Various - Vanguard Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:09
Size: 94.2 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[5:34] 1. Buddy Guy - Sweet Little Angel
[2:35] 2. The Johnny Shines Blues Band - Dynaflow Blues
[4:16] 3. John Hammond, Jr. - Back Door Man
[4:34] 4. Judy Roderick - Rock Me Baby
[1:53] 5. Skip James - I'm So Glad
[2:39] 6. Junior Wells - (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
[1:48] 7. Mississippi John Hurt - Corrina, Corrina
[5:30] 8. Siegel-Schwall Band - I'm A King Bee
[2:15] 9. Charlie Musselwhite - Juke
[2:50] 10. Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
[2:02] 11. James Cotton Blues Band - Rocket 88
[2:19] 12. Otis Spann - Spann's Stomp
[2:49] 13. Pee Wee Crayton - Let The Good Times Roll

A dozen-plus-one tracks drawn from Vanguard Records' '60s-era rediscovery blues catalog, this sampler is OK as far as it goes, but it isn't anything special, save for Skip James' delicate version of his "I'm

So Glad," Mississippi John Hurt's gentle and mellow take on "Corrina, Corrina," and Otis Spann's piano workout on "Spann's Stomp." ~Steve Leggett

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Judy Roderick - Woman Blue

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 58:23
Size: 133.7 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Year: 1993/2006
Art: Front

[2:39] 1. Someone To Talk My Troubles To
[4:20] 2. Born In The Country
[4:35] 3. Rock Me Baby
[2:05] 4. Walking Slow Behind You
[2:52] 5. Young Girl's Dream
[4:29] 6. Mistreated
[2:22] 7. Louisville Lou
[3:35] 8. Country Girl Blues
[3:59] 9. Contemporary Blues
[2:34] 10. Black And Blue
[3:23] 11. You Were On My Mind
[2:46] 12. Two Hoboes
[5:39] 13. Woman Blue
[2:46] 14. Jelly Roll Lord
[2:49] 15. Me And My Chauffeur
[2:23] 16. Mama Keeps Her Man At Home
[4:59] 17. Long Old Road

The late Dave Van Ronk wrote of JUDY RODERICK "Judy was the first of her generation of blues women, and still one of the best. To this day, her phrasing, tone and above all her originality are unmatched. A very important singer." Her Newport Folk Festival appearance (captured on one of the Evening Concert LPs released on Vanguard/Fontana in the UK) is a stunning set featuring a blistering version of He Was A Friend Of Mine and the audience response was appropriately enthusiastic. As a listen to 1965's WOMAN BLUE confirms, Judy was streets ahead of most of the competition of the day. A long-overdue return to catalogue, the CD is enhanced by four previously unreleased songs - Jelly Roll Lord, Me And My Chauffeur, Mama Keeps Her Man At Home and Long Old Road - dropped originally because of the time limitations of the LP format, not because of any decline in performance quality. Listening again to Someone To Talk My Troubles To, it's easy to surmise that Judy was an influence on the young Joni Mitchell. Certainly in the intricate melodic melancholy of the song is a hint of the Joni circa Urge For Going period. Accompanied by her own guitar and those of Dick Weissman and Artie Traum, Paul Griffin on piano, Ted Sommer on drums and Russ Savakus on bass, Judy Roderick weaves a magic musical spell.

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