Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - 2 albums: One More Mile / The Blues Ain't Nothing

Album: One More Mile
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:58
Size: 89.2 MB
Styles: Swampy blues, Texas blues
Year: 1983
Art: Front

[3:20] 1. Information Blues
[5:24] 2. Song For Reneé (Gate's Tune)
[3:53] 3. Stranded
[3:51] 4. Sunrise Cajun Style
[2:59] 5. Big Yard
[3:20] 6. Ain't That Dandy
[4:12] 7. One More Mile
[4:40] 8. I Wonder
[3:04] 9. Flippin' Out
[4:11] 10. Near Baku

Considerably more varied than its predecessor, with nods toward the Louisiana swamp ("Sunrise Cajun Style," complete with pedal steel guitar), sentimental ballads (Cecil Gant's "I Wonder"), and jazz ("Big Yard"). Blues purists will perk up for revivals of Junior Parker's "Stranded" and Roy Milton's "Information Blues." ~Bill Dahl

For his second Rounder album, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown offers his "World Music Texas Style" - a compelling synthesis of blues, jazz, Cajun music and even a touch of country. With horn arrangements by Bill Samuel and Homer Brown, the album is a showcase for Gate's virtuoso abilities as a guitarist and violinist, which always tap his blues roots while offering constant musical surprises. 1984 Grammy Award finalist.

One More Mile mc
One More Mile zippy

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Album: The Blues Ain't Nothing
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:53
Size: 162.3 MB
Styles: Texas blues
Year: 1972/2007
Art: Front

[ 3:49] 1. Sad Hour
[ 5:43] 2. You Got Money
[ 4:28] 3. My Time Is Expensive
[ 4:52] 4. Slow Down
[ 6:15] 5. Taking My Chances
[ 3:51] 6. Just Got Lucky
[10:05] 7. Deep, Deep Water
[ 4:14] 8. Goin' to Chicago
[ 4:44] 9. Dirty Work at the Crossroads
[ 3:22] 10. Here Am I
[ 2:34] 11. New Okie Dokie Stomp
[ 5:02] 12. Piney Brown Blues
[ 7:11] 13. Hot-Club Drive
[ 4:35] 14. The People

Brown learned the value of versatility while growing up in Orange, TX. His dad was a locally popular musician who specialized in country, Cajun, and bluegrass -- but not blues. Later, Gate was entranced by the big bands of Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, and Duke Ellington (a torrid arrangement of "Take the 'A' Train" remains a centerpiece of Brown's repertoire). Tagged with the "Gatemouth" handle by a high school instructor who accused Brown of having a "voice like a gate," Brown has used it to his advantage throughout his illustrious career. (His guitar-wielding brother, James "Widemouth" Brown, recorded "Boogie Woogie Nighthawk" for Jax in 1951.)

The Blues Ain't Nothing mc
The Blues Ain't Nothing zippy

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