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If Alexis Korner were here in 2011 to see this double-CD set, he likely would be astonished -- the British blues pioneer did become well known in the '60s, putting together amplified blues outfits that spawned the likes of the Rolling Stones, the Pretty Things, Cream, et. al, and becoming a familiar exponent of blues on the BBC. But this set is devoted to Korner's early acoustic work from the mid-'50s, when he labored - often teamed with his longtime music collaborator Cyril Davies - in near-complete obscurity.
At that time, homegrown blues barely existed (and then mostly in an American folk context), and while Big Bill Broonzy had paid some celebrated calls on the British public in mid-decade, it wouldn't be until three years later (when Broonzy was already gone) before a real audience was established in England for the music. And here is Korner strumming seemingly for dear life, trying (and succeeding to a surprising degree) to sound authentically African-American -- the first disc has the bracing directness of a soul finding liberation in this sound -- and not just Korner, either, Cyril Davies, who is featured on much of this, is similarly exuberant. On a technical musical level, much of it might sound primitive or overly clean and polite, especially compared to what some American bluesmen were doing with this repertory ("Boll Weevil," "Ella Speed," etc.) at the time, but there's a verve and excitement in the playing and, to a lesser degree, the singing that bridges those gaps and makes this essential listening, even for those who may take a jaundiced view of British blues . . . ALEXIS KORNER Easy Rider Cool, Calm and Collected / The Founding Father Of British Blues Disc 1 Alexis Korner`s Breakdown Group feat. Cyril Davies / The Alexis Korner Skiffle Group / Alexis Korner`s Blues Inc. feat. Cyril Davies / with Beryl Bryden`s Back Room Skiffle feat. Cyril Davies Disc 2 Alexis Korner`s Breakdown Group / with The Ken Colyer Skiffle Group / “Alan Lomax Great American Ballads” and feat. Guy Carawan  2 Cds / 2011 / Mp3 / 320Kbps Easy Rider Disc 1 01 Leaving Blues.mp3 7 MB 02 Rotten Break.mp3 9 MB 03 Alberta.mp3 6 MB 04 Roundhouse Stomp.mp3 7 MB 05 Skip to My Lou.mp3 4 MB 06 Good Morning.mp3 6 MB 07 Boll Weevil.mp3 8 MB 08 Ella Speed.mp3 7 MB 09 Ain't Gonna Worry No More.mp3 6 MB 10 County Jail.mp3 6 MB 11 Kid Man.mp3 5 MB 12 Easy Rider.mp3 6 MB 13 Sail On.mp3 7 MB 14 National Defence Blues.mp3 5 MB 15 Go Down Sunshine.mp3 7 MB 16 Death Letter.mp3 6 MB 17 Kansas City Blues.mp3 7 MB 18 Casey Jones.mp3 7 MB 19 This Train.mp3 6 MB 20 Rock Me.mp3 6 MB Easy Rider Disc 2 01 Streamline Train.mp3 7 MB 02 Casey Jones.mp3 6 MB 03 Midnight Special.mp3 6 MB 04 KC Moan.mp3 7 MB 05 Take This Hammer.mp3 8 MB 06 Down by the Riverside.mp3 6 MB 07 Go Down Old Hannah.mp3 6 MB 08 Streamline Train.mp3 6 MB 09 Jolly Roving Tar.mp3 5 MB 10 Long John.mp3 8 MB 11 Git Along Little Dogies.mp3 8 MB 12 Jesse James.mp3 7 MB 13 John Crossed the Water.mp3 7 MB 14 The Boll Weevil.mp3 7 MB 15 Old Shoes and Leggings.mp3 5 MB 16 The Grey Goose.mp3 8 MB 17 Po' Lazarus.mp3 8 MB 18 Tee Roo.mp3 7 MB 19 Darlin' Corey.mp3 5 MB 20 Frankie.mp3 15 MB :) More "Alexis Korner" >>>  Sharing Widget |