Eddie Taylor - Stormy Monday (1975)

                                                              Eddie Taylor
1 Road Of Love 7:59
2 Rock Me Baby 6:07
3 A Pain In My Neck 5:17
4 Stormy Monday 6:58
5 Blues Club 5:04
6 Let Me Love You Baby 4:37
7 Woman You Must Be Stone Crazy 5:32

Credits:
 Bass – Lothar Meid
Drums – Allen Blairman
Guitar – William Powell
Organ, Piano – Jimmy Jackson
Vocals, Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Taylor

Big Al Carson - Live At The Funky Pirate (1995)

                                                             Big Al Carson
1 I'll Play The Blues For You 8:00
2 Built For Comfort 3:58
3 Back Door Man 6:13
4 Born Under A Bad Sign 5:47
5 Crossroads 5:02
6 Pull Your Pants Up 5:06
7 It Hurts Me Too 6:25
8 Tangeray (Hand Grenade Song) 4:48
9 Mannish Boy/Hoochie Coochi Man 11:50
10 Georgia 7:56
11 Big Leg Woman 3:51

Big Al Carson - Live At The Funky Pirate Vol 2 (1995)

                                                                Big Al Carson
Now in their 5th year at Funky Pirate, Big Al Carson and the Blues Masters have become the must-see act on Bourbon Street. Tourists from around the world visit Funky Pirate several times during their stay in the Crescent City to experience the "Blues" like you've never heard them before as the 495 pound "Big Al" belts out traditional as well as original songs as visitors enjoy world famous specialty drinks....

Big Al Carson vocals
Harry Sterling guitar
Bob E drums
Harold J. Scott bass 

1 Further On Up the Road
2 Champagne and Reefer
3 Members Only
4 What a Wonderful World
5 Still Call It the Blues
6 Jesus Just Left Chicago
7 For the Good Times
8 Soul Man
9 Mustang Sally

John Mayall - The Last Of The British Blues (1978)

                                                                 John Mayall     
This was the last of the six albums John Mayall originally made for Blue Thumb/ABC Records between 1975 and 1978, about which he has said, "ABC released six of my albums as a tax write-off. A week after they were released you couldn't find them in any store." It's a live album on which Mayall fronts a quartet consisting of guitarist James Quill Smith (who sings lead on several songs), bassist Steve Thompson, and drummer Soko Richardson. The approach is rock-oriented, and the set list includes such Bluesbreakers favorites as Mose Allison's "Parchman Farm," and Freddie King's "Hideaway" (taken at a frantic tempo), along with the usual complement of generic Mayall originals, among them, a remake of "The Bear," from Blues From Laurel Canyon.


John Mayall - vocals, guitar, harmonica, clavinet
James Quill Smith - vocals, guitar
Steve Thompson - bass guitar
Soko Richardson – drums

1. Tucson Lady
2. Parchman Farm
3. There's only now
4. The Teaser
5. Hideaway
6. The Bear
7. Lonely Birthday
8. Lowdown Blues
9. Another Man
10.It Must be Three

Bryan Lee - Sanctuary (2018)

                                                                   Bryan Lee
The night before a festival performance in a church in Spitsbergen, Norway, the blind New Orleans guitar legend heard an entire musical arrangement for the Lord’s Prayer in his sleep. The next day, he performed it just as he heard it.

So inspired were he and the band they recorded it while still in Norway. But it would be seven years, and a chance meeting with producer Steve Hamilton who offered his studio and skills, before the rest of the album became a reality.

The result is an 11-song masterwork expressing Lee’s attitude toward life, love for the Lord, and gratitude for his talent and career.

There is a lot to be grateful for, but it did not come easily.

Lee lost his sight at 8 years old, but by 15, he was playing music for crowds in the Midwest.

Tracklist:

1. Fight For The Light
2. The Gift
3. Jesus Gave Me The Blues
4. U-Haul
5. Sanctuary
6. Mr.Big
7. Only If You Praise The Lord
8. Don't Take My Blindness For A Weakness
9. I Ain't Gonna Stop
10. The Lord's Prayer
11. Jesus Is My Lord And Savior

Carey Bell & The King Bees - Live (2007)

                                                                  Carey Bell
His place on the honor roll of Chicago blues harpists long ago assured, Carey Bell truly came into his own in the '90s as a bandleader with terrific discs for Alligator and Blind Pig. He learned his distinctive harmonica riffs from the Windy City's very best (both Walters -Little and Big - as well as Sonny Boy Williamson II), adding his own signature effects for good measure (an otherworldly moan immediately identifies many of his more memorable harp rides).


1 Low Down Shame 5:09    

2 Gotta Go 3:27                         

3 Shoulda Did What Mama Told Me 5:48        

4 Five Long Years 8:40    

5 Mellow Down Easy 3:08

6 Shoulda Did What Mama Told Me - Part 2  3:56

William Clarke - Live in Germany (1995)

                                                                     William Clarke
 In fact, he was mentored and played for years with the late great George "Harmonica" Smith, one of the many fine harpists who played with Muddy Waters. But Bill was not just a great technician who could copy the greats - there are many of those and there is nothing wrong with that. At the very least, they keep the music alive. However, Clarke developed his own distinctive style, both as a harpist and a blues belter and in my opinion left his own mark as an all time great. He died far too young at the age of 45 in 1996. Who knows how much better this already great talent could have become. 

Credits:

 Bass – Willie Brinlee
 Drums – Eddie Clark
 Guitar – John "Marx" Markowski
 Vocals – John Markowski (tracks: 4)
 Vocals, Harmonica – William Clarke

Tracklist:
  
01. Blowin' Like Hell 04:55      
02. She's Dynamite 06:34    
03. Lookin' to the Future 05:35        
04. I Cried All Last Night 06:17    
05. All Night Long 07:33      
06. Iodine in My Coffee 06:40    
07. Educated Fool 05:47        
08. Been Around the World 04:15        
09. One Room Country Shack 05:26   
10. Lollipop 06:04

The Kinsey Report - On The Record With (2010)

                                                             The Kinsey Report
The Kinsey Report is a Gary, Indiana based band, established in 1984 by the brothers Donald, Ralph, and Kenneth Kinsey, plus a family friend, Ron Prince. As Big Daddy Kinsey and the Kinsey Report, they effectively backed their father, Big Daddy Kinsey. Lester Davenport played harmonica with the group.

Artist: The Kinsey Report
Album: On The Record With The Kinsey Report
Genre: Funky Blues Rock
Origin: USA
Released: 2010
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Tracklist:
01. Dead In Your Tracks [00:05:11]
02. When The Church Burned Down [00:06:20]
03. I Wonder ( Why Are You So Mean To Me?) [00:06:41]
04. Time Is Running Out [00:05:33]
05. Rock Me Baby [00:07:02]
06. Look On Yonder’s Wall [00:05:38]
07. Get Up, Stand Up [00:08:03]
08. Breakin’ Up Somebody’s Home [00:08:30]
09. Outskirts Of Town [00:14:07]

The Russ Tippins Electric Band - Electrickery (2010)

                                                 The Russ Tippins Electric Band
Here's a rocking debut release that will appeal to all lovers of the `power trio' . . . The Russ Tippins Electric Band, who, on "Electrickery" deliver ten tracks, all original, bar one Jimi Hendrix cover; actually make that 11 tracks, with a hidden gem at the end of `pedal to the floor' blues rock, that has already gained the band a most favourable review in "Classic Rock" magazine.

The band comprises of Russ Tippins himself on guitar and vocals, and the thundering rhythm section of John Dawson (bass) and Ian Halford (drums), who have played together for five years in two different outfits. This looks like a well-organised outfit, from fine production of the music (recorded at Cluny Studios in Newcastle). The band have yet to strike out from their native North East, being a rock band in a blues band world, but they finding gigs outside of their home turf.

Kicking off, a blazing cover of a rare Jimi Hendrix gem, "Freedom", admirably very well done here. The rest of the songs are all written by Russ Tippins, starting with the SRV-influenced driving blues rocker "Little Josephine", fired by his expressive voice, blistering soloing and the top rhythm section. "Comeuppance" has a deceptively gentle intro before this slide-driven rocker kicks into life, with the pace genuinely taken down on the lovely "She's Gone" with some very tasteful licks from Tippins on this ballad.

"Number Thirteen" rocks hard and would sit easily in the British classic rock field; the following "This Building's On Fire" is a breakneck boogie with some delicious guitar playing, and is already a favourite, being absolutely belting live! "Chuck It" is a mid-tempo rocker, which is followed by the title cut, "Electrickery", a pure showcase for Russ Tippins guitar work, marrying Allman with Santana sounds and which rides along on a nice groove.

The listed closing "Indy Boogie", with what sounds like a snatch of AC/DC thrown in for good measure, is a fitting rocking closer to a most enjoyable release, with a `hidden' bonus track, a rousing cover of Led Zeppelin's "The Lemon Song", proving you can take the boy out the Led Zepp tribute, but not the Led Zepp out the boy.

Lightnin' Moe -Things Go My Way (2002)

                                                                 Lightnin' Moe
Lighnin' Moe from Århus has slowly established themselves as one of the most exiting and energetic blues bands in the country.

They primarily play their own compositions, inspired by Chicaogo and Texas blues, of the most rocking, rolling and unpolished kind. With a charismatic Morten 'Lightnin' Moe' Steenbæk in front, vocal and harp, the guitar-slinger Kasper 'Lefty' Vegebjerg, the ground solid Peter 'The Planet' Dunvad on bass and finally Tim 'JUmpfoot' Petersen on drums, they create their own version of the 'old school' authentic sound of the 50'es.


1 Things Go My Way 3:12
2 Something To Remember You By 3:52
3 Hotter Than Hot 3:42
4 Cool Daddy O's 4:58
5 True Lover 4:35
6 Sleeping In The Ground 3:34
7 Everything's Alright     3:21
8 Bad Luck Is Falling 3:30
9 Third Degree 7:52
10 Walking On Thin Ice 3:38
11 Snatch It Back 3:09
12 Sufferin' Mind 2:49
13 Cool Riding Daddy 3:34
14 Things Gonna Be Alright 4:46
15 Let Me Prove     3:34
16 Telephone Blues 3:49

A.C. Reed - Live (1989)

                                                                 A.C. Reed
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

Memphis Slim - Bluesingly Yours (1967)

                                                               Memphis Slim
This brief segment of the Memphis Slim story unearths a parcel of tasty tracks recorded during 1967 in Paris where Slim would live out the rest of his life. Here he delivers his usual mix of slow drags, soulful struts, shuffles, and boogies, working the piano and singing the blues. Solid support is provided by guitarist Mickey Baker, bassists Guy Pedersen and Roland Lobligeois, and drummer Andre Arpino. The rest of the personnel remain largely unidentified; the nameless organist and a tidy anonymous horn section put a lot of meat on the ribs of this album. On "People People" and "Christina" the organ establishes a vibe comparable with certain wistful portions of John Mayall's largely introspective Bare Wires album, a distant cousin to this session recorded in April of the following year. "Feeling the Blues" is most unique as Slim gives voice to his emotions accompanied only by Baker on acoustic guitar. This is excellent music, and the producers were wise to reissue it. Yet it is not, however, a judicious use of CD space; there are only 35 minutes of music on here. If they had combined it with Clap Your Hands, another album in the series lasting a mere 28 minutes, one wouldn't feel quite so shortchanged.

1. Don'T Doubt Me
2. People People
3. Bluesingly Yours
4. Waiting Game
5. Watch Out Baby
6. Feeling The Blues
7. The Girl I Met Last Night
8. Christina
9. The Animal In Me
10. Mississippi Water
11. My Dog Is Mean
12. Paris Scene