Sweet Home: Pyeng Threadgill Sings Robert Johnson (2004)

About this title: Singer and arranger Pyeng Threadgill is the daughter of composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Henry Threadgill and choreographer/dancer Christina Jones, a founding member of the celebrated Urban Bushwomen. Sweet Home offers 11 Robert Johnson tunes in 11 different settings. While more cynical punters and blues purists (ugh) may sigh or wring their hands at such a notion, everyone else can take delight in Threadgill's considerable accomplishment. Unlike mere revivalists like Eric Clapton or Peter Green, Threadgill hears and interprets Johnson's blues as music not of, but for the ages ... read more

Tracks:

1. Love in Vain Blues [Johnson]
2. Phonograph Blues [Johnson]
3. Last Fair Deal Gone Down [Johnson]
4. Milkcow's Calf Blues [Johnson]
5. When You Got a Good Friend [Johnson]
6. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom [Johnson]
7. Dead Shrimp [Johnson]
8. They're Red Hot [Johnson]
9. Sweet Home Chicago [Johnson]
10. Come on in My Kitchen [Johnson]
11. Ramblin' on My Mind [Johnson]

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