Various Artists - Down Home Harp

Album: Down Home Harp
Size: 120,0 MB
Time: 51:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Full

1. Big Walter Horton - Blue Mood (2:56)
2. Billy Boy Arnold - We All Got To Go (2:50)
3. Billy Boy Arnold - Billy Boy's Jump (2:29)
4. James 'Bat' Robinson - Borrow Love And Go (1:58)
5. Big John Wrencher - You Know I Love You (2:08)
6. Coot Venson - Thinkin' About Your Apples (1:24)
7. George Robertson - Sweet Woman Blues (2:25)
8. Harmonica Slim Willis Quartet - Canadian Sunset (2:53)
9. Andrew Cauthen - Last Night Blues (2:14)
10. Willie Lee Harris - Blue As I Can Be (1:57)
11. John Lee Henley - Medley: Fox Chase/Snake Hippin'/Careless Love (3:26)
12. Robert Nighthawk w. Little Walter - Sweet Little Woman (3:30)
13. Elmon 'Driftin' Slim' Mickle - Slow Train Through Arkansas (1:13)
14. Elmon 'Driftin' Slim' Mickle - T-Model And The Train (0:25)
15. Coot Venson - Morning Rock (1:23)
16. Doctor Ross - Blues For Illinois (2:30)
17. Billy Boy Arnold - Mattie Mae (2:41)
18. Coot Venson - Where The Southern Crosses The Dog (1:41)
19. Andrew Cauthen - Goin' Down To The Station (3:00)
20. Big Walter Horton - Walter's Boogie (3:17)
21. James 'Bat' Robinson - John Henry (1:36)
22. Johnny Young w. Little Walter - Baby, You Don't Have To Go (3:23)

A companion volume to Testament's Down Home Slide compilation, this brings together 21 previously unreleased tracks from that label's vaults and a reprise of "Billy Boy's Jump" by Billy Boy Arnold from the original album Goin' to Chicago. There's a real nice blend of styles, and even with big guns aboard like Big Walter Horton and Little Walter playing with Johnny Young and Robert Nighthawk, this is no mere amplified Chicago honkfest. The country side of things are represented in a right primitive way by Willie Lee Harris and Coot Vinson with Doctor Ross, Driftin' Slim and James "Bat" Robinson holding up the one-man band side of the equation.

And a can't-miss highlight is the Harmonica Slim Willis Quartet taking the pop standard "Canadian Sunset" for a lowdown blues ride. Selections from Big John Wrencher, George Robertson, John Lee Henley and Andrew Cauthen round out this superlative little collection. Not just another harmonica compilation, there are great performances in enough divergent styles to make this a wonderful harmonica introductory primer disc for anyone who wants to investigate both city and country styles. /Cub Koda, AllMusic

(For personnel and recording details, see artwork included.)

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