Sonny Boy Williamson II - The Classic Sides 1951-1954 - Cool Cool Blues - 4CD-Box (2006) [FLAC]seeders: 42
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Sonny Boy Williamson II - The Classic Sides 1951-1954 - Cool Cool Blues - 4CD-Box (2006) [FLAC] (Size: 665.24 MB)
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Sonny Boy Williamson II - The Classic Sides 1951-1954 - Cool Cool Blues Label: JSP Records - JSP 7766 Format: 4 x CD, Compilation, Box Set Released: 2006 Country: UK Genre: Blues Style: Harmonica Blues Disc A: 01. Eyesight To The Blind (3:04) 02. Crazy About You Baby (3:01) 03. Stop Crying (2:55) 04. Do It If You Wanna (2:30) 05. Cool, Cool Blues (2:45) 06. Come On Back Home (2:47) 07. I Cross My Heart (2:43) 08. West Memphis Blues (2:49) 09. Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues (2:37) 10. Pontiac Blues (2:42) 11. Mighty Long Time (2:57) 12. Nine Below Zero (2:51) 13. She Brought Life Back To The Dead (45) (2:31) 14. She Brought Life Back To The Dead (78) (3:18) 15. Too Close Together (2:35) 16. Stop Now Baby (2:43) 17. Mr. Down Child (2:30) 18. Cat Hop (2:55) 19. Gettin' Out Of Town (2:25) 20. Red Hot Kisses (2:36) 21. Going In Your Direction (2:39) 22. Empty Bedroom (2:40) 23. Boppin' With Sonny (2:48) 24. From The Bottom (2:40) 25. No Nights By Myself (2:54) Disc B: 01. Big Joe Williams - Mama Don't Allow Me (2:45) 02. Big Joe Williams - Delta Blues (2:41) 03. Big Joe Williams - Overhauling Blues (2:46) 04. Big Joe Williams - Whistling Pines (2:34) 05. Big Joe Williams - Friends And Pals (2:37) 06. Big Joe Williams - Juanita (2:36) 07. Big Joe Williams - She Left Me A Mule (2:32) 08. Big Joe Williams - Bad Heart Blues (2:45) 09. Luther Huff - Dirty Disposition (2:46) 10. Luther Huff - 1951 Blues (2:40) 11. Luther Huff - Bull Dog Blues (2:50) 12. Luther Huff - Rosalee (2:30) 13. Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - My Baby Boogies All The Time (3:04) 14. Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - I Wonder (2:15) 15. Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - Gotta Find My Baby (3:01) 16. Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - Make A Little Love (3:09) 17. Bobo Thomas - Catfish Blues (2:55) 18. Elmore James - Dust My Broom (2:47) 19. Jerry McCain - East Of The Sun (2:46) 20. Jerry McCain - Wine-O-Wine (2:44) 21. Jerry McCain - Stay Out Of Automobiles (2:32) 22. Jerry McCain - Middle Of The Night (2:55) 23. Jerry McCain - Love To Make Up (3:02) 24. Jerry McCain - Crazy 'Bout That Mess (2:22) 25. Jerry McCain - Fall Guy (2:28) Disc C: 01. Willie Love - Take It Easy Baby (2:56) 02. Willie Love - Little Car Blues (2:58) 03. Willie Love - Everybody's Fishing (2:19) 04. Willie Love - My Own Boogie (3:01) 05. Willie Love - Feed My Body To The Fishes (2:32) 06. Willie Love - Falling Rain (3:02) 07. Willie Love - Vanity Dresser Boogie (2:28) 08. Willie Love - Seventy Four Blues (3:03) 09. Willie Love - 21 Minutes To Nine (2:32) 10. Willie Love - Shady Lane Blues (2:49) 11. Willie Love - Nelson Street Blues (2:47) 12. Willie Love - V-8 Ford (2:47) 13. Willie Love - Shout Brother, Shout (2:35) 14. Willie Love - Way Back (3:04) 15. Sherman 'Blues' Johnson - Pretty Baby Blues (2:56) 16. Sherman 'Blues' Johnson - Sugar Mama (3:13) 17. Sherman 'Blues' Johnson - Hot Fish (2:28) 18. Sherman 'Blues' Johnson - Lost In Korea (3:22) 19. Tiny Kennedy - Early In The Morning Baby (2:30) 20. Tiny Kennedy - Strange Kind Of Feeling (2:30) 21. Tiny Kennedy - Blues Disease (2:29) 22. Tiny Kennedy - Don't Lay This Job On Me (3:05) 23. Tiny Kennedy - Have You Heard About The Farmer's Daughter (2:49) 24. Wally Mercer - Too Old To Get Married (2:41) 25. Wally Mercer - If You Don't Mean Business (2:17) 26. Wally Mercer - Hey, Miss Lula (2:25) Disc D4: 01. Sonny Boy Williamson - She's Crazy (Take 1) (2:49) 02. Sonny Boy Williamson - 309 (2:44) 03. Sonny Boy Williamson - Sonny's Rhythm (Take 1) (2:20) 04. Sonny Boy Williamson - City Of New Orleans (2:30) 05. Sonny Boy Williamson - Keep It To Yourself (Take 1) (3:14) 06. Sonny Boy Williamson - Going In Your Direction (Take 4) (1:50) 07. Sonny Boy Williamson - Clowning With The World (Take 1) (2:44) 08. Sonny Boy Williamson - I Ain't Beggin' Nobody (Take 2) (2:45) 09. Sonny Boy Williamson - Shuckin' Mama (2:23) 10. Sonny Boy Williamson - From The Bottom (Take 1) (2:46) 11. Sonny Boy Williamson - She's Crazy (Take 2) (2:52) 12. Sonny Boy Williamson - Sonny's Rhythm (Take 2) (2:24) 13. Sonny Boy Williamson - Keep It To Yourself (Take 2) (2:35) 14. Sonny Boy Williamson - Going In You Direction (Take 5) (2:39) 15. Sonny Boy Williamson - From The Bottom (Take 3) (2:42) 16. Sonny Boy Williamson - I Ain't Beggin' Nobody (Take 3) (2:46) 17. Sonny Boy Williamson - From The Bottom (Take 6) (2:43) 18. Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - Gotta Find My Baby (Alt. Take) (3:14) 19. Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - Gotta Find My Baby (Alt. Take) (2:44) 20. Willie Love - Worried Blues (Alt. Take) (3:04) 21. Willie Love - Lonesome World Blues (2:29) 22. Willie Love - Wonderful Baby (2:44) 23. Willie Love - Wille Mae (2:48) 24. Willie Love - Worried Blues (Take 2) (2:54) 25. Willie Love - Shout Brother, Shout (Alt. Take) (2:35) 26. Willie Love - Willie Mae (Alt. Take) (2:47)  Review by Steve Leggett, allmusic.com Rice Miller (or Alec or Aleck Miller -- everything about this blues great is somewhat of a mystery) probably didn't need to take the name of the original Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson) to get noticed, since in many ways he was the better musician, but Miller seemed to revel in confusion, at least when it came to biographical facts, so for whatever reason, blues history has two Sonny Boy Williamsons. Like the first Williamson, Miller was a harmonica player, but he really sounded nothing like his adopted namesake, favoring a light, soaring, almost horn-like sound on the instrument. He was also a natural songwriter, and his blues-based compositions show a sharp attention to detail unusual in a genre built largely on cliché and a handful of repeated patterns. This four-disc collection brings together all of his first recordings, done for Lillian McMurry's Trumpet Records, a tiny Jackson, MS, label that issued Williamson's sides from 1951 until 1955, at which time his contract was bought out by Chicago's Chess Records, who then began issuing his sides on the Checker imprint. From the first track here, the sparse and urgent "Eyesight to the Blind," it is obvious that Williamson was something special, with a clear vision of what he wanted to do, and song after song here exhibits a rough and wild joy, walking the blues side of the street with a loose-limbed swagger. Particularly striking is "Mighty Long Time," a duet of sorts featuring Williamson on vocals and harmonica, and Cliff Givens of the Southern Sons Gospel Quartet on vocal bass. Givens' sung bassline gives the tune an odd, eerie, and atmospheric edge, and it is simply a remarkable recording. The great slide guitarist Elmore James also shows up on several cuts, including the delightfully realized "Pontiac Blues," and Williamson adds his harp to the first-ever version of James' classic "Dust My Broom." Many of the tracks here feature Williamson in his role as a sideman, adding harmonica textures to recordings by James, Big Joe Williams, Luther Huff, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Bobo Thomas, Jerry McCain, Willie Love, Sherman "Blues" Johnson, Tiny Kennedy, and Wally Mercer, making this set a stunning survey of early-'50s country blues. Williamson's Checker sides were better recorded, but the ragged skill at work on these Trumpet recordings really shouldn't be missed. Without going to a Delta juke joint on a hot Saturday night, you can't get much closer to the center of the blues than this. Sharing Widget |