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Format: CD
Manufacturer: Koch Entertainment
Buy.com Sku: 60607722
UPC: 790248021522
UPC 14: 00790248021522
Release Date: 8/26/2003
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Get Next To Me - Arthur Adams/B.B. King ~ Various Artists
2. Hand It Over - Keb' Mo' ~ Various Artists
3. Good Day For The Blues - Ruth Brown ~ Various Artists
4. How Could You Do It? - Henry Gray ~ Various Artists
5. Cakewalk Into Town - Taj Mahal ~ Various Artists
6. She's Into Something - Robert Cray/Albert Collins ~ Various Artists
7. Hello, San Francisco - Sugar Pie Desanto ~ Various Artists
8. Call Me Baby - Raful Neal ~ Various Artists
9. I Got The Blues - Otis Rush ~ Various Artists
10. Sunpie's Romp & Stomp - Sunpie Barnes ~ Various Artists
11. Needed Time - Eric Bibb ~ Various Artists
12. Why Blues? - Chris Thomas King ~ Various Artists
13. Just Won't Burn - Susan Tedeschi ~ Various Artists
14. None Of Us Are Free - Solomon Burke ~ Various Artists
Album Notes and Credits
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Liner Note Author: Jacob Edgar. |
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Illustrator: Nicola Heindl. |
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Putumayo is to be congratulated for this roundup of, as they call them, "America's greatest contemporary blues artists." That statement is always going to be up for debate, but kudos for stepping beyond the big names to highlight some lesser-known, but equally important, talent. Arthur Adams, for example, has a wonderful voice that he uses smoothly on "Get Next to Me" (although B.B. King's solo fires the piece to a higher level). And some of the acoustic tracks are absolute joys, like Chris Thomas King's "Why Blues?" It would have been nice to have heard something more recent from Taj Mahal's extensive catalog than "Cakewalk into Town," which almost qualifies as vintage -- but it's still majestic. Ruth Brown, Sugar Pie DeSanto, and Susan Tedeschi show that women get the blues too, with Tedeschi firing off some stinging guitar. Whether Solomon Burke really qualifies as a blues singer is debatable -- to many he'll always be one of soul's kings -- but his voice remains an impressive vehicle. However, it's good to see Sunpie Barnes and Henry Gray get exposure. Perhaps next time they can extend their range to include people like Otis Taylor who are reinventing the meaning of the blues. But for now, this is a good job. ~ Chris Nickson |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 08/26/2003 |
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Original Release Date : 2003 |
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Catalog ID : 215 |
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Label : Putumayo |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00790248021522 |
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