Heart & Soul / A Retrospective (Audio CD)

Heart & Soul / A Retrospective (Audio CD)
By Etta James

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For better than five decades, the great Etta James has been a musical force--a dynamo in concert; a major R&B hit-maker in the '50s, '60s, right into the '70s; a jazz Grammy® winner in the '90s; and an acknowledged influence on singers from Irma Thomas to Janis Joplin to Christina Aguilera. Throughout that time, James created a remarkably deep and diverse catalog of R&B, blues, soul, pop and jazz recordings, a 53-year catalog of powerful music that this 280-minute, 4-CD box set celebrates.

Being the first complete, extensive overview of Etta's career, "Heart And Soul" draws from her Modern, Argo, Chess, Warner Brothers, Fantasy, Island, Private Music and RCA Victor recordings, 1955 to 2008 - the last year represented by a previously unreleased recording of Rodney Crowell's chestnut "Ashes By Now."

The package begins with her first Top 10 hit, "The Wallflower, and traverses through the originals of her signature songs, classic album tracks and greatest hits, including "At Last," "W-O-M-A-N," "A Sunday Kind Of Love," Something's Got A Hold On Me," "Tell Mama," and "I'd Rather Go Blind." The set includes two tracks from her Grammy® Award-winning Mystery Lady album, duets with B.B. King, the Moonglows' Harvey Fuqua, Sugar Pie DeSanto, and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, as well as four previously unreleased tracks: "It's Here For You" from Chess in 1965; two tracks recorded for Island in 1989, a hot version of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground" and a funky "What's Wrong"; and a wonderful upbeat "Ashes By Now."

Accompanying this marvelous music is an extensive 60 page photo-filled booklet, featuring track by track credits and in-depth liner notes by noted roots music scribe Bill Dahl. Read more

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Mood Indigo (Audio CD)

Mood Indigo (Audio CD)
By Nina Simone

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UK collection for the late singer/pianist, known as an eclectic, bringing soulful qualities to whatever material she interpreted. Atom. 2004. Read more

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Butterfield Blues Band (Audio CD)

Butterfield Blues Band (Audio CD)
By Paul Butterfield

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Release Date: 9-MAR-1989A slew of albums by young white men out of their minds in love with music made by older black men came from both sides of the Atlantic during the mid-1960s, but two records really laid the groundwork for the decade's blues revival--the self-titled releases by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers out of London and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band out of Chicago. Both bands were led by harmonica-blowing vocalists; both featured ascending guitar gods--Eric Clapton with Mayall and Mike Bloomfield with Butterfield. Butterfield's ensemble, however, came of age closer to the roots of the music. The rhythm section heard on the group's 1965 debut was hired away from Howlin' Wolf, and Butterfield, while still in his early 20s when the album shipped, was already a familiar face on the Windy City's club circuit. "Born in Chicago" opens the album on a gritty note that never flags through this 11-track landmark. The slashing duo guitars of Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop and Butterfield's flash harp helped make Muddy Waters fathomable for a new audience and, decades later, it's still easy to understand how. --Steven Stolder Read more

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Man & The Blues (Audio CD)

Man & The Blues (Audio CD)
By Buddy Guy

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Buddy Guy's greatest album is also his debut full-length session as a leader. "One Room Country Shack," "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (a Stevie Ray Vaughan favorite), "Sweet Little Angel," and "Worry, Worry" are defining songs, full of high-wire vocal dynamics and guitar work of almost balletic poise. The tone of Guy's 1957 Fender six-string remains the benchmark for nearly every blues player who's since hefted a Stratocaster. This CD is as tasteful and dramatic as Guy's 1990s performances are brash and assaultive. Producer Samuel Charters, the noted blues historian, caught Guy just as he was emerging from the shadow of B.B. King and Muddy Waters, and provided an excellent cast of supporting musicians, including the underrated guitar genius Wayne Bennett, gritty piano virtuoso Otis Spann, and Muddy's redoubtable drummer Fred Below. The results are blues perfection. --Ted Drozdowski Read more

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Blues Collection (Audio CD)

Blues Collection (Audio CD)
By Robben Ford

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Live Highwayman (Audio CD)

Live Highwayman (Audio CD)
By Tinsley Ellis

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LIVE -- HIGHWAYMAN, the long-awaited live album his fans have been demanding for years. The CD is overflowing with over 77 minutes of music, making this the longest single release in Alligator’s catalog. Ellis recorded two nights of performances at Chord On Blues in St. Charles, IL, a suburb of Chicago, on March 25 and 26, 2005. The CD is an Ellis fan’s dream-come-true, because as great as he is in the studio, it’s the stage where Ellis really fires it up. At the recording, he burned hotter than ever, taking his band and his audience to spine-chilling heights. Ellis’ original songs, extended soloing and heartfelt singing brought his audience to its feet early and kept them shouting and dancing all night long. Read more

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Dancing the Blues (Audio CD)

Dancing the Blues (Audio CD)
By Taj Mahal

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On this 1993 album produced by John Porter, Taj Mahal applies his revivalist instincts and remarkably pliable voice to the classic rhythm & blues styles of the 1940s through the '60s. The program ranges from T-Bone Walker ("Hard Way") and Howlin' Wolf ("Sitting on Top of the World") to Fats Domino ("I'm Ready"), Otis Redding ("That's How Strong My Love Is"), and the Four Tops ("I Can't Help Myself"). Etta James sings a duet on "Mockingbird," while guitarist Johnny Lee Schell, bassist Bob Glaub, keyboardist Bill Payne, and drummer Richie Hayward provide tight and supple studio backing. --Rick Mitchell Read more

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