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[Harmonie]

African non blues

 

[Wombat]

Samples.

 

[Sal1950]

Samples.

I've got a lot of these tunes on CD's but there is also a lot of somewhat rare cuts here.
Just ordered a used CD off ebay,
Thanks @Wombat

 

[pjug]

I miss seeing these guys; they were a must see when they came up to NH. There is a documentary about them I still have not seen.

 

[Sal1950]

One of my favorite blues/rock bands was Omar and The Howlers.
I was lucky enough to see him play live 3 or 4 times at my haunt on the West Side of Chicago.
Him and the group would blow thru town every few years and just tear it up.
My connections at the club would get me backstage to hang with them and chew the fat between sets.
Just looked into him and it appears he's suffered from a number of health issues that have kept him off the road for a couple years.
A first class blues artist that will be sadly missed if his recovery continues to limit him.
His live gigs were always a BIG party! Watch him flex that guitar neck like a twig. LOL

 

[Wombat]

Samples: https://www.allmusic.com/album/alone-acoustic-mw0000677150

 

[Wombat]

Samples: https://www.muziekweb.nl/en/Link/JAX4141/Blues-singer

 

[Sal1950]

Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Live in Montreux 1977

Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Last Time Around, Live At Legends

 

[Koeitje]

Blues is my go to music most days and I prefer the Chicago electric style - Buddy Guy, Luther Allison, etc. but have a collection of recordings of all styles from the last 5 or 6 decades.

Unfortunately, the downside of listening to revealing equipment is how bad so many of the recordings are. I don’t mean the Blues from 60 years ago but even ones in the last decade. Probably have every Buddy Guy album.

What are your recommendations for particularly good recordings?

I am not sure I can point to any particular CD as exceptional but the following do stand out in my collection for sound quality. I find the key to a good electric blues recording/mastering is a really deep “black” silence for riffs and voice to cut through and the quivers and vibratos to come through that make it the blues. Room correction to smooth out lower frequencies does wonders.

These are purely from a recording quality perspective. Your tastes for the actual music may vary

Various - The Alligator Records 25th Anniversary
Various - Alligator Records 35x35
Various - Alligator Records 40th Anniversary
Various - Blind Pig Sampler Prime Chops
Various - Blues Masters Volume 9 (Varying quality as a compilation from multiple sources)

Buddy Guy - Bring ‘Em In
Buddy Guy - Skin Deep
Buddy Guy - Living Proof
Susan Tedeschi - Just won’t burn/The best of
Bernard Allison (Luther’s son) - Times are changing
Johny Adams - There is always one more time

There also is an MFSL release, but to the standard versions sound excellent anyway.

 

[Robin L]

All time favorite Xmas Blues, Black as night: The harmonic outro sez everything the lyrics didn't:

 

[boswell]

Odetta
Blues, Everywhere I Go

this album reminds of her talent and the lyrics of the chosen songs give a history,
also the musicianship is really clean, tight ...as is the production
p.s. I believe it got a Grammy

 

[Katji]

African non blues

! hey, M. Harmonie I want to tell more about this - will post in "what are we listening to" thread.

 

[Harmonie]

! hey, M. Harmonie I want to tell more about this - will post in "what are we listening to" thread.

Prego, but couldn't see your post. yet.
What are you waiting for ?
There is a lot to say.
Ever heard about Africori ?

 

[Wombat]

The documentary trailer:

Full documentary(free & legal):
https://www.kanopy.com/product/i-am-blues

 

[Katji]

^^Seems like she's got a thumb pick there, but very old-school/traditional playing style.

 

[Wombat]

Her technique explained and some history:

 

[Katji]

I like the dancers with the 60s white boots.


...oh shit - I didn't even notice she's left-handed, like me. And Jimi Hendrix - iirc.


...He's bang on point, the amount of playing practice, and the singing skills combined with the playing. Absolutely awesome - need the bow-down emoji here.

 

[Wombat]

I like the dancers with the 60s white boots.


...oh shit - I didn't even notice she's left-handed, like me. And Jimi Hendrix - iirc.


...He's bang on point, the amount of playing practice, and the singing skills combined with the playing. Absolutely awesome - need the bow-down emoji here.

His Youtube musician performance analysis series is top class.

 

[spacevector]

His guitar is so hypnotic.

 

[mirlo]

Cedric Burnside