WILLIE MABON - CHICAGO BLUES SESSION (1979)
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Cuando los hermanos Ertegun pusieron contra las cuerdas a Ray Charles para que varíe su manera de tocar en Atlantic, al creador de "What'd I Say" no le quedo remedio que abandonar su plano Nat King Cole y emular a un viejo bluesman que tuvo su paso triunfal a mediados de los cincuenta con su estilo de piano jazz blues. El nombre de esta leyenda era Willie Mabon y había nacido en Memphis Tennessee por el 25, su madre que entonaba gospel en la iglesia fue su temprana fuente de inspiración y con apenas 18 años enfilo a la ciudad de Chicago. Las casas discográficas como Aristocrat y Chess vieron desfilar su agudeza en las teclas y la armónica convirtiéndose en un rara avis, ya que el ambiente del blues estaba acostumbrado al solista acompañado de una guitarra por ese entonces. Con el correr del tiempo registra tres canciones que alcanzan la dimensión de hitos en la música de los doce compases como los inolvidables "I Don't Know","I'm Mad" y "...
I sometimes wonder what it was like to be a music lover in the seventies. So many bands with so many records and so many of them obscure…was it as big a treat as it is today to find something incredibly rare. Blackwater Park "Dirt Box" [Spalax]
ResponderEliminarTheir lone (only one album) with 1972 this German hard rock outfit with an English vocalist,combined elements from multiple extant and budding rock subgenres to construct their complex sound: hard rock, blues-rock, jazz-rock, acid rock, prog rock, and even proto-metal.
Blackwater Park is an obscure band that emerged from the Berlin underground scene. They released their unique album "Dirt Box" in 1971, published on BASF in 1972. The group delivers a captivating, effective bluesy-heavy rock "trip" with lot of incisive guitar riffs, progressive Hammond Organ's arrangements, melodic heavy vocals and psychedelic effects that are part of the mix. His British singer had a strong voice. Especially the third and heavy track "Indian Summer", which clearly shows us the quality, engaging and virtuosity among its members. Remember that the last song is beautiful version of "For No One", composed by Lennon and McCartney,with the album 'Revolver' issued in 1966.
(Accessible) kraut power band whose work is essential for collectors. "Dirt Box" has been recently reissued on CD by record labels Second Battle.
Excelente banda!!!. La conoci el año pasado. Tienen una mezcla de progresivo, toques de bules y hard. Las piezas Indian summer, rock song,mental block y Dirty face muy buenas!!!
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