Showing posts with label Albert King. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Albert King. Show all posts
Thursday, April 30, 2020

Albert King Live in the 70s

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Albert King Live in the 70s RockBeat While there are several excellent live Albert King albums available, this 2014 release is one that sh...
Saturday, February 01, 2020

Take 5 With "Get Out Of My Life Woman"

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As I type this, I am watching a video of the late Allen Toussaint on Qwest TV. It is a Baloise Session in Basel, Switzerland and was his nex...
Sunday, December 15, 2019

Windy City Blues

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Various Artists Windy City Blues  Stax This new compilation on Stax brings together selections from various Prestige bl...
Sunday, January 14, 2018

Down Home Blues • Chicago: Fine Boogie

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Various Artists  Down Home Blues • Chicago: Fine Boogie  Wienerworld If you are thinking about a gift for the blues lover in your...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Taking the Blues Time Machine To March 1977

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This is my blues column from the March 1977 Buffalo Jazz Report which had Benny Goodman on the cover. My column was relatively lengthy, ...
Tuesday, April 01, 2014

Blues Time Machine Takes Us Back to November 1976

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This is my blues column from the November 1976 Buffalo Jazz Report which had Dexter Gordon on the cover to promote his appearance at the T...
Saturday, March 30, 2013

Albert King's Born Under A Bad Sign Even Better Remastered

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The latest addition to the Stax Remasters series of Concord is the classic Albert King album, Born Under a Bad Sign . Previously reissued...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Eisenhower Blues Has Some Excellent Post-War Blues

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The following review appeared in the September/October 2006 Jazz & Blues Report (Issue 286) I have made minor corrections. I should ...
Saturday, June 23, 2012

Shirley Brown's Classic Woman to Woman

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Amongst recent reissues in Concord’s Stax Remasters reissues is the classic album Woman To Woman by Shirley Brown. Brown had one of the l...
Monday, October 31, 2011

Excellent Rough Dried Magic Slim

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It might surprise blues fans, but the Austrian Wolf label has issued 14 albums by Magic Slim & the Teardrops, way more than any other la...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Corey Stevens Albert King Tribute

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Corey Stevens was born in Illinois and moved to the Los Angeles area after graduating college and looking at his album covers is one who wou...
Sunday, July 17, 2011

Memphis Gold's Story Part 6

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Memphis Gold, Watch Night 2007 Falls Church VA. His last performance before he fell off tree Photo © Ron Weinstock In August 2009, Joe ...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Jeff Golub's Tribute to Three Blues Kings

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Veteran of tours with Rod Stewart, and Billy Squier as well as spending time in the James Montgomery band, Jeff Golub has distinguished in r...
Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Concord's Quirky Albert King Reissue

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Concord Records has just issued a two-disc compilation of the legendary Albert King’s recordings for Stax, The Definitive Albert King on S...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Joe Pitts Brings Us Ten Shades of Blues

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Singer-guitarist Joe Pitts is a name new to these ears, but this Arkansas native has put together a hard hitting self-issued release Ten S...
Monday, December 20, 2010

Outstanding Vintage Blues Recordings of 2010

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First in my List of Outstanding Jazz and Blues Recordings of 2010. I start with Vintage Blues Recordings which includes not simply reissues ...