Thursday, December 24, 2015

James Cotton - 2 albums: The Best Of James Cotton: The Alligator Records Years / 35th Anniversary Jam

Album: The Best Of James Cotton: The Alligator Records Years
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:18
Size: 167.8 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[3:38] 1. Diggin' My Potatoes
[3:31] 2. Little Car Blues
[6:21] 3. 23 Hours Too Long
[3:45] 4. Superharp
[3:06] 5. Born In Chicago
[4:21] 6. Cross Your Heart
[3:05] 7. Blues For Koko
[3:46] 8. Cotton Mouth Man
[4:15] 9. Wasn't My Time To Go
[2:39] 10. High Compression
[4:58] 11. Sad Sad Day
[3:37] 12. Ain't Doin' Too Bad
[3:42] 13. He Was There
[5:00] 14. Here I Am (Knocking At Your Door)
[6:02] 15. Just To Be With You
[2:31] 16. With The Quickness
[8:53] 17. Black Night

The absolute cream of James Cotton’s Alligator recordings. With his huge, blast-furnace sound, larger-than-life personality, and massive frame, Grammy Award-winning harmonica master James “Superharp” Cotton is a blues giant in every respect. Cotton has been performing professionally since the age of nine and learned directly from the masters – he toured in the bands of Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters. He launched his solo career in the 1960s, releasing almost 30 albums and touring worldwide since then. This collection has over 70 minutes of music, and features studio and live solo material, plus songs from Harp Attack!, Cotton’s history-making collaboration with Junior Wells, Carey Bell and Billy Branch.

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Album: 35th Anniversary Jam
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:40
Size: 120.6 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[3:27] 1. Don't Start Me Talking
[5:01] 2. The Creeper
[4:54] 3. I've Got A Feeling
[4:06] 4. Cotton Crop Blues
[3:52] 5. Fatuation
[3:31] 6. How Long Can A Fool Go Wrong
[3:00] 7. Rocket 88
[7:01] 8. Blues In My Sleep
[4:51] 9. River's Invitation
[2:26] 10. All Walks Of Life
[4:20] 11. Hold Me A Baby
[6:07] 12. Blues For The Hook

Don't complain that there are too many guests here -- that's what this jam was all about, inviting a bunch of friends and kindred spirits to jam in the studio during June of 2001. These musicians were here to salute not just the great James Cotton and his songs, but the long life of his classic James Cotton Blues Band, by playing some of their greatest songs and having a good time. And that's what this is -- a good jam session, performed with heart and vigor. Some of the guests might be a bit better than others, but the band is lively, there's more grit than you'd expect for an all-digital production, and Cotton has moments where he simply smokes. He's constantly a joy to hear; listen to how he breaks into "Jingle Bells" during "The Creeper" and try not to smile. Sure, this isn't the first James Cotton album you should get, or even the fifth, but if you've been a longtime fan, you'll have fun with this. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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4 comments:

MMM said...

Any chance for a REUP ? Thanks Much !

Red Rooster said...

New links for this post (both albums) can be found below.

James Cotton - The Best Of James Cotton; The Alligator Records Years (2014) [320]
MC: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/1GZLC0VP/JC-TBOJCTARY.rar_links
Zippy: http://www85.zippyshare.com/v/ft1v1WfJ/file.html

James Cotton Blues Band - 35th Anniversary Jam (2002) [320]
MC: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/ZY1XKB5D/JCBB-35AJ.rar_links
Zippy: http://www44.zippyshare.com/v/KQavBnAS/file.html

Luis Lisboa said...

Could you re-up these albums, please? Thanks

Red Rooster said...

New links for this post (both albums) can be found below.

James Cotton - The Best Of James Cotton; The Alligator Records Years (2014) [320]
MC: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/VJHZD7AO/JC-TBOJCTARY.rar_links
Zippy: http://www22.zippyshare.com/v/EJ15jgrH/file.html

James Cotton Blues Band - 35th Anniversary Jam (2002) [320]
MC: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/YTIKDZ7W/JCBB-35AJ.rar_links
Zippy: http://www80.zippyshare.com/v/1WL63IAI/file.html