Jimmy Rogers & Left Hand Frank - The Dirty Dozens

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 56:06
Size: 128.4 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1979/2007
Art: Front

[4:36] 1. Take A Walk
[4:49] 2. You're Sweet
[4:33] 3. Mean Red Spider
[3:15] 4. Fishing In My Pond
[2:34] 5. Crazy Woman Blues
[2:41] 6. Information Please
[4:58] 7. Dirty Dozens
[2:58] 8. Oh Baby
[3:25] 9. Honky Tonk
[4:20] 10. One Room Country Shack
[3:26] 11. Cleo's Gone
[2:12] 12. Baby Please
[4:11] 13. Rock This House
[4:20] 14. Chicago Bound
[3:42] 15. Blue And Lonesome

Recorded during a 1979 tour of England, THE DIRTY DOZENS is a unique snapshot of two overlooked Chicago juke-joint aces. Playing something of a musical version of the African-American game of oneupsmanship in the title, Jimmy and Frank trade off on vocal duties and bounce rhythm and lead licks off of one another like so many good natured barbershop insults. The recording quality here isn't crystal clear, but its rough edges are perfectly suited to the gritty blues these two journeymen let loose with.

Jimmy Rogers (vocals on 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13 & 15, guitar); Left Hand Frank (vocals on 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11 & 14, guitar); Bob Brunning (bass guitar); Ray Weston (drums).

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Left Hand Frank - Live At The Knickerbocker Cafe

Size: 108,0 MB
Time: 46:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1992
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Jammin' With Frank (4:28)
02. Last Nite (6:03)
03. Linda Lu (3:56)
04. Honky Tonk (4:49)
05. One Room Country Shack (5:59)
06. Blue Room Shuffle (3:47)
07. South Side Hop (3:54)
08. Surfin' With Frank (3:56)
09. How Long (3:15)
10. Last Nite (6:04)

Live at the Knickerbocker Cafe was recorded in the late '70s, toward the end of Left Hand Frank's unheralded career. For much of his life, he worked as a sideman, never officially releasing a studio album as a leader. This album (originally released on the French MCM label) is the only addition to a meager discography, but it demonstrates just how much he had to offer. Left Hand Frank didn't shake up the Chicago blues tradition, choosing to celebrate it instead, and the result is a kinetic, entertaining set of greasy blues. There are a few unexpected flourishes, such as the reverb detour "Surfin' with Frank," that keep things interesting, and the end result is cool little Chicago blues gem from a guitarist that was sadly underrecorded. ~Review by Thom Owens

Thanks to Marc.
Live At The Knickerbocker Cafe

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Jimmy Rogers & Left Hand Frank - The Dirty Dozens: 30th Anniversary Re-Issue

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 56:10
Size: 128.6 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[4:36] 1. Take A Walk With Me
[4:49] 2. You're Sweet
[4:34] 3. Mean Red Spider
[3:15] 4. Fishing In My Pond
[2:34] 5. Crazy Women Blues
[2:41] 6. Information Please
[4:59] 7. Dirty Dozens
[2:58] 8. Oh Baby
[3:25] 9. Honky Tonk
[4:20] 10. One Room Country Shack
[3:26] 11. Cleo's Gone
[2:13] 12. Baby Please
[4:11] 13. Rock This House
[4:21] 14. Chicago Bound
[3:42] 15. Blue And Lonesome

Recorded during a 1979 tour of England, THE DIRTY DOZENS is a unique snapshot of two overlooked Chicago juke-joint aces. Playing something of a musical version of the African-American game of oneupsmanship in the title,

Jimmy and Frank trade off on vocal duties and bounce rhythm and lead licks off of one another like so many good natured barbershop insults. The recording quality here isn't crystal clear, but its rough edges are perfectly suited to the gritty blues these two journeymen let loose with. ~Nate Knaebel

The Dirty Dozens: 30th Anniversary Re-Issue

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