To hear tenor saxist A.C. Reed bemoan his fate on-stage, one might glean the impression that he truly detests his job. But it's a tongue-in-cheek complaint -- Reed's raspy, gutbucket blowing and laid-back vocals belie any sense of boredom.
Sax-blowing blues bandleaders are scarce as hen's teeth in Chicago; other than Eddie Shaw, Reed's about all there is. Born in Missouri, young Aaron Corthen (whether he's related to blues legend Jimmy Reed remains hazy, but his laconic vocal drawl certainly mirrors his namesake) grew up in downstate Illinois. A big-band fan, he loved the sound of Paul Bascomb's horn on an obscure Erskine Hawkins 78 he heard tracking on a tavern jukebox so much that he was inspired to pick up a sax himself.
Arriving in Chicago during the war years, he picked up steady gigs with Earl Hooker and Willie Mabon before the '40s were over. In 1956, he joined forces with ex-Ike Turner cohort Dennis "Long Man" Binder, gigging across the southwest for an extended period. Reed became a valuable session player for producer Mel London's Age and Chief labels during the early '60s; in addition to playing on sides by Lillian Offitt, Ricky Allen, and Hooker, he cut a locally popular 1961 single of his own for Age, "This Little Voice."
Tenor Saxophone, Vocals - A.C. Reed
Guitar - Albert Collins, Vence Kelly, Essex "Grownman" Madden
Bass - Douglas Watson, Johnny B. Gayden
Drums, Casey Jones, Jeff Tayler
Trumpet- Ed "Fishman" Madden, Bonie
Tenor & Baritone Saxophone - Steve Koerner
Trombone - Mac Farlane
01-Ain't Doing To Bad
02-Introduction
03-She's Fine
04-Come On Home
05-Broke Music
06-These Blues Are Killing Me
07-Take These Blues And Shovem
08-Things I Want You To Do
09-Boogie
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