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Kuni Kawachi & Friends - Kirikyogen 切狂言 (1970) [Reissue 2008]

jclane — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:37:49 GMT

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Kirikyogen is a 1970 album by Kuni Kawachi and the Flower Travellin' Band. It showcases the growing doom sound that Flower Travellin' Band were honing, as well as Kuni Kawachi's progressive rock influences. The album was released on CD.

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Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra - Sunset Over London (1999)

jclane — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:42:04 GMT

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Sunset Over London album by Jools Holland was released Nov 12, 1999 on the Warner Music label. Sunset Over London features the big-band soul music of Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. This 17-track album was recorded at various locations, including Holland's studio, Helicon Mountain, and BBC Maida Vale. Recorded At Jool's Studio, Helicon Mountain, As Well As BBC Maida Vale & Whitfield Street Over The Last 18 Months, Sunset Over London Includes All The Hallmarks Of Jool's Traditional Big Band, R&B Feel.

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Donna The Buffalo - Silverlined (2008)

jclane — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:10:35 GMT

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With a pan-Americana recipe bubbling with elements of pop, folk, Appalachia, cajun, zydeco, and jam band, Donna the Buffalo entertained a very loyal fanbase--known as "the Herd"--for almost 20 years before releasing this understated gem in 2008.

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Joe Newman - I Feel Like A Newman (1956) [Reissue 1987]

jclane — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:19:25 GMT

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Trumpeter Joe Newman, some Basie men, and a few other sympathetic sidemen play an enjoyable set of 1950s swing on this CD reissue. Six of the ten numbers team Newman with trombonist Billy Byers, altoist Gene Quill, tenorman Frank Foster, pianist John Lewis (a perfect fill-in for Count Basie), guitarist Freddie Green, bassist Milt Hinton and drummer Osie Johnson, while the other selections have Newman playing in a quintet with Frank Wess...

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Black Cat Bone - Some Grace (2013)

jclane — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:21:14 GMT

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Some Grace album by Black Cat Bone was released Mar 16, 2013 on the Black Cat Bone label. Just some good time blues.

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Elmer Snowden Quartet featuring Cliff Jackson - Harlem Banjo! (1960) [Reissue 1990]

jclane — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:10:41 GMT

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Banjoist Elmer Snowden only led two albums in the LP era, and his OJC CD reissue is his best showcase. Snowden, who is joined by pianist Cliff Jackson, bassist Tommy Bryant, and drummer Jimmy Crawford, is the lead voice throughout the dozen standards, all of which date from the 1920s or '30s. Snowden's banjo style is a lost art, and this is his definitive recording.

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Alun Davies - Daydo (1972) [2008 Reissue]

jclane — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:58:37 GMT

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Alun Davies' only solo album as of 2008 was Daydo, released in 1972. Much of the material was written as early as 1970, but this was just prior to Davies' introduction, backup work, and devoted friendship with Cat Stevens. With the intention of releasing the material as soon as possible, Davies bemoaned the fact that he had so little time to debut his own work, but stated that he had no regrets. The LP at last was released in the summer of 1972.

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Teddy Wender & Jazzmatik - The Blue Album (2013)

jclane — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:43:08 GMT

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When I first heard the blues I was hooked. I remember Joe Berger and I taking the bus to Flushing to the only record store that sold blues records. That's when I discovered the genius of Ray Charles. My uncle, Sidney Feller was his arranger and conductor and great friend. When I finally met Ray I told him that I'd been stealing his licks. He said "That's okay son, that's what I did too!" I included his "Hallelujah I Love Her So" on the Blue CD.

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Regina Belle - Reachin' Back (1995)

jclane — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:12:55 GMT

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In the back of most people's mind there's a place--usually a dimly-lit, music-filled, smoke-clouded place--where certain memories reside. That first fumbling kiss, for instance. Or a clumsy, halting, but oh-so-sweet slow dance. Regina Belle has found the key to unlock memories like these on "Reachin' Back," a collection of certified soul classics.

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Bridget Kelly Band - Back in the Blues (2013)

jclane — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:04:31 GMT

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Bridget Kelly Band is a high-energy electric blues band that rocks the house with their original blend of hot smokin' blues. Their new CD "Back in the Blues", release March of 2013, contains a wide variety of blues songs couched in styles that range from Chicago Blues to Texas Blues. In live shows, the group also performs music of artists like B.B. King, T. Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Bernard Allison, the Allman Brothers, and Bonnie Raitt.

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The Nicky Kay Orchestra - Barrier Reef (2012)

jclane — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:14:00 GMT

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The Nicky Kay Orchestra (NKO) is the 2012 project from Dayton artist Nick Kizirnis. Nick has had a long & varied music career with past projects such as Nicky Kay and His Fabulous Kay-Tones, The Nick Kizirnis Band, The Mulchmen, The Obvious and as a member of Tobin Sprout's Eyes in Weasel. As with Nick's Mulchmen band.

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Mad Shadow - Heavy Blues (2013)

jclane — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:03:47 GMT

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For those that pine for the classic rock sound, Mad Shadow is definitely a band for you. Heavy Blues is the second album from Vancouver based Mad Shadow. The band consists of Erik Olufson singing vocals, Daniel James on guitar, most recent addition Cole George on drums and Buddy Lindgrin on Bass.

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The Mighty Mojo Prophets - Flyin' Home From Memphis (2013)

jclane — Sun, 05 May 2013 17:01:27 GMT

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Hot off the heels of their 2012 Blues Music Award nomination for Best New Artist Debut, The Mighty Mojo Prophets return with their sophomore release on Delta Groove Music. Flyin' Home From Memphis includes 13 skillfully written and wonderfully performed songs, composed by vocalist Tommy Eliff and guitarist Mitch Dow.

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Gwyn Ashton - Prohibition (2007)

jclane — Sun, 05 May 2013 16:49:04 GMT

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South Australia's greatest contribution to blues-rock continues his prolific devotion to old-school '70s boogie with Prohibition. A player in the Texas tradition of Johnny Winter and Stevie Ray Vaughan (who gets a tributary ballad, "Rest in Paradise"), Gwyn Ashton isn't afraid to add a little Jeff Beck (as on the distorted Yardbirds riffing on the cover of Rory Gallagher's "Secret Agent") or even a touch of Hank Marvin (the twangy "Come On/Don't Walk Run!") when necessary...

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Eric Burdon - F#¢k me! I Thought He Was Dead! (1999)

jclane — Sat, 04 May 2013 04:33:44 GMT

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F#¢k me! I Thought He Was Dead!, compilation by Eric Burdon was released Mar 30, 1999 on the One Way label. This live recording is drawn from two different sources. The bulk of it, the first nine of the ten tracks, comes from a performance by Eric Burdon at the Metropol club in Berlin in the early '80s that was staged specially to be filmed for the 1982 documentary Comeback.

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John Lee Hooker - Live at Sugar Hill Vol.2 (2002)

jclane — Wed, 01 May 2013 04:57:44 GMT

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Why they kept these 19 recordings locked up in some vault for 40 years is beyond comprehension. A chunk of the Live at Sugar Hill material -- recorded at a club in the Bay Area -- was issued by Fantasy as Boogie Chillun on LP in 1972. It is available on CD minus one track under the same title. As good as that material was, these tracks from the very same gig are hands down some of the sexiest, deepest blues John Lee Hooker ever recorded -- and that's saying something.

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John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillun (1972) [1989, Fantasy Records]

jclane — Wed, 01 May 2013 04:34:56 GMT

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Hooker's old Live at Sugar Hill and Boogie Chillun albums, both documents of November 1962 solo performances, are back-to-back with only one track missing (thanks to CD time constraints). His music is defiantly elemental-mood, tempo, chord sequences (almost none), and jagged rhythms vary little. Due to his individual touch and naked feeling...

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Tom Paxton - Looking For The Moon (2002)

jclane — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:23:40 GMT

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The great folk revival gave birth to a multitude of politically committed singers, but few maintain a high profile 40 years later. Tom Paxton, however, is different. Whether singing children's songs or protesting against social ills, he remains committed to a vision of a better world. While Looking for the Moon finds Paxton plowing the same fertile soil, he's become a subtler songwriter over the years, relying on natural imagery instead of the headlines.

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Camille Howard - Vol.1: Rock Me Daddy (1993)

jclane — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:16:56 GMT

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25-song reissue of her 1947-52 Specialty material, about half previously unreleased. Includes "You Don't Love Me" and "Money Blues," but not the chart items "Fiesta In Mexico" and "XTemporaneous Boogie." Perhaps too suave and refined for the R&B/rock era, and as comfortable with jazzy ballads as boogies, Howard was nonetheless an important, and nowadays overlooked, star of the transitional era between jump blues and R&B.

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Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Sexy Ways: The Best of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (1993)

jclane — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:07:06 GMT

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Hank Ballard saw one of his songs, "The Twist," turned into a craze by an R&B singer without soul; saw his style expanded by singers like James Brown and Clyde McPhatter without much recognition; saw his joyously risqué mentality become the norm in rock & roll and R&B; but he never had the fame he was due. Sure, he had hits and is well-known among most serious R&B/soul fans, but that stops just short of the iconic status that he deserves.

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