Hear That Wind Howl (1999)

About this title: Despite the song list presented here, Bartley is no mere Robert Johnson wannabe. Instead of coarsening his voice and trying to sound like an old Delta bluesman, he presents these songs in a straightforward manner that comes from an intimate knowledge of the source materials, but as transmuted through his own experience. This is coffeehouse music of the highest order; the originals fit in nicely with the old standards (a number of Robert Johnson classics alongside warhorses like "Sitting on Top of the World"), and his playing is effortlessly swinging. Bartley did his own liner notes for this, ... read more

Tracks:

1. If I Had Possession over Judgement Day [Johnson]
2. Sitting on Top of the World [Chatmon/Vinson]
3. Ginnin' in Your Face [Live] [House]
4. The Dying Crapshooter's Blues [McTell]
5. Papa's on the Housetop [Carr/Blackwell]
6. Prize Your Reputation [Calhoun/Bartley]
7. Crossroads Blues [Live] [Johnson]
8. Lemonade [Bartley]
9. When You Got a Good Friend [Johnson]
10. Everything They Told Me [Bartley]
11. Peaceable Street [Bartley]
12. The Fullerton Street Strut [Bartley]
13. No Money Down [Live] [Berry]
14. Duncan and Brady
15. Denomination Blues [Phillips]
16. Come on in My Kitchen [Live] [Johnson]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.