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Harp Attack!
(1990)
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James Cotton/Junior Wells/Carey Bell/Branch
Four Chicago harmonica greats, one eminently solid album. Teamed with Junior Wells, Billy Branch, and Carey Bell, Cotton sings Willie Love's Delta classic "Little Car Blues" and Charles Brown's "Black Night" and plays along with his cohorts on most of the rest of the set. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
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The Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Collection
(1991)
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Various Artists
This solid 2-disc compilation celebrates two decades of this label's existence. There are many worthwhile tracks but few surprises. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
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The Alligator Records 25th Anniversary Collection
(1996)
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Various Artists
This is a specially priced, two-CDs-for-the-price-of-one photo-cube set, loaded with great stuff from Charlie Musselwhite, Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Johnny Winter, Billy Boy Arnold, Lonnie Mack, and a host of others who have trotted their wares on the label over the years. Besides giving the novice one great introduction to the label (as the ...
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The Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection
(2001)
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Various Artists
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Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell
(1973)
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Big Walter Horton w/ Carey Bell
The teacher/pupil angle might be a bit unwieldy here -- Bell was already a formidable harpist in his own right by 1972, when Horton made this album -- but there's no denying that a stylistic bond existed between the two. A highly showcase for the often recalcitrant harp master, and only his second domestic set as a leader. Bill Dahl, All Music ...
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Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 3
(1980)
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Various Artists
Laconic saxman A. C. Reed and crisp guitarist Lacy Gibson are standouts. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
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Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 1
(1978)
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Various Artists
Arguably the best entry in this pioneering anthology series, this features excellent sides by guitarist Jimmy Johnson and saxophonist Eddie Shaw. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
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Mellow Down Easy
(1991)
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Carey Bell
The harpist hooked up with a young Maryland-based band called Tough Luck for this disc, certainly one of his better outings. The traditional mindset of the combo pushed Bell back to his roots, whether on the originals "Just like You" and the Horton homage "Big Walter Strut" or revivals of Muddy Waters' "Short Dress Woman" and "Walking Thru the ...
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Good Luck Man
(1997)
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Carey Bell
Carey Bell is an effective and surprisingly versatile singer but it is his powerful harmonica that really stands out. One of the last of the major Chicago blues harpists, Bell (an alumnus of the Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon bands) had led his own groups for most of the previous 30 years when he came out with this disc. His longtime guitarist ...
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Let's Dance: The Best of Ballroom Swing, Lindy, Jitterbug & Jive
(1997)
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Let's Dance: The Best of Ballroom Swing, Lindy, Jitterbug & Jive was designed to cash in on the swing and lounge revival of the '90s by offering a selection of uptempo swing and jump blues songs, along with a choreography and beats-per-minute guide, designed for hip young swingers who want to dance the Lindy, jitterbug, and jive. Despite a few ...
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Deep Down
(1995)
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Carey Bell
More than a quarter century after he cut his debut album, Bell recently made his finest disc to date. Boasting superior material and musicianship (guitarists Carl Weathersby and Lurrie Bell and pianist Lucky Peterson are all stellar) and a goosed-up energy level that frequently reaches incendiary heights, the disc captures Bell outdoing himself ...
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Blind Pig Records: 20th Anniversary Collection
(1997)
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Various Artists
San Francisco's Blind Pig Records celebrates their 20th anniversary with this two-disc, 36-track collection featuring over two hours' worth of highlights from their many releases with a few unreleased bonus tracks to spice up the mix. Originally started as a sideline to a blues club in Ann Arbor, MI, with an ear toward documenting the local scene ...
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Blues on Fire
(1997)
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Various Artists
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Blues Harp Greats
(1997)
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Various Artists
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Chicago Blues Session, Vol. 23
(1998)
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Eddy Clearwater/Carey Bell
This OK live set isn't the equivalent of his later Rooster Blues concert set, though. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
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Blues Moods
(1997)
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Various Artists
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The Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Tour
(1993)
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Various Artists
Recorded on live on Alligator Records' 20th Anniversary Tour, this double disc set is a showcase for the label's artists. Featuring an array of their most popular acts -- Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, Elvin Bishop -- the record doesn't deliver any surprises, yet these performances are frequently more exciting than ...
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Evidence Blues Sampler: Four
(1995)
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Volume four in the Evidence Blues Sampler series includes one track each from the label's 16 blues releases over a short six-month period during late 1994 and early 1995. The quality's still relatively high though, thanks to good selection and an ear for songs that work well together. Highlights include Willie Mabon's "Little Red Rooster" from ...
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Heartaches and Pain
(1977)
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Carey Bell
Legendary producer Ralph Bass supervised this quickie session back in 1977, but it failed to see the light of day domestically until Delmark rescued it from oblivion. They did the blues world a favor: it's a worthwhile session, Bell storming through a mostly original setlist (the omnipresent Little Walter cover this time is "Everything's Gonna Be ...
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Prime Chops: Blind Pig Sampler, Vol. 2
(1993)
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Plenty of choice blues, roots rock, gospel, and zydeco. You can sample 19 tracks from the Blind Pig catalogue at a budget price here, including Jimmy Thackery and The Drivers, Joanna Connor, Roy Rogers, Little Mike And The Tornadoes, and more... Roch Parisien, All Music Guide
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Low Blows: An Anthology of Chicago Harmonica Blues
(1994)
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Scatter-shot compilation of great, early 70s recordings by Chicago's better known (Walter Horton, Carey Bell) and lesser-known (Big John Wrencher, Good Rockin' Charles Edwards) harmonica men. Another missing chapter in blues history. Cub Koda, All Music Guide
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Slowburn
(1997)
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Various Artists
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Chicago Blues Masters [Delta]
(1994)
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Various Artists
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The Blues Box [Laserlight]
(1994)
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Various Artists
Here are five discs, originally issued separately on the label, boxed up together as sort of a "deluxe" budget set. All of the material is licensed from the Delmark label and, as such, it is all top-notch, with classic performances throughout. Chicago Blues Bash features tracks from Junior Wells, Big Joe Williams, J.B. Hutto, and Jimmy Johnson, ...
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Goin' on Main Street
(1982)
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Carey Bell's Blues Harp Band with Lurrie Bell
Originally recorded for Germany's L+R label in 1982, this studio date for Carey Bell's Blues Harp Band finds the group stretching out on seven lengthy blues jams. Son Lurrie Bell contributes some nice licks, including a tortured solo to close out a nearly ten-minute version of "I Am Worried," and other son Carey Bell Jr. anchors the rhythm section ...
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