS: John Young (14)
DRUMS: Lee Campbell (3), Eddie Clark (1,5,7,10,12,14), Jimi Bott (2,4,6,8,11,13)

This album was compiled and produced by William Clarke, and is dedicated to the memory of two great Los Angeles bluesmen - Hollywood Fats (Michael Mann) and George 'Harmonica' Smith. This anthology brings music from Los Angeles, from 1980 to 1991. Album engineered by Glenn Nishida.

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VA - Walkin' Blues: 15 Years From Mountain Top Productions

Size: 158,3+183,0 MB
Time: 68:11+78:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2010
Styles: West Coast Blues
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Cary Bell - Low Down Dirty Shame (5:18)
02 Gary Smith - Scared Of That Child (3:36)
03 Mark Hummel - Seven Nights To Rock (3:32)
04 Johnny Dyer - Forty Days And Forty Nights (4:16)
05 Fillmore Slim - Minding My Own Business (2:22)
06 R.J. Mischo & Steve Freund - West Winds Are Blowing (3:34)
07 Fillmore Slim & Frank Stickums - Hey Little Brother (4:24)
08 Big Walter Shufflesworth - Nailed To The Bone (5:25)
09 Paris Slim & Johnny Ace - Solid Sender (4:09)
10 Mark Hummel - City Livin' (5:32)
11 Fillmore Slim - Nosey Woman (7:41)
12 Johnny Dyer - Trouble No More (2:44)
13 R.J. Mischo - Money Back Guarantee (3:10)
14 Paris Slim - Let's Talk About Love (3:00)
15 Dona McGee - Upside Your Head (2:55)
16 Lazy Lester - Bloodstains On The Wall (4:01)
17 R.J. Mischo & W. Shufflesworth - Rj, Get Up! Milk That Cow (2:23)

CD 2:
01. Gary Primitch - Ain't She Trouble (5:14)
02. Cephas & Wiggins - Broke And Hungry (3:25)
03. Johnny Dyer - Country Boy (3:57)
04. Fillmore Slim - The Legend Of Fillmore Slim (5:15)
05. Gary Smith - About To Lose Your Clown (5:18)
06. Paris Slim - No Escapin' From The Blues (6:45)
07. Fillmore Slim - My Friend Blue (4:05)
08. Johnny Dyer - Got To Find My Baby (2:41)
09. Paris Slim - Feel Like Shouting (2:36)
10. R.J. Mischo - It's My Life, Baby (5:04)
11. Fillmore Slim - Faster Than Time (3:59)
12. Gary Smith - Blues For Mr. B (3:14)
13. Mark Hummel - Can't Judge Nobody (6:46)
14. Eddie Taylor - Red Light (5:00)
15. M. Hummel - Blue And Lonesome (6:30)
16. Rick Estrin - You're Gonna Need My Help (7:55)
17. Johnny Dyer - Evans Shuffle (1:05)

Over the past fifteen years, Mountain Top Productions has delivered more than a dozen magnificent West Coast Blues CD masterpieces to the world's blues audience. They've also become classy connoiseurs of blues harmonica releases, purveying state-of-the-art recordings that drip with true blues soul. Their Blues Harmonica Videos/DVD's are regarded as the best-in-the-business and blues lovers should shake their hand(s) for giving us a steady stream of Oakland/L.A. Blues legends like Johnny Dyer, Fillmore Slim, Gary Smith, Mark Hummel, Franck Goldwasser, R.J. Mischo, and many others. ~Andy Grigg

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Johnny Dyer - Listen Up

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:01
Size: 105.3 MB
Styles: West Coast blues
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[2:33] 1. Listen Up
[2:53] 2. Hands Off
[3:16] 3. Drifting Blues
[3:29] 4. Guitar Boogie Shuffle Twist
[3:38] 5. Mojo Boogie
[3:47] 6. Lend Me My Train Fare
[2:23] 7. Lookout Holmes
[2:46] 8. 24 Hours
[4:24] 9. Stranded In St. Louis
[2:41] 10. On Your Rocker
[2:59] 11. Pretty Thing
[3:27] 12. Little Girl Won't Quit
[4:30] 13. Blue Midnight
[3:08] 14. Bbq At J.D's

Johnny Dyer, partner Rick "L.A. Holmes" Holmstrom and the rest of the corps kickstart with hard, swinging West Coast blues, and even the slower numbers never lose their edge. Dyer shows blues as a truly living art form, integrating his Mississippi roots with steamy urbanite ramblings as a longtime Angeleno. Although 20-something at the time of recording, Holmstrom displays a light-years-ahead maturity on guitar, balancing brilliant playing and sharing space with Dyer and the bandmates. While raving over Dyer and Holmstrom, listen for Mighty Flyer Jimi Bott's puncuated drum patterns, which equally deserve praise. ~Char Ham

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Johnny Dyer - Jukin'

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:36
Size: 95.3 MB
Styles: Harmonica blues
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[3:37] 1. Feel Like Cryin' Again
[3:06] 2. Oh Baby
[2:46] 3. Aw Baby
[2:45] 4. Let's Have A Natural Ball
[2:15] 5. Johnny's Boogie
[3:54] 6. Overdose Of Love
[2:41] 7. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
[3:11] 8. Walkin' Thru The Park
[3:23] 9. Slippin' And Slidin'
[2:48] 10. Baby, What You Want Me To Do
[4:45] 11. Everybody Talking
[2:36] 12. Okie Dokie Stomp
[3:44] 13. Two Hound Dogs

Bass [Upright] – "Wild" William Brinlee; Drums – Bob "The Pacemaker" Newham; Lead Guitar – Steve Kilman; Piano – Honey Piazza; Rhythm Guitar – Mike Watson; Vocals, Harmonica – Johnny Dyer.

b. 1938, Rolling Fork, Mississippi, USA. Dyer took up the harmonica when he was seven and as a teenager sat in with Smokey Wilson in a local club. He moved to Los Angeles in January 1958 and formed his own band, the Blue Notes, backing visitors such as J.B. Hutto, Jimmy Reed and Jimmy Rogers. He later formed a duo with George Smith, at that time still working as Little Walter Jnr. He recorded a couple of singles for Shakey Jake’s Good Time label before cutting an album, Johnny Dyer And The LA Dukes, for Murray Brothers in 1983. Some of the tracks were later issued in Japan by Mina Records. In 1991, William Clarke included him on Hard Times, an anthology of contemporary LA bluesmen. Soon afterwards, he formed the Houserockers with guitarist Rick Homlstrom, who had previously recorded with Clarke, Billy Boy Arnold, Rod Piazza and Smokey Wilson. Listen Up managed to combine Holstrom’s Pee Wee Crayton -influenced technique with Dyer’s more down-home harmonica playing, including an effective version of Little Walter’s ‘Blue Midnight’. Shake It! added pianist Tom Mahon on a set of original songs that encapsulate the hybrid west coast-Chicago style. ~AMG

This reissue is Johnny's debut album 'Johnny Dyer And The L.A. Jukes ', and it includes the 9 original tracks as well as 4 previously unreleased performances.

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Barry Levenson - 2 albums: The Late Show / Hard Times Won

Album: The Late Show
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:12
Size: 174.4 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[7:10] 1. Riley' Shuffle-Blue Tears
[3:55] 2. Whole Lotta Blues
[3:16] 3. One For Muddy
[4:54] 4. Meter's Runnin'
[5:40] 5. The Late Show
[5:28] 6. Turn Up The A.C.
[5:43] 7. Slippin' Down
[3:17] 8. Charlie's Ride
[5:49] 9. Steel Life
[4:31] 10. Wrong Side Of The Blues
[6:04] 11. West Side Rain
[6:06] 12. Down At The Hill
[4:25] 13. Rush Hour
[4:16] 14. Drinking Stops Me Thinking
[5:30] 15. Green Is Blue

"For A Little Bit of Money, You Get A Whole Lot of Blues" is one of the lines off of Track 2, "Whole Lotta Blues", of Barry Levenson's "The Late Show", and really when it comes to this album, those words couldn't be more true, for a couple of reasons. First off, "The Late Show", clocks in at over 70 minutes, yes I said 70 minutes, which in my book is twice as long as fair number of releases out there and secondly "The Late Show" features an amazing amount of different styles of Blues, which is sure to please a wide variety of Blues fans.

Barry Levenson hails out of Pittsburgh and started his love affair with the Blues at the young age of 14, after being introduced to the music of Buddy Guy via an older friend. From then on Barry Levenson began building an amazing musical resume, with first playing in hometown blues bands, to working as a studio musician, and then moving to Boston to where he studied "arranging at the Berklee School of Music". While in Boston he also was the house guitarist at the Sugar Shack, one of Boston's more popular Rhythm and Blues clubs. When a warmer climate beckoned, Barry Levenson made the move toSouthern California where he began working with many blues greats, such as, "Big Mama Thornton, Pee Wee Crayton, Percy Mayfield, Lowell Fulson and J.D. Nicholson". It was not long after, that Barry landed his first recording deal with Kent Records with his own group, the Automatics. By that time Barry was also the House Producer at Kent Records.

"The Late Show" consists of 15 amazing Tracks of which Barry Levenson wrote all of them, as well as, did the producing and arranging. Of the 15 Tracks, 10 are amazingly done instrumentals, which had no problem reminding me of other fantastic instrumentally forward musicians, such as Chris Dair and the great Ronnie Earl. The instrumentals also have a very good length to them, which really allows you to get caught up and swept away with them.

Barry Levenson is not credited with vocals on this album, but for the 5 Tracks which are not instrumentals, he managed to have 3 amazing vocalists which consisted of Mary Williams "Whole Lotta Blues", Finis Tasby "Slippin' Down Blues", and Johnny Dyer "One For Muddy", "Wrong Side Of The Blues", and "Drinkin' Stops Me Thinkin'", do an absolutely great job on those 5 superbly written songs. Johnny Dyer also doubled as Harpist on "One For Muddy" and "Wrong Side Of The Blues, for which he also did an amazing job. Larry "Big House" David also played fantastic Harp on the instrumental "West Side Rain". Other wonderful performers on "The Late Show" included Blake Watson (Bass), Dave Kida (Drums), Hank Van Sickle (Bass on "Green Is Blue"), Mike Thompson (Keyboards), Phil Krawzuk and Chris Jennings (Horns) and Mike Sandberg (Percussion). With that amazing lineup of talent, "The Late Show" didn't have a chance at being anything other then a wonderful and inspired journey down Blues Lane. ~John Vemilyea

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Album: Hard Times Won (feat. Johnny Dyer)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:41
Size: 116.1 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[5:55] 1. Hard Times Won
[4:56] 2. Chasing The Money
[3:16] 3. Things You Do
[5:25] 4. Inhumanity Blues
[3:18] 5. She's So Fine (She's Mine)
[4:48] 6. I Ain't Going Back (To The Place I Shouldn't Have Been)
[4:25] 7. The Graveyard Shift
[3:16] 8. 9 O'clock Blues
[5:33] 9. Blues For Never Slim
[4:16] 10. Drinking Stops Me Thinking
[5:30] 11. Slip Me Some Green, Jack

Veteran blues guitarist Barry Levenson wrote all 11 selections for Hard Times Won, which co-stars Johnny Dyer on vocals and harmonica. The music ranges from lowdown Chicago blues to swinging jazz/blues with Mike Thompson's organ giving a soul-jazz feel to some of the instrumentals. Levenson's lyrics are intelligent, there is a surprising amount of variety on the songs even though they do stick to blues, and the musicianship is excellent. Levenson and Dyer in particular make for a great team, and the results are often exciting and are always quite spirited. This highly enjoyable set should appeal to both blues and jazz fans. ~Scott Yanow

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Johnny Dyer Feat. Rick Holmstrom - Shake It!

Year: 1995
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:42
Size: 120,9 MB
Styles: West Coast blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Shake It (3:39)
2. Big Leg Woman (3:06)
3. Holmes Hop (2:54)
4. What's On Your Mind? (4:28)
5. Can't You See? (3:52)
6. If You Please (2:57)
7. Crazy About That Thing (2:49)
8. I'm Booked (2:20)
9. Tacos De Pescado (3:33)
10. Little Dog (2:32)
11. Hey Little Girl (3:06)
12. Nothing But The Blues (3:37)
13. North Of Montana (3:50)
14. Come Back Home (6:59)
15. Don't Have Much Time (2:52)

The veteran Johnny Dyer is a likable singer and an intense harmonica player in the best tradition of Chicago blues, while co-leader Rick Holmstrom is a versatile guitarist who is able to play 1950s jump blues and the later, more rocking variety with equal facility and spirit; his instrumental feature "Tacos De Pescado" is a highlight. While pianist Tom Mahon and drummer Steve Mugalian are helpful in support, the use of Tyler Pedersen's acoustic bass (rather than its electric equivalent) gives this session a traditional swing feel that is quite appealing. /Scott Yanow, AllMusic

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The Elgins - Back To Chicago (feat. Johnny Dyer)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:45
Size: 123.3 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2011
Art: Full

[3:22] 1. Ah'w Baby
[4:36] 2. Sad Sad Day
[3:15] 3. Sad Hours
[3:12] 4. She Loves Another Man
[3:03] 5. Tin Pan Alley
[2:58] 6. Tough Times
[3:09] 7. Layaway Plan
[2:51] 8. Can't Hold Out Much Longer
[2:59] 9. Don't Have To Hunt
[2:46] 10. Gypsy Woman
[3:26] 11. Anna Lee
[3:41] 12. Keep It To Yourself
[3:25] 13. Playhouse
[3:24] 14. Left Me With A Broken Heart
[4:59] 15. Seems Like A Million Years
[2:31] 16. Juke

Mark Bukich - Harmonica, Vocals; Johnny Dyer - Vocals; Fredrik Zahl Marken - Guitar, Slide Guitar, Vocals; Mark Mumea - Guitar; Bob "PeaceMaker" Newham - Drums; Øyvind Stølefjell - Foot Stomping, Piano, Vocals.

What began as a reunion album for Johnny Dyer and the L.A. Jukes became that and much more. In addition to having three original members of the formidable band of the late 70’s and early 80’s, this session also introduces fresh, new talent. Two of the featured musicians, who traveled from Norway to join this project, are some of the most exciting blues artists to emerge in decades. It took this international effort to recapture the soul of 40’s and 50’s post-war blues pioneers such as Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Little Walter, Baby Face Leroy, Sunnyland Slim, John Brim, Robert Nighthawk and Floyd Jones.

Small tube amps, vintage equipment and low tech arrangements help give these recordings the magical nuance that has vanished from so many contemporary blues tracks. With its reliance on restrained playing, in the pocket feel, leaving space and low volume dynamic phrasing, this album truly takes you “Back To Chicago.”

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Various - Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts (2-Disc Set)

Blues Harmonica Blowouts are live events that Mark Hummel has been staging in various California venues for the last fifteen years, inviting the cream of America's blues harp blasters to come out and play with his band, The Blues Survivors. For this great double CD though, one or two special guitar players joined in too...Rusty Zinn appears with William Clarke and Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Watson clangs along on the James Harman and Paul DeLay tracks, Steve Fruend plays with Lazy Lester and, of course, Anson Funderburgh is the axe-man on Sam Myers contributions. Plus drummer Willie "Big Eyes" Smith also lends a hand on the Lazy Lester and Carey Bell songs.

In this double live selection of spectacular sucking and blowing, several performances stand out. James Harman pulls out every trick in the book on "Extra Napkins", easily demonstrating why Hummel's description of him as "showman extraordinaire" is spot-on. He has to be on top form to stop guitarist Junior Watson stealing the spotlight with his peppering fills and power chords. The late great William Clarke just scorches across the stage with his electrifying harp work on "Stretch My Money" and he just pours out the misery on the late-nite slow burner "Lonesome Bedroom Blues".

Rick Estrin sets the endurance record for breath control on his six and a half minute solo "Getting' Out Of Town". He gives this old Sonny Boy piece humour, flair and funkiness and probably needed to lie down in a dark room when he'd finished this marathon. The late Paul DeLay cools things down with his masterful playing on the long slow blues "Can't Stand Your Evil Ways", Lazy Lester re-creates his vintage Louisiana style on "Sugar Coated Love" and Sam Myers just howls on "Sweet Home Chicago" with some of the dirtiest harmonica on the CD. This track rocks likes crazy thanks to Anson Funderburgh's guitar work and the boppin' piano of piano player Bob Welsh.

Hummel had a damn good idea when created these Harmonica Blowout concerts. This 2 CD set will positively thrill any blues harmonica fan and, as the notes say, "here's your chance to get up close and personal with twelve of the greatest blues artists ever to draw breath through a harmonica".

Album: Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 57:38
Size: 131.9 MB
Styles: Harmonica blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[5:06] 1. Lee Oskar - Harpo-Ventillation
[6:43] 2. Lee Oskar - In A Sentimental Mood
[6:20] 3. Magic Dick - Pontiac Blues
[3:34] 4. Johnny Dyer - You're Sweet
[8:50] 5. William Clarke - Lonesome Bedroom Blues
[5:15] 6. Paul Delay - Blues And Trouble
[5:32] 7. Carey Bell - I Got To Go
[5:20] 8. James Harman - Extra Napkins
[4:33] 9. Sam Myers - I Done Quit Getting Sloppy Drunk
[6:20] 10. William Clarke - Stretch My Money

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Album: Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 63:34
Size: 145.5 MB
Styles: Harmonica blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[7:59] 1. Rick Estrin - Gettin' Out Of Town
[4:30] 2. Billy Boy Arnold - Sugar Gal
[7:24] 3. Paul Delay - Can't Stand Your Evil Ways
[3:11] 4. Lazy Lester - Sugar Coated Love
[4:45] 5. Paul Delay - Mean Old Frisco
[5:05] 6. Mark Hummel - Hard Hearted Woman
[4:23] 7. Magic Dick - High Temperature
[6:12] 8. Sam Myers - Sweet Home Chicago
[9:15] 9. Lee Oskar - Lee's Blues
[4:55] 10. William Clarke - Chrome Jumpin'
[5:49] 11. Mark Hummel - Summertime

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