A long-overdue recognition of the blues contributions of Willie Dixon – a set that pulls him out of the indie ghetto and pushes him firmly into the mainstream with this key release on Columbia Records! Yet despite that placement, the style is nicely down home – a strong recreation of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great return to recording for Son House – a musician who'd stopped playing the guitar in the postwar years, but rose again to fame during the great folk blues revival of the 60s! The style here is every bit as classic as some of Son's earliest music – just recorded a lot better, too ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 360 Sound pressing. Cover has ring & edge wear. The back has some pen, aging, and some clear tape at the top.)
A great return to recording for Son House – a musician who'd stopped playing the guitar in the postwar years, but rose again to fame during the great folk blues revival of the 60s! The style here is every bit as classic as some of Son's earliest music – just recorded a lot better, too ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small center split on the top seam, but lools fantastic overall.)
Great later work from vocalist Alberta Hunter – a really well-recorded 70s session that was also done as a soundtrack – but which stands beautifully on its own! Backings here are by a great small combo, led by tenorist Budd Johnson and pianist Gerald Cook – with some nicely ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a promo stamp and tracklist sticker under the shrink.)
All 41 recordings of Robert Johnson – a lasting legacy of music that's still one of the touchpoints for any exploration of early blues! LP, Vinyl record album
(Original early 90s issue. Includes the booklet and catalog insert. Box has some corner wear, light wear and lightly bent side in back, and is bent a bit at the left edge.)
One of Taj Mahal's first LPs of the 70s, and also one of his very best of the decade – if not THE best! Happy To Be Just Like I Am is one of the earlier records Taj cut in which he's really going all in with the diverse influences, including the Caribbean flourishes that so flavored his ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Taj Mahal —
Mo' Roots ... LP Columbia, 1974. Very Good+ ...
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A well-titled album – given that Taj Mahal's music is always pretty darn rootsy – and this time around, he's also adding in a bit of Jamaican roots too, thanks to production help from Bob Marley and Aston Barrett of The Wailers! The pair help Taj out on a few numbers, mixing in some ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great title for this second set from Taj Mahal – because the sound here is even more stripped-down and natural than on his first LP! Taj turns in a lot more original tunes this time around – and is in wonderfully comfortable territory with his own lead lyrics, sung alongside his own ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing.)
Taj Mahal —
Real Thing ... LP Columbia, Early 70s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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Hardly any "recycling" going on here – as Taj Mahal takes bluesy roots and turns them in a whole new direction for the 70s, evolving the music way past the level most other bluesmen were working in at the time! At some level, Mahal's style is far more rootsy than most early 70s ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the textured cover, with some staining & waviness on the bottom left corner.)
Taj Mahal —
Taj Mahal ... LP Columbia, 1968. Very Good+ ...
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The first album in a mighty legendary run from Taj Mahal – one of the first generation of blues musicians to really learn to recast their sound for the younger crossover generation! By that, we don't mean that Taj is commercial at all – it's just that he's kind of reclaiming the blues ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of a handful of compelling albums cut by singer Big Miller – an artist often billed as a blues singer, but who's more of a jazz artist overall – as you'll hear here in a very cool set that features Ben Webster and Plas Johnson on tenor, Gildon Maholes on piano, and Jim Hall on ... (Vocalists, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jimmy Rushing reprises a nice batch of blues classics from the 20s, all of which were sung by early recording artists like Bessie or Clara Smith. The group that backs him is a nice one, and features Buck Clayton on trumpet, Buster Bailey on clarinet, and Coleman Hawkins on tenor. As with many of ... (Vocalists, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye pressing. Cover has light surface wear.)
A killer album by Jimmy – and certainly one of his best later records! The album includes the amazing track "Russian Lullaby", done in a totally swinging jazz version with Ray Bryant, Buddy Tate, and Sir Charles Thompson on organ. The track's incredible, and still sends shivers ... (Vocalists, Blues)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bessie Smith —
Any Woman's Blues ... LP Columbia, 1920s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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(70s mono pressing. Cover has some wear and aging.)
Bessie Smith —
Empress ... LP Columbia, 1920s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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A great 2LP collection of classic work from Bessie Smith – recordings that helped revolutionize the world of blues, and had a huge impact on jazz as well! LP, Vinyl record album