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V.A. - Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration [Recorded 1931-1961] (1996)

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V.A. - Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration [Recorded 1931-1961] (1996)

V.A. - Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration [Recorded 1931-1961] (1996)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 210 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 117 MB | Covers - 6 MB
Genre: Boogie-Woogie, Jump Blues, Piano Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Columbia/Legacy (CK 64988)

While some purists would like to compartmentalize boogie woogie into a nice, neat box as strictly a form of piano blues, this 18 track collection clearly demonstrates that the form lends itself to a wide variety of treatments. Tracks like "Baby Boogie Woogie" by country picker Curley Weaver, "Boogie Woogie" by Delta Cum. Detroit bluesman Calvin Frazier and jazz visionary Art Tatum's "Tatum Pole Boogie" do much to support that claim, as does the inclusion of tracks from Red Saunders, Adrian Rollini and Harry James. Much of the material reprised here comes from one of the very first Columbia 78 RPM 'albums, ' a collection of boogie woogie classics produced by John Hammond, the man who brought the music into national vogue in the late 30s by simply letting giants like Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner do their thing…

Dr. John - City Lights (1978) Reissue 2008

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Dr. John - City Lights (1978) Reissue 2008

Dr. John - City Lights (1978) Reissue 2008
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 216 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 94 Mb
Label: Verve | # 0602517686823 | Time: 00:38:34 | Scans ~ 56 Mb
New Orleans R&B, Piano Blues, Soul-Jazz

After the release of Mardi Gras in 1975, Dr. John (aka Mac Rebennack) left Atlantic Records. In late 1977, he signed with A&M's Horizon imprint – a label whose purpose was to showcase the jazz side of its parent company. City Lights is the better of two recordings he cut there. Produced by Tommy LiPuma and Hugh McCracken, City Lights was recorded at New York's Hit Factory Studios with a band of studio aces: drummer Steve Gadd, guitarists Cornell Dupree and John Tropea, bassist Will Lee, and Richard Tee as an additional keyboardist; Arthur Jenkins added percussive effects. The five-piece horn section included both David Sanborn and Ronnie Cuber. What's really startling, however, is the material. For most of the 1970s, Rebennack had been playing well-known tunes by other Crescent City luminaries and pop songwriters, contributing precious little of his material to his albums. On City Lights he wrote or co-wrote everything on the set. His songwriting partner for part of this date was none other than Doc Pomus. The best of both men is captured on the opener, "Dance the Night Away with You," a strolling New Orleans R&B number.

Sunnyland Slim & Johnny Shines - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (2008)

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Sunnyland Slim & Johnny Shines - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (2008)

Sunnyland Slim & Johnny Shines - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 506 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 205 Mb | Scans included
Chicago Blues, Piano Blues | Label: Blue Horizon/Columbia | # 88697192172 | 01:18:35

Combining sessions that blues pianist Sunnyland Slim and blues guitarist Johnny Shines recorded separately on the same day in Chicago in 1968 for the Blue Horizon imprint, this interesting little set shows two blues veterans doing what it was they did, which was, in part, to push and pull the Delta blues one small step closer to being in the modern urban world. The Slim sides, several of which are new to digital disc, are a bit more interesting than the Shines sides, but only by degree. Slim's songs can appear on the surface to be tossed-off exercises in the usual blues clichés, but they were actually carefully written, while Shines worked similar territory, giving old blues figures a slightly ironic twist. Since both played at one time or another with Robert Johnson, and both straddle the old and new worlds of the blues as it transfigured into an electric and urban form, it makes perfect sense to stick these two sessions together in one package.

Jimmy Yancey - Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order 1939-1950, Vol. 1-3 (1991) 3CDs

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Jimmy Yancey - Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order 1939-1950, Vol. 1-3 (1991) 3CDs

Jimmy Yancey - Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order 1939-1950, Vol. 1-3 (1991) 3CDs
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 582 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 500 Mb | Scans included
Boogie-Woogie, Piano Blues | Label: Document | # DOCD 5041-5043 | Time: 03:28:48

One of the seminal boogie-woogie pianists, Yancey was active in and around Chicago playing house parties and clubs from 1915, yet he remained unrecorded until May 1939, when he recorded "The Fives" and "Jimmy's Stuff" for a small label. Soon after, he became the first boogie-woogie pianist to record an album of solos, for Victor. By then, Yancey's work around Chicago had already influenced such younger and better-known pianists as Meade "Lux" Lewis, Pinetop Smith, and Albert Ammons.

Curtis Jones - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (2008)

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Curtis Jones - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (2008)

Curtis Jones - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 450 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 175 Mb | Scans included
Piano Blues | Label: Blue Horizon/Columbia | # 88697224742 | Time: 01:11:27

2008 release, a collection of tracks cut by the veteran bluesman in the '60s for the UK Blues label Blue Horizon. Like many other often forgotten Blues artists of the '20s and '30s, Jones began his recording career in the late '30s, but it wasn't until three decades later that he began to enjoy success in Europe. These recordings are a testament to his many talents. 21 tracks, including previously unreleased takes, are a testament to his talents.

Various Artists - Cross The Tracks: Essential Pioneer Blues [2CD] (2011)

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Various Artists - Cross The Tracks: Essential Pioneer Blues [2CD] (2011)

Various Artists - Cross The Tracks: Essential Pioneer Blues [2CD] (2011)
Blues, Piedmont Blues, Piano Blues | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 02:28:42 | 469,77 Mb
Label: Metro Select (UK) | Cat.# METRSL018 | Released: 2011-07-19

2011 two CD collection. Everybody has to have at least some classic Blues in their collection. It's obligatory. It's a must. Why? Because no other music has had such a profound and potent influence on the world's popular music. Born in slavery, in the Southern States of an emerging nation, who would have thought it? Yet the Blues, through the power of its music and the passion of its performers, pulled itself up and onto the international stage where its place is now assured. And on these two discs are enshrined some of those timeless moments: from the opening bars of Robert Johnson's 'Cross Road Blues' to the closing refrain of Albert King's 'Born Under A Bad Sign', this is a journey through some of the very best that the Blues can offer.

Dr. John - Afterglow (1996)

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Dr. John - Afterglow (1996)

Dr. John - Afterglow (1996)
XLD | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 302 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 141 Mb | Scans included
Piano Blues, Jazz, New Orleans R&B | Label: GRP/Jazz Heritage | # 514240W | 00:45:32

Unlike his In a Sentimental Mood, which swung wildly from Tin Pan Alley standards to supper-club blues, Afterglow is mostly interested in recapturing the late '40s and early '50s, when jazz, blues, and pop intersected with sophisticated ease. The choice of material is impeccable–songs made popular by Nat "King" Cole, Louis Jordan, and Duke Ellington–and the playing is superb throughout. However, "Ain't I Been Good to You," "Just a Lucky So and So," and a stark read of "I'm Confessin'" are particularly effective. And on his original, "I Still Believe in You," Dr. John proves just how influenced he is by West Coast blues legend Charles Brown, who once recorded at Cosimo Matassa's studio where the future Night Tripper got his start.

Pinetop Perkins & Hubert Sumlin - Legends (1998)

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Pinetop Perkins & Hubert Sumlin - Legends (1998)

Pinetop Perkins & Hubert Sumlin - Legends (1998)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 303 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 134 Mb | Scans included
Piano Blues, Boogie-Woogie | Label: Telarc | # CD-83446 | Time: 00:55:39

Primarily known as sidemen, pianist Pinetop Perkins and guitarist Hubert Sumlin, if not as widely recognized as the artists they've supported, do have something of a legendary status in the blues world. Thus, this CD where the two of them take the lead (providing vocals as well) is aptly titled. The material consists mainly of longtime standards such as "Got My Mojo Working," "Rock Me Baby," "Hoochie Coochie Man," and "The Sky Is Crying," all performed with the considerable skill attained through years of experience. If Perkins and Sumlin's approach to these tunes isn't exactly innovative, it is rock solid and energetic, with plenty of excellent lead work from them both. Also notable is Annie Raines's harmonica, which provides solid counterpoint to the two leads, and occasionally takes the lead on its own.

Pinetop Perkins - On the 88’s: Live in Chicago (2007)

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Pinetop Perkins - On the 88’s: Live in Chicago (2007)

Pinetop Perkins - On the 88’s: Live in Chicago (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 167 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 113 Mb
Label: Sagebrush | # SB-CD-101 | Time: 00:48:39 | Scans included
Genre: Piano Blues, Chicago Blues, Boogie-Woogie

In 2001, legendary blues pianist Pinetop Perkins was edging up on 88 years of age when he played the concert date in Chicago documented on this album. Perkins sounds plenty spry here, but this certainly doesn't capture the great man at his best; Perkins was a pioneer of the boogie-woogie style and was a longtime member of Muddy Waters' band, but most of On the 88's: Live in Chicago is devoted to easygoing midtempo numbers that sound a bit timid compared to what he played in his prime. Perkins shows he still had a great touch on this recording, and his timing is more than fine, but his left hand doesn't quite anchor these tunes the way he did in his salad days (it might have helped if he'd been given a better piano for this gig, since the instrument has the tone of a second-rate electronic keyboard), and even if his singing is game, his voice was showing its wear.

John Brim & Pinetop Perkins - Chicago Blues Session Vol. 12 (1998)

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John Brim & Pinetop Perkins - Chicago Blues Session Vol. 12 (1998)

John Brim & Pinetop Perkins - Chicago Blues Session Vol. 12 (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 257 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 94 MB | Covers - 18 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues, Piano Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Wolf Records (120.858 CD)

Here are two legends of Chicago Blues - Pinetop Perkins & John Brim. John got a hit for Chess Records: “Ice Cream Man” in the 50´s. The Wolf All Star Band played together with him: John Primer, Willie Kent, Tim Taylor & Billy Branch. Pinetop was not only a sideman for Muddy Waters, he was a great piano player and singer too! On this CD, only Tim Taylor played drums with him and sang some great Blues Classics.

Pinetop Perkins - On Top (1992) [Reissue 2005]

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Pinetop Perkins - On Top (1992) [Reissue 2005]

Pinetop Perkins - On Top (1992) [Reissue 2005]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 268 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 120 MB | Covers - 16 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues, Piano Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: 95 North Records (95N 21152)

Solid entry in Pinetop Perkins' ever-growing discography of contemporary CDs.
He admittedly wasn't the originator of the seminal piano piece "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie," but it's a safe bet that more people associate it nowadays with Pinetop Perkins than with the man who devised it in the first place, Clarence "Pinetop" Smith. Although it seems as though he was around Chicago forever, the Mississippi native actually got a relatively late start on his path to Windy City immortality. It was only when Muddy Waters took him on to replace Otis Spann in 1969 that Perkins' rolling mastery of the ivories began to assume outsized proportions.

Marcia Ball - Roadside Attractions (2011)

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Marcia Ball - Roadside Attractions (2011)

Marcia Ball - Roadside Attractions (2011)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 311 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 119 Mb | Scans included | 00:43:37
Modern Electric Blues, Piano Blues, Louisiana Blues | Label: Alligator | # ALCD 4942

Marcia Ball, born on the Texas/Louisiana border, has long been a superb performer, delivering her swampy blend of zydeco, blues, and gritty R&B with all the force of a Saturday night locomotive, and through 12 albums, she has never let that energy go. Roadside Attractions, her fifth release for Alligator Records, is no exception – it cooks and rattles and rocks with Ball's typical joyous energy and powerful piano. None of her many fans will be disappointed by this outing, but it is a little different for Ball in one respect – for the first time on one of her albums she has either written or co-written every song on it, and all of them draw on her thousands of hours on the road bringing her infectious brand of swampy boogie to the world.

Pinetop Perkins - Ladies Man (2004)

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Pinetop Perkins - Ladies Man (2004)

Pinetop Perkins - Ladies Man (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 332 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 124 MB | Covers - 14 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues, Piano Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: M.C. Records (MC-0053)

By 2004, Pinetop Perkins may have entered his twilight years, and the fiery action he brought to the 88s in Muddy Waters's band in the 1960s may have mellowed to a smoother blues, but Ladies Man proves he's still got the juice. The idea behind the album was to pair Perkins with an assortment of female musicians, all of whom have cited the elder statesman as an influence. The guest stars, including Ruth Brown, Marcia Ball, and Susan Tedeschi, add texture and flavor to Pinetop's well-worn vocals and still vital boogie-woogie stylings.
The tunes Pinetop sings on, from the laid-back "Chicken Shack" to the rollicking "Big Fat Mama," sound as warm and familiar as old friends. But when Madeleine Peyroux takes the mic on "He's Got Me Goin'," unleashing a butter-smooth croon, or when Odetta lays down her deep alto on "Trouble in Mind," the session takes off…

Pinetop Perkins - Blues Legend (1992) [Reissue 1996]

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Pinetop Perkins - Blues Legend (1992) [Reissue 1996]

Pinetop Perkins - Blues Legend (1992) [Reissue 1996]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 258 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 106 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues, Piano Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prestige Records (CDSGP0292)

Excellent cross-cultural collaboration. The pianist is as charming and effervescent as ever on this live/studio outing and well-supported by an enthusiastic, youthful, Icelandic band (The Blue Ice Band). Chicago Beau contributes exceptionally choice harp on Just Keep on Drinking and other tunes.

Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop is Just Top (1976) [Reissue 1999]

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Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop is Just Top (1976) [Reissue 1999]

Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop is Just Top (1976) [Reissue 1999]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 307 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 128 MB | Covers - 11 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues, Piano Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Black & Blue (BB 424.2)

He admittedly wasn't the originator of the seminal piano piece "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie," but it's a safe bet that more people associate it nowadays with Pinetop Perkins than with the man who devised it in the first place, Clarence "Pinetop" Smith. Although it seems as though he was around Chicago forever, the Mississippi native actually got a relatively late start on his path to Windy City immortality. It was only when Muddy Waters took him on to replace Otis Spann in 1969 that Perkins' rolling mastery of the ivories began to assume outsized proportions.