Blues Down Town - 2 albums: Downtracked/Everlasting Blues

Album: Downtracked
Year: 2001
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:32
Size: 140,9 MB
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Blues Obsession (4:37)
2. Last Time I Hear You Pray (3:04)
3. Same Thing (5:14)
4. Lonesome La-La (2:30)
5. Poormouthin' (2:54)
6. Somebody Has Got To Pay (4:56)
7. Done Got Over It (2:51)
8. Moanin' For Mollasses (2:32)
9. Wild, Wild Woman (3:17)
10. I Walked The Streets (7:01)
11. Tighten Up On It (3:24)
12. Stockyard Bluers (4:29)
13. Little Girl (3:10)
14. Don't Have To Hunt No More (3:17)
15. Jivin' At The Swamps (5:08)
16. I Want A Woman (3:00)

On this, their third album for the CeePeeVee Record label, them gentlemen in the band prove their affection for South Side and West Side Chicago Blues, reflected in the co-mingling of well known stuff like "The Same Thing" and "Stockyard Blues", with some selfpenned tunes in the same tradition. One can also note that on this new disc the Blues Down Town band goes somewhat further beyond their core style with thrilling performances of jump blues, various southern styles and swamp blues in the Louisiana tradition, all treated with feeling and respect.

The fabulous guests featured on this album, namely Per "Stockholm Slim" Notini on piano and Tommy "J.T." Holmström on tenor saxophone, strongly contribute to the outcome of the session. "Stockholm Slim" has been around since the early 60's and is perhaps best known for his piano work on singer/guitarist Magic Sam's groundbreaking album "West Side Soul", recorded in Chicago in 1967 and issued on the Delmark label. Slim has also toured and recorded with R&B stars like Nappy Brown and Ruth Brown to name a few. "J.T." Holmström is also a veteran on the music scene and has been blowing his horn in a number of the leading R&B and blues bands. It's a pleasure to have these guys performing on this new album!

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Album: Everlasting Blues
Year: 2003
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:34
Size: 127,2 MB
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Tennessee Woman (3:28)
2. You Got To Be Crazy (4:20)
3. Mississippi Steamboat (3:21)
4. Bad Luck Boy (3:55)
5. You Should Have Listened (To My Advice) (3:09)
6. Bayou Bounce (2:39)
7. Everlasting Love (5:13)
8. You Better Watch Yourself (3:03)
9. So Unhappy (2:58)
10. Stuck In Quicksand (4:20)
11. What Do You Do (3:00)
12. West Winds Are Blowing (4:18)
13. Juke (2:51)
14. Honey Bee (Bonus Track) (6:00)
15. Further On Up The Road (Bonus Track) (2:50)

The Blues Down Town story continues with the release of this new album which coincides with the band's 20th anniversary. Two good reasons for celebration!

As with previous albums by Blues Down Town, this new album contains a nice mix of Chicago blues tracks and other styles showing to great advantage the band's versatility, songwriting abilities and strong sense for the real thing. To amplify the anniversary two live tracks, one vintage and one new, are included as bonus material on the album. In addition some great guests appear on this album namely Marcus "Little Marc" Andersson from Knock-Out Greg & The Blue Weather on drums, Fredrik "Mighty Fred" Gustafsson who plays with Sven Zetterberg Blues Band on piano and Jakob "Big Jake" Norgren from Danny & The Cappers on tenor and baryton saxophone.

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Blues Down Town - 2 albums: State Of Blue/Evil Chaser

Album: State Of Blue
Year: 1997
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:54
Size: 146,3 MB
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Young Fashioned Ways (4:16)
2. West Palm Groove (4:10)
3. Like Wolf-Like Sonny (3:25)
4. Stick To Your Lover (2:46)
5. Woman Wanted (3:39)
6. It's Too Late (3:10)
7. Rain (5:14)
8. Horton's Briefcase (3:14)
9. New Life (4:41)
10. Answering Machine Blues (5:17)
11. Cross My Fingers (3:34)
12. Mad Harp (2:01)
13. Going Home (3:13)
14. Used To Be (4:45)
15. Love At First Sight (3:01)
16. Lifetime Blues (4:04)
17. State Of Blue (3:16)

The Blues Down Town story started in 1983 when Tomas Prim and Thomas Grahn founded the group in Stockholm, Sweden. The current lineup took shape in 1992 and the band has during the years developed and refined a distinct sound. With the main part of the material being selfpenned the band now takes another step in shaping their interpretation of the blues but with a close approach to the more traditional styles and styles and sound of the Chicago blues and southern/westcoast blues styles.

"Hell you guys really cook - Blues Down Town are the real thing, no half baked euro copiest but musos who love their music. Tasty guitar and great harp work. Thomas Grahn's harp is down south then soars up north." /Big Al Watts, 1998, Australia

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Album: Evil Chaser
Year: 1999
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:30
Size: 134,0 MB
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. As Long As The World Go Round (3:25)
2. Two Goddamn' Kings (3:12)
3. I Had My Fun (2:08)
4. The Hoodoo Man Is Gone (3:43)
5. Evil Chaser (3:50)
6. 5:15 Blues (3:46)
7. That's All Right (3:20)
8. No Mail Blues (3:09)
9. Teardrops Falling (6:55)
10. Give Me Another Chance (2:54)
11. Garbage Man (3:03)
12. Roller Coaster (2:24)
13. I Ain't Gonna Cry No More, For You (3:45)
14. The Man In The Dark Corner (5:15)
15. You Better Beleive It (2:35)
16. Deep Down South (4:59)

This is their second album for the CeePeeVee label. Them cats play the deep blues and put their own brand on the material. On this new album you can enjoy some older songs and some new originals, all treated the Blues Down Town way. This is pure and straight from the heart.

"Consider the straight-from-the-50's sound of Evil Chaser, new from Blues Down Town. Lockwood-inspired guitars and dirty out-front harp outline the group's interests. The disc starts with the rumba bang of "As long as the World Go Round" and continues through Little Walter jumps, lightning boogies and low-down shuffles. The warped minor sounds of the title cut suggest a duel between Peter Green and Jodie Williams; George "Harmonica" Smith's "Teardrops Falling" is another stand out." /Tom Hyslop, Blues Revue, Oct 1999, USA

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Various Artists - Big City Rhythm Vol. 1&2

Album: Big City Rhythm Vol. 1
Year: 2005
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:54
Size: 176,1 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. Jonas Göransson - Up For Grabs (4:09)
2. Daniel Kordelius - Ain't Gonna Cry (2:37)
3. Torbjörn Eliasson - Strollin' With Bongo Bob (3:47)
4. Joakim Barchéus - Bring It On Home (3:12)
5. Daniel Kordelius - 4th & Beale (2:32)
6. Jonas Göransson - Blues For Porky (5:20)
7. Joakim Barchéus - Big Boss Man (3:10)
8. Torbjörn Eliasson - Bongo Bob's Funeral (3:52)
9. Anders Lewén - Breakin' Up (2:54)
10. Marino Valle - Faith (2:46)
11. Anders Lewén - The Big Bite (2:14)
12. Jonas Göransson - I Love You So (4:05)
13. Anders Lewén - Rock This Morning (2:11)
14. Jonas Göransson - Curly's Revenge (3:43)
15. Marino Valle - Stuff You Gotta Wach (2:45)
16. Anders Karlsson - I Feel So Fine (5:02)
17. Emil Arvidsson - Calling All Blues (5:15)
18. Harmonica Henry - Michelle (3:39)
19. Emil Arvidsson - It's All Your Fault (4:14)
20. Anders Karlsson - Back In Time (3:38)
21. Harmonica Henry - Black Night (5:38)

CeePeeVee Records is proud to present this first volume of contemporary blues from Stockholm, Sweden. It's a compilation with a lot of surprises and some spotlight on sidemen from big Swedish acts like Sven Zetterberg, Knockout Greg & Blue Weather, Blue Hammer, Trickbag, Harmonica Henry & the Blues Rockers, Marino & the King Five, Emil & the Ecstatics, Danny & the Cappers and more...

(For info on additional musicians/artists, see booklet details.)

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Album: Big City Rhythm Vol. 2
Year: 2006
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:03
Size: 174,1 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. Anders Karlsson - Magic Word Boogie (3:08)
2. Marino Valle - Underneath The Appletree (3:54)
3. Anders Karlsson - Worth Waiting For (4:16)
4. Jonas Göransson - Backseat Driver (2:25)
5. Marino Valle - Waiting For You (3:33)
6. Tore Berglund - Hang On (2:33)
7. Thomas Grahn - Feel Brokenhearted (4:43)
8. Fredrik Gustafsson - Freguz Goes Wild (2:01)
9. Anders Lewén - Look At Me (3:43)
10. Thomas Grahn - Out On Loose Ground (3:51)
11. Tore Berglund - Big T's Mood (3:42)
12. Anders Lewén (Feat. Knock-Out Greg) - Can't Find My Way Back Home (4:13)
13. Håkan Johansson - Heart Full Of You (3:34)
14. Sven Zetterberg - Since I Got Rid Of You (4:07)
15. Jonas Göransson - Pawn It (3:06)
16. Håkan Johansson - Chicago-New Orleans (2:59)
17. Sven Zetterberg - Blues In My Heart (3:21)
18. Mathias Andersén - She Lied To Me (2:29)
19. Daniel Kordelius - Need Your Love Baby (4:52)
20. Tommy Moberg - Surfin' Girl (3:00)
21. Mathias Andersén - My All Day Steady (2:43)
22. Daniel Kordelius - Let's Take A Little Walk (3:40)

CeePeeVee Records is proud to present this second volume of contemporary blues from Stockholm, Sweden. Some of the musicans from Volume One you're about to hear again, but we're also happy to have some new artists included here - from worldwide known bluesmen Sven Zetterberg, Knock-Out Greg and Thomas Grahn to the talented rookie Mathias Andersén. And - this time with 100% original material!

(For info on additional musicians/artists, see booklet details.)

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Various Artists - Horton's Briefcase

Year: 2000
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:10
Size: 151,5 MB
Styles: Chicago/Memphis blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Sven Zetterberg - Little Boy Blue (3:11)
2. Sven Zetterberg - Southern Woman (3:35)
3. Sven Zetterberg - Hard Hearted Woman (2:58)
4. Jan Sjöström - Louise, Louise (5:57)
5. Jan Sjöström - I'm In The Mood (3:09)
6. Jan Sjöström - Easy (2:57)
7. Thomas Grahn - Everybody's Fishin' (4:21)
8. Thomas Grahn - If It Ain't Me (2:54)
9. Thomas Grahn - La Cucaracha (2:37)
10. Greger Andersson - Have A Good Time (4:49)
11. Greger Andersson - Card Game (5:06)
12. Greger Andersson - Cotton Patch Hot Foot (3:01)
13. Stefan Dafgård - West Winds Are Blowing (3:18)
14. Stefan Dafgård - Fumblin' Around (2:33)
15. Stefan Dafgård - We All Got To Go, Sometime (3:07)
16. Sture Elldin - Honey Dripper (4:09)
17. Sture Elldin - Sneakin' And Hidin' (3:44)
18. Sture Elldin - Back Home To Mama (4:37)

Big Walter Horton (1918-1981) was recognized as one of the best blues harmonica players of all time. Fans of Horton, and fans of 50's style Chicago/Memphis blues in general, will enjoy this anthology of Swedish artists paying tribute to their master. Although the names will be umfamilar to most American blues fans, artists including Sven Zetterberg, Jan Sjöström, Thomas Grahn and Sture Elldin (among the six featured) play in a wide range of Horton styles and even manage to sing in his fashion. Some tracks ("Louise, Louise" and "Everybody's Fishin'") feature only guitar and harp but most are ensemble efforts. "Cotton Patch Hot Foot" is played as quartet; the knocking of the woodblocks lends it an almost cowboy flavor. "Little Boy Blue" features the swooping, expansive lines Horton was famous for and "Sneakin' and Hidin'" reworks one of the powerful slow blues Horton recorded for Testament. Lovers of blues harp will find Horton's Briefcase to be an enthusiastic and well-played ode to one of the blues' finest harmonica players.

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Various Artists - Back To Their Roots

Year: 2004
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:00
Size: 139,7 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Knock-Out Greg - I Don't Know (2:47)
2. Thomas Grahn - Love That Woman (4:11)
3. Sven Zetterberg - I Wanna Be Loved (2:54)
4. Thomas Hammarlund - Come Into My Arms (3:24)
5. Thomas Grahn - I'm A Natural Born Lover (3:27)
6. Sven Zetterberg - Losing Hand (5:34)
7. Knock-Out Greg - Steady (2:50)
8. Thomas Hammarlund - Crying Won't Help You (5:06)
9. Sven Zetterberg - All Pretty Women (4:25)
10. Knock-Out Greg - Little By Little (3:50)
11. Thomas Hammarlund - Take It Easy Baby (3:38)
12. Thomas Grahn - Lawdy Lawdy (3:11)
13. Knock-Out Greg - Heart Fixin' Business (3:44)
14. Thomas Hammarlund - I Met A Strange Woman (4:52)
15. Sven Zetterberg - You Ought To Be Ashamed (3:04)
16. Thomas Grahn - Calling All Blues (3:56)

Anyone who questions just how far and wide the influence of the blues has become need look no further than this project. Once upon a time it would have seemed absurd to think of four guys from Sweden going back to their 'blues roots'. Yet there's been a strong and vibrant Scandinavian blues scene ever since the so-called 'blues revival' of the sixties. And if further proof is needed, a single listen to this excellent collection ought to convince anyone that Sweden's blues bands are the equal of any. The gentlemen listed on the disc's cover - Thomas Hammarlund, Sven Zetterberg, Knock-Out Greg and Thomas Grahn - probably won't be familiar to many readers beyond Sweden's borders. All are veterans though, with extensive backgrounds. They're backed here by a revolving cast that includes various members from the bands each normally fronts. This is an absolutely stellar effort, proof that the blues are indeed a universal language and that there's no borders when it comes to the ability to play 'em convincingly, with both commanding authority and a lot of fun.

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