Producer Pete Welding made many recordings for Testament in the early and mid-'60s at the start of the blues revival, and this is a grab bag of 21 tracks he recorded in Chicago between 1962 and 1966. This isn't post-war Chicago blues as many listeners picture the form. Only four of the cuts have drums, and not all of them are electric; it's more like a document of country blues getting citified, rather than the full electric Chicago band sound. The actual music -- mixing performances by well-known figures like Robert Nighthawk and Big Walter Horton with unknowns like Wilbert Jenkins and John Lee Granderson -- is respectable, but won't excite many listeners other than hardcore devotees. Some nice moments on the way, though, like Maxwell Street Jimmy's fine variation of John Lee Hooker's "Dimples," and the roll and tumble sound of Johnny Young (the only musician here to use a drummer).
Once again thanks to Marc for filling this request.
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2 comments:
Thanks a lot Marc! Also to you Xyros, the blues have these kind of gentlemen...Thanks for share!!!
Thanks for all the great music on your fine blog. many thanks to Marc who took the time to actually tag and number the tracks. I love the music here, but I need to set some time to do the typing for all the tracks.
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