King of the slide

Moving from one great guitar player to another. Elmore James. This man is often referred to as "the king of the slide guitar". I don't want to get into the discussion if he really is the greatest slide guitar player ever, but he definitely is the one who made slide on the electric guitar to what it is today. This album is a complilation of some of the stuff he recorded for the Fire label between 1959 and 1961. And believe me...It is hot stuff. Listing to this man play. But take your time to listen to his lyrics as well. Beautifully and powerful lyrics combined with his guitar made this man to what he is today. One of the great legends of Blues.
Please listen to the wonderful "Dust my broom". There is something odd about this song. I'll get back to you on that.

2001 - The Sky Is Crying - The best of the Fire sessions

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Imperial

In the previous post I mentioned 'Less jazzy and lesser West-Coast...' So it might be a good idea to substantiate this statement. Therefore in this post the 2 CD-Box "The complete Imperial recordings 1950 - 1954". This box, containing 52 recordings, offers a truly wonderful view on the work of a still young T-Bone. During this period of time T-bone, almost all by himself, created the sound we later came to know as West-Coast blues. Ever since Darwin published his evolution-theory people have been searching for 'missing links' between particular periods and species.
Well here we have one of those links in music. Listen to this compilation and find the missing link between the blues and the modern jazz (after 1950).
The download consists of three parts. You'll need all three in order to 'unwrap this gift'.

1991 - Complete Imperial Recording 1950-1954 - disc 1

1991 - Complete Imperial Recording 1950-1954 - disc 2

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Good Feelin'

It only seems fitting to open with the album which inspired me for the title of this web log.

This album, by the legendary guitar phenomena T-Bone Walker, earned him a Grammy in 1970. For years I tried to get hold of the album, but couldn't find it anywhere. Until I can across it in a record shop in Boston in 1997. Imaging my frustration when I found out that it was recorded in Paris and the album was distributed by a German company. And I had to go all the way the U.S. to get it!

The album is recorded in 1968 in Paris during a tour by T-bone. The album opens with some great piano playing and T-bone saying: "My name is T-bone Walker. That means I play nothing but the blues!" The booklet, which came with the album, stated that the piano was played by.....T-Bone himself. First I thought that this was an error. Not only didn't I know that T-bone was such a gifted piano player, but I knew that Memphis Slim lived and worked In Paris at the time the album was recorded (1968). So I thought it must have been Memphis Slim. Only much later I came across some more recordings where T-bone played the piano. So yes.......it was T-bone himself. Don't be alarmed about the sudden change between track 1 and track 2. Believe me, this is the way the album was released. On this album you'll find a slightly less jazzy T-bone playing a less West-Coast kind of blues. Definitely worth listening to!

1970 T-Bone Walker - Good Feelin'

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