| Product Summary | | Label: Telarc | | UPC: 00089408342721 | | Release Date: 5/26/1998 | | Buy.com Sku: 60158883 | | Item#: M43VYW | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Saddle My Pony - Taj Mahal ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Howlin' For My Darling - Christine Ohlman/Eddie Shaw ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Red Rooster, The - Kenny Neal ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Just Like I Treat You - Colin Linden/James Cotton ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Built For Comfort - Eddie Shaw ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Ooh Baby (Hold Me) - Debbie Davies ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Riding In The Moonlight - Cub Koda ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Back Door Man - Ronnie Hawkins ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Baby How Long - Sam Lay ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Killing Floor - Hubert Sumlin ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Howlin' Wolf Boogie - Colin James ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Smokestack Lightnin' - Henry Gray ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Come To Me Baby - Lucinda Williams ~ Various Artists | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is an Enchanced CD which contains both a full audio program as well as multimedia computer files playable on Mac or Windows. | | Includes liner notes by James Segrest, Mark Hoffman and Randy Labbe. | | A TRIBUTE TO HOWLIN' WOLF was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Unlike most tribute albums, Telarc's A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf plays it pretty close to the vest, rounding up members of Wolf's backing band -- including guitarist Hubert Sumlin, pianist Henry Gray and drummer Sam Lay -- to support the musicians paying tribute. As a result, the album has a more coherent sound than most tribute records, but that doesn't mean that it's a perfect record. A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf suffers from uneven performances, just like any other tribute, but there are enough strong moments to pull the weak spots and poor Howlin' Wolf impressions. Artists as eclectic as Taj Mahal, Chrstine Ohlman, Cub Koda, Ronnie Hawkins and Lucinda Williams deliver spirited performances, capturing the sound and spirit of classic Wolf recordings. It may be a little hit-or-miss, but it packs enough of a wallop to be a genuine tribute to one of the mightiest bluesmen. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine | | Chester Burnett, AKA Howlin' Wolf, was one of the prime architects of the classic Chicago blues sound. His big, raspy voice is one of the most immediately identifiable sounds in all of blues, and his quirky, odd-metered compositions comprise a healthy chunk of the blues canon. He's left so many disciples in his wake that there must have been a crowd at the studio door to record this tribute to his musical legacy. Many of the musicians that played on Wolf's classic Chicago sessions, like Hubert Sumlin, Sam Lay and Henry Gray are present here, but this album is no time capsule. Contemporary artists like Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal and Lucky Peterson are all respectful of Wolf's tradition while injecting something new into the mix. It's just the way the Wolf would have wanted it. |
Producer: Randy Labbe |
Engineer: Jonathan Lammi |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/19/1998 | | Original Release Date : 1998 | | Catalog ID : 83427 | | Label : Telarc Jazz Zone | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00089408342721 |
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