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THE BLUES......what recommendations? admittedly im very ignorant of this form of music-seems like the thousands of cds i have are mostly funk and soul
time to chill and be introduced to the blues! any recoms would be greatly appreciated as always | |
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Start from...
Bessie Smith | |
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i love billie hollidays album"all or nothing" but ive never tried bessie-any particular album
i was lucky cos i found a load of old vinyl by billie and i just fuckin fell in love with all or nothing but man its hard to find actual albums-its all the best of this and the best of that! | |
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i used to pretend to dig robert johnson when i was younger lol
apart from red hot tomaloes i didnt dig much! | |
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Jimmy Smith o maior!!!! 
Kenny Burrell | |
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No disrespect intended, but I don't think of either Jimmy Smith or Kenny Burrell as blues musicians, not in the strictest sense of the word. Better to look for something by someone like Albert King or Koko Taylor. Never trust anything spoken in the presence of an erection.
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It depends on the type of blues u r searching for. The ones mentioned above are great, but traditional (except for Kenny and Jimmy). I highly recommend Bobby Blue Bland and BB King to start with (if you want to start with a more modern blues). These 2 have done some really great work and their careers have ranged from the 50s to present.
I see someone recommended Ko Ko Taylor. She's good also. I would add Denise Lasalle or Etta James to the list. All are true blues ladies. Myself, I'm a big southern blues fan. I love Johnnie Taylor, ZZ Hill, Denise Lasalle, Marvin Sease, Little Milton, and Mel Waiters. These people do some really good blues music. I also suggest you checkout www.malaco.com and check out their blues/r&b section. It will give you a pretty good overiew of current/recent blues artists. They also seel their cds and compilations there. I have been jamming "Still Called The Blues" from Johnnie Taylor this past week. http://malaco.com/song_se...t=10&i=376 I also have been jamming "Wall To Wall". Also, "Running Out of Lies" [Edited 1/3/09 23:26pm] **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Albert King - "I'll Play The Blues For You".
B.B. King - "Live At The Regal". Albert Collins - "At The El Mocambo Club-1972" Buddy Guy - "Stone Crazy" Jimi Hendrix - "Blues" Bobby Bland - Anything Muddy Waters - "Electric Mud" and about a zillion more. | |
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There's only one place to begin an intro to the Blues and that's with Robert Johnson. Robert Johnson The Complete Recordings is the go and you can pick it up from Amazon for about $10-$15.
Ledbelly is another legend. Start with Robert Johnson though..... | |
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Those should get you started. A few personal favorites...    
tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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There were suggestions in the Cadillac Records review thread
http://prince.org/msg/8/292400 test | |
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theAudience said:
Those should get you started. A few personal favorites...
tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 I'd would add him in your list... 
T-Bone Walker Thanx to the intro of Denzel Washington's movie Devil In The Blue dress, thats how I was introduced to that man,,,,and I've been in heaven eversince  | |
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Harlepolis said: I'd would add him in your list...T-Bone Walker There's an S-load of additional artists that should be on the list. But yes, he's one of them. tA Tribal Disorder
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NewPowerSista said: No disrespect intended, but I don't think of either or Kenny Burrell as blues musicians, not in the strictest sense of the word. Better to look for something by someone like Albert King or Koko Taylor.
Jimmy Smith????  no....???
Kenny Burrell?????:-(no....??? [Edited 1/4/09 15:48pm] | |
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theAudience said:
Those should get you started. A few personal favorites...
tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 MY MAN!-i was hoping you would pop up on here ill definatly purchase a few of those | |
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i like the look of born under a bad sign-im getting drawn to it! | |
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"Dinah Washington sings Bessie Smith" '57
Dinah Washington - "Back To the Blues" '63 | |
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ingamilo said: Jimmy Smith????
no....???
Kenny Burrell?????:-(no....??? Both Jimmy Smith & Kenny Burrell are primarily Jazz musicians. Now of course you'll be able to find examples of them playing the Blues, but that's not at the core of what they're known for. I would guess the agrument here would be that for someone trying to start a serious Blues collection, these are not the artists you would normally begin with. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Maybe some Elmore James for his slide guitar. I like the way he hollers as well. | |
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jonylawson said: i like the look of born under a bad sign-im getting drawn to it!
You'll dig that one for sure. Many guitarists have based at least part of their sound/style on Albert King. tA Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: ingamilo said: Jimmy Smith????
no....???
Kenny Burrell?????:-(no....??? Both Jimmy Smith & Kenny Burrell are primarily Jazz musicians. Now of course you'll be able to find examples of them playing the Blues, but that's not at the core of what they're known for. I would guess the agrument here would be that for someone trying to start a serious Blues collection, these are not the artists you would normally begin with. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 seriously? how to separate? anyway thank you, I think I understood you anyway the one what is normal, how to classify a border musician? | |
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I love Etta James and I'm really enjoying this Muddy Waters cd I got myself for Christmas 
Also Nina Simone is great...Is she considered blues?  If you will, so will I | |
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theAudience said: ingamilo said: Jimmy Smith????
no....???
Kenny Burrell?????:-(no....??? Both Jimmy Smith & Kenny Burrell are primarily Jazz musicians. Now of course you'll be able to find examples of them playing the Blues, but that's not at the core of what they're known for. I would guess the agrument here would be that for someone trying to start a serious Blues collection, these are not the artists you would normally begin with. tA Somebody tell me how you get to playin' jazz without knowin' blues? Ok you can play that avant-garde Euro stuff or some drowsy smooth-jazz. NO blues there, but it's at the core of any kind of serious jazz. While I agree that Smith and Burrell are primarily jazz musicians, both prided themselves on how well they played the blues in jazz groups. Often there is a disconnect between blues fans and jazz fanatics along the lines of the former needing a vocal and wanting less instrumental improvisation, but Burrell and Smith are some of best accompanyists a blues singer could ask for. [Edited 1/4/09 20:33pm] test | |
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PFunkjazz said: theAudience said: Both Jimmy Smith & Kenny Burrell are primarily Jazz musicians. Now of course you'll be able to find examples of them playing the Blues, but that's not at the core of what they're known for. I would guess the agrument here would be that for someone trying to start a serious Blues collection, these are not the artists you would normally begin with. tA Somebody tell me how you get to playin' jazz without knowin' blues? Ok you can play that avant-garde Euro stuff or some drowsy smooth-jazz. NO blues there, but it's at the core of any kind of serious jazz. We're talking about two different things. The point i'm making to him is that if you're starting a Blues collection, from an historic point of view, these wouldn't be the artists you'd start with. To be more specific, the artists I listed, that's pretty much all they do. Blues period (at least 99.9999%). With Jimmy Smith and Kenny Burrell, that's not all they do. They incorporate it in their playing but it's only a part of what they do in terms of their overall repertoire. tA Tribal Disorder
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thekidsgirl said: Also Nina Simone is great...Is she considered blues?
Personally, I wouldn't consider her a Blues artist based on her overall repertoire. Again, i'm sure she incorporates the genre. tA Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: thekidsgirl said: Also Nina Simone is great...Is she considered blues?
Personally, I wouldn't consider her a Blues artist based on her overall repertoire. Again, i'm sure she incorporates the genre. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 What genre does she fall in to? If you will, so will I | |
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theAudience said: thekidsgirl said: Also Nina Simone is great...Is she considered blues?
Personally, I wouldn't consider her a Blues artist based on her overall repertoire. Again, i'm sure she incorporates the genre. tA She's actually more of a theater artist who records occasional albums which range from pop to Broadway to jazz to blues. test | |
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theAudience said: PFunkjazz said: Somebody tell me how you get to playin' jazz without knowin' blues? Ok you can play that avant-garde Euro stuff or some drowsy smooth-jazz. NO blues there, but it's at the core of any kind of serious jazz. We're talking about two different things. The point i'm making to him is that if you're starting a Blues collection, from an historic point of view, these wouldn't be the artists you'd start with. To be more specific, the artists I listed, that's pretty much all they do. Blues period (at least 99.9999%). With Jimmy Smith and Kenny Burrell, that's not all they do. They incorporate it in their playing but it's only a part of what they do in terms of their overall repertoire. tA HA! My edit went in after you repsonded test | |
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PFunkjazz said: theAudience said: Both Jimmy Smith & Kenny Burrell are primarily Jazz musicians. Now of course you'll be able to find examples of them playing the Blues, but that's not at the core of what they're known for. I would guess the agrument here would be that for someone trying to start a serious Blues collection, these are not the artists you would normally begin with. tA Somebody tell me how you get to playin' jazz without knowin' blues? Ok you can play that avant-garde Euro stuff or some drowsy smooth-jazz. NO blues there, but it's at the core of any kind of serious jazz. While I agree that Smith and Burrell are primarily jazz musicians, both prided themselves on how well they played the blues in jazz groups. Often there is a disconnect between blues fans and jazz fanatics along the lines of the former needing a vocal and wanting less instrumental improvisation, but Burrell and Smith are some of best accompanyists a blues singer could ask for. [Edited 1/4/09 20:33pm] :whistle2:very well. I agree completely; thank you | |
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