Crucial Chicago Blues (2003)

Artist: Various Artists
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Label: Ryko Distribution
UPC: 00014551011620
Release Date: 1/21/2003
Buy.com Sku: 60585221
Item#: M4G7MC
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Low Down And Dirty - Luther Allison ~ Various Artists
2. Ernestine - Koko Taylor ~ Various Artists
3. Somebody Changed The Lock - Junior Wells ~ Various Artists
4. Take Five - Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers ~ Various Artists
5. Cotton Picking Blues - Son Seals ~ Various Artists
6. Let Me Stir In Your Pot - Carey Bell ~ Various Artists
7. Mama, Talk To Your Daughter - Magic Slim & The Teardrops ~ Various Artists
8. Cold Lonely Nights - Lonnie Brooks ~ Various Artists
9. Take It Easy, Baby - Pinetop Perkins ~ Various Artists
10. My Mind Is Gone - Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials ~ Various Artists
11. 23 Hours Too Long - James Cotton ~ Various Artists
12. I Hear Some Blues Downstairs - Fenton Robinson ~ Various Artists



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Performers include: Koko Taylor, Hound Dog Taylor, Luther Allison, Junior Wells, James Cotton, Lonnie Brooks, Son Seals, Lil' Ed, Pinetop Perkins, Magic Slim.
Unknown Contributor Role: Koko Taylor.
One of three simultaneously released, budget-priced Alligator blues compilations (the other two are Crucial Guitar Blues and Crucial Harmonica Blues), Crucial Chicago Blues is a 12-track anthology of the Chicago-based label's hometown artists. Harp players such as Carey Bell, James Cotton, and Junior Wells share space with guitarists Fenton Robinson, Magic Slim, Son Seals, and Lonnie Brooks, who nearly steals the show with his solo on a live "Cold Lonely Nights." Muddy Water's pianist, Pinetop Perkins, is the only keyboard entry and oldest performer. In fact, the album should put "contemporary" in its title, since the classic blues performers most fans associate with Chicago -- such as Otis Rush, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf -- were never Alligator artists and hence are not included. Regardless, this is a formidable lineup, with the tough Chicago guitar sound well-represented by Magic Slim and Luther Allison. Both Little Ed & the Blues Imperials and Hound Dog Taylor (the label's first signing) tear into slide-guitar boogie, with the latter's "Take Five" a sizzling example of the kind of unbridled, house-rocking music that Alligator staked its early reputation on. At 50 minutes, though, this is on the short side for a sampler. That, along with the lack of liner notes (other than mini-advertisements for the albums these cuts are from) and specific track information are in keeping with the budget price. Still, it's difficult for blues fans not to enjoy all of what is here. Both purists and new listeners will find this a worthy collection of some of Chicago's and Alligator's most essential artists. ~ Hal Horowitz

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 01/21/2003
Original Release Date : 2003
Catalog ID : 116
Label : Alligator Records
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00014551011620

  
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