This Is the Blues Harmonica, Vol. 2

by This Is The Blues Harmonica 2 /

Overview

This is a particularly valuable sampler of great blues harmonica players, with the music drawn from the Delmark and United catalogs. The first six selections were never previously released and these include gems from Junior Wells, Sleepy John Estes (with Hammie Nixon on harmonica), Carey Bell, Mark Hummel, Magic Sam (with Shakey Jake) and the obscure but talented Walto Pace (on an unaccompanied medley of the primitive "Fox Chase" and "Lost John"). While the other ten numbers are available elsewhere, the selections are pretty representative of the musicians and cover a wide range of blues styles, from swinging instrumentals to low-down blues, from traditional to adventurous. Fans of the blues harmonica who are alerted to the rarity of much of this material will not have to be told about this CD twice! ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	12/14/2004
Label:	Delmark
UPC:	0038153078027
Rank:	118304

Tracks

1. Tomorrow Night  - Amos Blakemore  - Junior Wells
2. Love Grows in Your Heart  - Sleepy John Estes
3. Carey's Rhumba  - Carey Bell
4. I Got My Brand on You  - Willie Dixon  - Steve Freund  - Dave Specter
5. That Ain't It  -  Magic Sam  - Jimmy Rogers
6. Fox Chase/Lost John  -  Pace  -  Traditional
7. West Side Blues Harp  - Lester Davenport
8. Rollin' & Tumblin', Pt. 2  -  Little Walter  -  Traditional
9. That's Alright  - Louis Myers  - Jimmy Rogers
10. Miss Ida  - Alfred Harris
11. Coming Home  - Tad Robinson
12. Devil's Trail  - Little Sammy Davis
13. Muddy Waters Goin' to Run Clear  - Eddy Clearwater
14. Chicago Winter Weather Blues  -  Big Wheeler  - Golden Big Wheeler
15. Back Home to Mama  - Leonard Allen  - Big Walter Horton
16. Hastings Street Special  - Eddie "Guitar" Burns

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dave Specter   Primary Artist
Lester Davenport   Primary Artist
Carey Bell   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Magic Sam   Primary Artist
Eddy Clearwater   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Eddie "Guitar" Burns   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Little Walter   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Junior Wells   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Alfred Harris   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Tad Robinson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Sleepy John Estes   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Steve Freund   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Big Wheeler   Primary Artist
Big Walter Horton   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Louis Myers   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
Little Sammy Davis   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Walto Pace   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Aron Burton   Bass
Muddy Waters   Guitar
Hammie Nixon   Harmonica
Willie Mae Williams   Drums
Allen Batts   Piano
Jon Hiller   Drums
Lee Cooper   Guitar
Mack Thompson   Bass
Earl Dranes   Guitar
Roosevelt Purifoy   Piano
Larry Taylor   Drums
James Bannister   Drums
Golden Big Wheeler   Vocals,Harmonica
Brad Scribner   Drums
Jimi Schutte   Drums
Joe Harper   Bass
Harlan Terson   Bass
Barrelhouse Chuck   Piano
Billy Flynn   Guitar
Shakey Jake   Harmonica
Eddie Taylor   Guitar
Leroy Foster   Drums
James Wheeler   Guitar
Lafayette Leake   Piano
Fred Below   Drums
Johnny Jones & the King Casuals   Piano
Hubert Sumlin   Guitar
Sam Lay   Drums
Little Mack Simmons   Harmonica
Jimmy Burns   Guitar
Alex Schultz   Guitar
Willie Dixon   Bass
Dave Myers   Bass
Thomas Eckert   Guitar
Baldhead Pete   Drums
Bob Riedy   Piano
Brad Lee Sexton   Bass
Bob Stroger   Bass
Ken Saydak   Piano
Mark Hummel   Harmonica
Marty Binder   Drums
Nick Charles   Bass
Odie Payne, Jr.   Drums
Red Holloway   Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Al Brandtner   Cover Design
Golden Big Wheeler   Composer
Carey Bell   Composer
Amos Blakemore   Composer
Jimmy Rogers   Composer
Eddie "Guitar" Burns   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
David Forte   Design
Tad Robinson   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Steve Wagner   Producer,Mastering
Leonard Allen   Composer
Scott Dirks   Liner Notes,Compilation Producer
Robert G. Koester   Producer