Chicago blues, but plenty darn funky – recorded with a sharpness and tightness that shows a strong soul-based influence in the second-generation electric work of James Cotton's generation! The core group here features James on harmonica and vocals – backed by piano, guitar, bass, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label stereo Verve Forecast pressing. Cover has ring and edge wear, Verve Forecast sticker, some splitting in the bottom seam, and is bent a bit at the bottom right corner.)
James Cotton —
Pure Cotton ... LP Verve, 1968. Very Good+ ...
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The second Verve album from James Cotton, and oddly a rootsier effort than the first! While Cotton's debut often had some more soul-styled grooves in the mix, this one's a lot more stripped-down and bluesy – in a style that echoes Chess Records from a decade before! Cotton plays harmonica ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really great, but very unusual John Lee Hooker album – one that was recorded in London with backing from later blues rock heroes The Groundhogs – a group who do a really great job here of hanging back, and letting Hook really take the lead! All those raw, gritty charms of Hooker's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lightnin Hopkins/Brownie McGhee/Sonny Terry/Jimmy —
Blues Box (3LP Box Set) ... LP Verve, 1959/1963. Very Good 3LP Box Set ...
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Features 2LPs of 1963 live material with Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, & Sonny Terry – plus a 1959 recording with Jimmy Witherspoon on vocals, Teddy Edwards on tenor, and Groove Holmes on organ! LP, Vinyl record album
Buddy Scott —
Bad Avenue ... CD Verve/Gitanes, 1992. Used ...
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