Sweet Home Chicago
2005 Kent Records. // PLEASE READ CAREFULLY - not all of the artists appear on every track. // 2005 Kent Records. // LABEL: ...The material included here is and all-star reunion of the sorts of famous blues players Goldberg had played with in his early days on the Chicago scene...Barry Goldberg... relocated to the West coast where he would meet up with Mandel for an unbelievable after-hours gig at L.A.’s Shrine Auditorium. The show was also to feature special guest, legendary blues guitarist, Mike Bloomfield....This release spotlights half a dozen tracks from the Shrine date...A rave up version of "Sweet Home Chicago" starts off our disc with a rare lead vocal by Bloomfield along with his urgent guitar playing. ...After the Shrine show, Goldberg’s next venture involved a recording session back in Chicago laying down a variety of tracks. Amongst the notable cuts are the nutriments "More Soul" (with brilliant Mandel guitar work) and the R&B-ish "Low Down Funk (featuring a horn section under the direction of Ray Strazza, who also takes a fine sax solo). Next, local Chicago soul singer Bobby Jones steps up to the mic to do Jimmy Reed’s "Big Boss Man" ... Our last couple of tracks showcase the Charlie Musselwhite Band recorded in L.A. with Robben Ford on guitar...[this cd] a long-lost piece of musical history which bridges the gap between the modern blues movement of the 60’s and the 70‘s rock era, along with the dispersion of the music’s key players from Chicago to the West coast....
Luther Allison   Format: Audio CD
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