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Little Arthur Duncan – Live At Rosa’s Lounge Delmark DE 793
Clarence Spady – Just Between Us Severn Records SEVERN 0045
Phil Brown – The Jimi Project
Alabama Slim & Little Freddie King – The Mighty Flood Music Maker MMCD66

#4 Now, here we have a real blues beauty! Old blues masters play old blues the way it’s supposed to be played, pure and simple yet full of emotional depth that characterizes their love and devotion to this music they’ve grown with and lived it. Both artists are longtime friends with big respect to each other, both sharing the same vision and affection to the days of the past when blues began. Alabama Slim’s voice is a cross between John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and Lightnin’ Hopkins and he sings his blues with authority of a bluesman with big experience, while Little Freddie King’s unobtrusive and economical backing presents perfect foil for his near storytelling type of performance. Title of this album is a topical one, dedicated to the their city of New Orleans hit by great floods that nearly devastated everything. Both bluesmen were personally struck by this disaster and their story is true and faithful. This is not your average easy going blues, there’s more to it. It requires attention for rewarding listening and these old masters can be proud of their final product. Of course, it might have not happened at all if not helped and supported by enthusiastic people of Music Maker Relief Foundation, one of a kind organization that produces fabulous music by well known and obscure artists, taking care of their social welfare and assisting in many good causes for the benefit of bluesmen and blueswomen whose beautiful music will resonate for many years and thanks to albums like this one, it will live forever.
More info on this great label and its activities can be found at: www.musicmaker.org

2018-08-21T17:23:03+00:00 May 10th, 2008|Categories: Reviews, Sound, Blesok no. 59|0 Comments