Piano Blues: The Essential (2001) more music like this

by Various Artists

Although blues is often thought of as a predominately guitar-based genre (thanks largely to the early record labels that seemed to prefer recording solo guitarists), the piano has had a large part in its development. The polyrhythmic possibility of blues patterns was easier to accomplish on piano, and indeed, many guitarists found that adapting ...

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The Complete 1931 Recordings (2005) more music like this

by Skip James

Skip James recorded 18 songs for Paramount Records in Grafton, WI, in 1931, a session that yielded some of the greatest and most unique sides in the history of country blues. These tracks have been issued in their entirety by several labels, including Yazoo, Document, and Body & Soul, each of which has transferred them from surviving 78s. In the ...

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The Complete Early Recordings of Skip James (1994) more music like this

by Skip James

The Complete Early Recordings CD showcases a true guitar virtuoso who was no slouch on the piano either. His break on "Illinois Blues" is almost off-putting in the nonchalance with which he twists the notes around, and "How Long 'Buck'" features him giving forth some funky piano in an almost playful manner. This is a remastered edition of an ...

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The Paramount Piano Blues 1928-32, Vol. 1 (1991) more music like this

by Various Artists

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Juke Joint Saturday Night: Classic Piano Blues Rags & Stomps (2000) more music like this

by Various Artists

Capable of producing music at a sufficient volume, the piano was a widely popular instrument in African-American entertainment spots across the south in the 1920s and 1930s. Like the guitar, its ability to combine harmony and melody simultaneously also made it very versatile for both solo performance and group accompaniment. Juke Joint Saturday ...

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Legends of Country Blues (2003) more music like this

by Various Artists

JSP's Legends of Country Blues compiles five CDs of performances by Son House, Skip James, Bukka White, Tommy Johnson, and Ishman Bracey. These historic prewar recordings have been remastered, and according to the packaging, feature "unprecedented listening quality." While that claim is a bit of a stretch, the majority of this material does sound ...

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King of the Blues, Vol. 8 (2003) more music like this

by Skip James

With his high, eerie falsetto and haunting guitar tunings, Skip James sounds like no other country blues player. Although his lyrics were generally drawn from the same bag of floating clichés that showed up in countless other blues songs, his atmospheric recordings, done in 1931 for Paramount, gave James' songs the appearance of tremendous ...

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