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Willie Kent – Ain’t It Nice
Willie Kent – Ain’t It Nice Delmark DD 653 (1991) Compact Disc with “Mad Dog” Lester Davenport Willie Kent, Chicago blues vocalist and bass-playing bandleader, is a man who’s passionate about his music. He has worn down his ’58 Fender bass through three coats of paint, the wood showing through the red, gold , and…
Dave Specter & The Bluebirds – Blueplicity (feat. Tad Robinson)
Dave Specter & The Bluebirds – Blueplicity Delmark DD 664 (1994) Compact Disc feat. Tad Robinson If all of the up-and-coming blues guitarists in these fifty states were for form a line according to their worth as skilled and articulate musicians, Dave Specter would stand tall and near the front. Never prone to grandstanding, he…
Carey Bell – Heartaches And Pain
Carey Bell – Heartaches And Pain Delmark DD 666 (1994) [Ralph Bass Series] Compact Disc In his early Chicago years, Carey Bell learned from maestros Little Walter Jacobs and Big Walter Horton, also working as a bass player while refining his harp skills. His talen and adaptability led to dozens of sessions over the years…
Duke Henderson – Get Your Kicks
Duke Henderson – Get Your Kicks Delmark DD 668 (1994) [Apollo Series] Compact Disc In the tradition of Wynonie Harris and Joe Turner comes blues shouter Duke Henderson. From concert promoter to minister, gospel DJ to recording executive, Big Duke/Brother Henderson was a familiar and rather curious figure on the post-war LA entertainment scene. With…
East Coast Jive
East Coast Jive Delmark DD 669 (1994) [Apollo Series] Compact Disc Babs Gonzales could probably come up with a really great and very hip definition of what Jive is. I can think of several, some of them very passe: that which is hip, that which is phony as in “you jive turkey”. But as used…
Harry “The Hipster” Gibson – Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphy’s Ovaltine?
Harry “The Hipster” Gibson – Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphy’s Ovaltine? Delmark DE 687 (1996) Harry “The Hipster” was not merely a comical guy who made jazz-influenced novelty records in the 1940s; he was truly a master pianist with a style firmly rooted in the music he loved in his youth, playing a…
Women Of Blue Chicago
Women Of Blue Chicago Delmark DD 690 (1996) Compact Disc Bonnie Lee – Karen Carroll – Shirley Johnson – Lynne Jordan – Big Time Sarah – Katherine Davis Blue Chicago is the name of two of the finest blues clubs in Chicago. With locations at 536 and 736 N.Clark, Blue Chicago has been presenting Chicago’s…
