ACOUSTIC BLUES: THE ROOTS OF IT ALL - THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION! VOL 3 (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
A stunning selection
of acoustic blues – a series of well-done, deep-detailed CDs put together by
the folks at Bear Family – who always give way more than 100% when it comes to
this sort of project! The package comes with 2CDs and a super-heavy booklet
that's filled with notes on the music, and song-by-song details – and this
final volume traces the continuing revival of acoustic blues – something nobody
would have guessed back in the postwar years – with work from the 80s, 90s, and
more recent years too! 40 titles in all – with tracks by Guy Davis, Paul
Rishell, Etta Baker, Jo Ann Kelly, Guitar Slim, Albert Macon, James Son Thomas,
Henry Townsend, Blind Jim Brewer, Ted Bogan, John Hammond, Robert Lockwood Jr,
Paul Geremia, Homesick James, Jimmie Lee Robinson, and many others. ~ Dusty Groove
SOUL JAZZ RECORDS PRESENTS DOWN BEAT SPECIAL (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
Limited Edition Studio One 7inch Box (5 x 7 inch
box set) (2015 Record Store Day Release).Gritty groovers from
the legendary Studio One Records – a special, limited box set that brings
together a host of great 45s for the label – all in a sweet little package! All
tracks have a nice added punch in this 45 format – and titles include "No
No No" by Dawn Penn, "Feel Like Jumping" by Marcia Griffiths,
"Armagideon Time" by Willie Williams, "Hooligan Dub" by Dub
Specialist, "Nice Up The Dance" by Michigan & Smiley,
"Simmer Down" by The Wailers, "Ten To One" by The Mad Lads,
and "Queen Of The Minstrels" by The Eternals. ~ Dusty Groove
SKA FROM THE VAULTS OF WIRL RECORDS (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
Early ska material
from a time when the genre was still really coming into its own – still unique,
still soulful, and still free from so many of the cliches that would mar the
style in later years! The music here is primal Jamaican ska – that first great
step forward on the Kingston scene, after years of absorbing influences from
American soul and R&B – as Jamaican musicians really found their own
groove, and a way of mixing in some wonderfully jazzy instrumentation as well!
Most cuts are instrumental – and sparkle from the contributions of Roland
Alphonso and Tommy McCook on tenor, John Dizzy Moore on trumpet, Don Drummond
on trombone, and Lester Sterling on alto – and the rhythms bubble up
brilliantly from the bottom, with tight piano from Jackie Mittoo and guitar
from Jerome Hines. Titles include "Chinatown", "The
Reburial", "Live Wire", and "A Shot In The Dark" by
The Skatalites – plus "VC 10" and "Determination" by Roland
Alphonso, "Love In The Afternoon" by Don Drummond, and "South
China Sea" by Johnny Moore. ~ Dusty Groove
No comments:
Post a Comment