Another uneven set of Norman Dayron leftovers, this one shows the guitar hero in exile,
running through a set of tunes pulled from both electric and acoustic sessions. Michael Bloomers Bloomfield plays slide on When I Need You, Just a ...
As part of MCA's Chess Records 50th Anniversary series, Buddy's Blues sweats Guy's multi-disc retrospective,
The Complete Chess Studio Recordings down to a scintillating 15-track package and comes up with a bare-bones winner. There are loads of great guitar on ...
This Grammy-winning comeback set brought Buddy Guy back to prominence after a long studio hiatus.
There are too many clichéd cover choices -- Five Long Years, Mustang Sally, Black Night, There Is Something on Your Mind -- to earn unreserved ...
Slide guitarist Lil' Ed Williams & the Blues Imperials bring the energy of live performance
to their seventh Alligator release, Full Tilt. The highlights on this disc tend to reflect that of the album's title, especially the spirited cover versions ...
Anything but generic, this is actually powerful, contemporary, funky Chicago blues. With excellent musicianship, Vaughn
performs interesting songs focusing on the trials of modern urban life and work. Vaughn, a top session player, sings and plays guitar and sax.
Genuine Houserockin' Music has been the motto of Alligator Records since label founder Bruce Iglauer
opened shop with a Hound Dog Taylor release nearly three decades ago. Today that slogan still rings loud and clear in the recordings of Lil' ...
A bit of a disappointment in its inconsistency following such a mammoth triumph as his
previous set, yet not without its mellow delights. The title track is atypically playful; Robinson's revisiting of the mournful As the Years Go Passing By ...
Blues bassist Willie Kent has strong, supple bottom lines that have supported all the best
groups, but he's led his own band as well. This is his fourth Delmark date, and Kent heartily asserts himself as a singer, with a ...