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| 1. Make My Getaway - Charlie Musselwhite - Charlie Musselwhite |
| 2. Have Mercy - Big Walter Horton - Big Walter Horton |
| 3. Shake The Boogie - Billy Boy Arnold - Billy Boy Arnold |
| 4. Sonny's Whoopin' The Doop - Sonny Terry - Sonny Terry |
| 5. Broke And Hungry - Junior Wells - Junior Wells |
| 6. Thank You Baby - Delbert McClinton - Delbert McClinton |
| 7. Burn Your Bridges - Cephas & Wiggins - Cephas & Wiggins |
| 8. Coastin' Hank - Little Charlie & The Nightcats - Little Charlie & The Nightcats |
| 9. Superharp - James Cotton - James Cotton |
| 10. Lonesome Stranger - Carey Bell - Carey Bell |
| 11. One More Mile To Go - Sugar Blue - Sugar Blue |
| 12. Blowin' Like Hell - William Clarke - William Clarke |
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Alligator Records presents a new series of compilations celebrating the cream of the best-selling blues catalogue in the world. Each of these samplers contains 12 tracks of classic blues from some of the best-known names in the genre, perfect for serious fans and newcomers alike."Crucial Harmonica Blues" features top-blowin' performances by harp masters Junior Wells, James Cotton, Delbert McClinton, Carey Bell, Charlie Musselwhite, Little Charlie & The Nightcats, Sugar Blue, William Clarke, Billy Boy Arnold, Big Walter Horton, Sonny Terry and Cephas & Wiggins.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The CD was all that I thought that it would be - the recordings, despite their age and the digital enhancement - are so 'fresh' as to give the impression of actual 'live' recordings. Each of them is a classic of the genre and is indicative of the individual musician's style. It is probably the most representative CD of 'Gob Iron' blues yet - an excellent recording and excellent value for money
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For anybody who loves blues harmonica, this album is for you. A good mix of solid performances and not always by the usual suspects. I have got a few of these 'Crucial Blues'series of albums and haven't been dissapointed with any of the them, Crucial Slide Guitar is a gem. For anybody who doesn't want to invest in a whole album by a particular artist these are well worth the money.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Budget-friendly collection of good blues harp
21 Oct 2003
Format:Audio CD
The tracks with Cephas and Wiggins, the harmonica champ Sonny Terry, and Billy Boy Arnold (best known for his work with Bo Diddley) are the standouts here. Among the many good collections of Harmonica music (particularly of the blues variety), this is highly recommended budget-friendly stuff that is for the casual fan of good music as well as the practicing harmonicist.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Blues Harp Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
16 Mar 2006
Format:Audio CD
Various Artists
"Crucial Harmonica Blues"
Alligator Records ALCD 115
Big Walter Horton and Carey Bell continue the protégé and mentor tradition on "Have Mercy". Blues harp doesn't get any better than that. Under-rated Bell appropriately adorns the disc's cover. With one `whew', you will recognize the brown jug, country blues of Sonny Terry on "Sonny's Whoopin' The Doop". Junior Wells could combine funk, grease and sweat like no other. Experience it on "Broke and Hungry". James Cotton's "Superharp" remains one of the best harp-blowin' tunes ever, while fiery Carey Bell shows why he now reigns as best harpist/vocalist on "Lonesome Stranger".
Do these artists and songs qualify as Crucial Harmonica Blues? You're damn right they do.
-- Tim Holek
"Crucial Harmonica Blues"
Alligator Records ALCD 115
Big Walter Horton and Carey Bell continue the protégé and mentor tradition on "Have Mercy". Blues harp doesn't get any better than that. Under-rated Bell appropriately adorns the disc's cover. With one `whew', you will recognize the brown jug, country blues of Sonny Terry on "Sonny's Whoopin' The Doop". Junior Wells could combine funk, grease and sweat like no other. Experience it on "Broke and Hungry". James Cotton's "Superharp" remains one of the best harp-blowin' tunes ever, while fiery Carey Bell shows why he now reigns as best harpist/vocalist on "Lonesome Stranger".
Do these artists and songs qualify as Crucial Harmonica Blues? You're damn right they do.
-- Tim Holek
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Must Have Series From Alligator
22 Mar 2004
Format:Audio CD
Alligator Records hit it right on the head when they named this series, "Crucial". As in this is a crucial series that every Blues fan should add to their CD collection. I bought this CD because I'm new to the Blues and wanted to find a few new artists to add to my collection. This CD introduced me to several artists that I have now added to my collection buy purchasing several other CDs. This CD starts out with an up tempo and rousing romp with Charlie Musselwhite's "Make My Getaway" and then moves on to a Harmonica Duet by Big Walter Horton and Carey Bell. The Gems just seem to roll out one after another from there. Among the notables on the CD are Legends like Billy Boy Arnold, Sonny Terry, Junior Wells, Delbert McClinton and James Cotton. I not only recommend this CD from the Crucial Blues series but all of them, especially for new comers to blues material.
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