Shakey Jake - The Best of Bluesville Masters

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1997
Styles: Blues
Time: 42:54
Size: 99,1 MB
Art: Full

(2:22) 1. Worried Blues
(3:02) 2. My Foolish Heart
(2:49) 3. You Spoiled Your Baby
(3:24) 4. Tear Drops
(1:54) 5. Just Shakey
(3:13) 6. Still Your Fool
(2:09) 7. Keep-A-Loving Me Baby
(3:19) 8. Good Times
(2:09) 9. Jake's Cha Cha
(3:20) 10. Love My Baby
(3:10) 11. My Broken Heart
(4:29) 12. Gimme A Smile
(2:14) 13. Things is Right
(3:01) 14. Angry Lover
(2:11) 15. It Won't Happen Again

In 1960 Chicago harpist Shakey Jake Harris journeyed all the way to New Jersey to record two albums for Bluesville. The first session was a huge stylistic departure for Harris; he was paired with jazz mainstays Brother Jack McDuff on simmering Hammond organ and blues-tinged guitarist Bill Jennings. The trio located some succulent common ground even without a drummer, Harris keeping his mouth organ phrasing succinct and laying out when his more accomplished session mates catch fire. When Harris returned to New Jersey later that same year to wax his Bluesville encore, he brought along fellow Chicagoan Jimmie Lee Robinson as his guitarist. A full rhythm section was used this time (New York cats all), but the overall approach was quite a bit closer to what he was used to hearing on Chicago's West side.
This album is a "best of" from these Bluesville sessions. (original albums are "Good Times" and "Mouth Harp Blues")

The Best of Bluesville Masters

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