Putumayo presents: Mississippi Blues (2002) torrent

“Mississippi Blues” (2002), a well-chosen 11-track collection succeeds admirably in its attempt to represent the Mississippi, the river of blues.

Bobby "Blue" Bland's awe-inspiring vocal on "St. James Infirmary," a masterpiece of American music, is an expected highlight, but selections like Ike and Tina Turner's 1969 take on the B.B. King standard "3 O'clock in the Morning" and the electrifying Luther Allison's "Part Time Love," a Motown gem from early in his career, provide satisfying surprises.

Much of the music has a folksy feel, especially the work of Mississippi John Hurt, an acoustic purist until the end, who rolls through a back-to-the-basics "Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor," and that of voluntary European exile Memphis Slim, whose piano-powered "Stewball" features the legendary Willie Dixon on bass.
Other legends, including John Lee Hooker and Junior Wells, are well represented, but it's Memphis Minnie, a seminal guitar star of the 1930s, who steals the show with her empowered "I Got to Make a Change Blues."

This deep, wide, multihued collection of blues combines an expansive chronological and stylistic sweep with a commendable attention to entertainment value through its emphasis on the unexpected.


Various Artists

Putumayo presents: Mississippi Blues

2002


CD / 2002 / 320Kbps


Tracklist:


1. Part Time Love - Luther Allison

2. Come On In This House - Junior Wells

3. Mean Ol' Frisco - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

4. The More You Lie To Me - Artie White

5. 3 O'Clock In The Morning Blues - Ike & Tina Turner

6. St. James Infirmary - Bobby Bland

7. Make Me a Pallet On Your Floor - Mississippi John Hurt

8. Come On In My Kitchen - Chris Thomas King

9. Baby Don't Do Me Wrong - John Lee Hooker

10. I Got To Make A Change Blues - Memphis Minnie

11. Stewball - Memphis Slim


Various Artists / Putumayo presents: Mississippi Blues / 2002