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The Music of Mississippi John Hurt with CD (Audio) [Paperback]

Aaron Stang (Editor), Stefan Grossman (Introduction), Mississippi John Hurt (Recorder)
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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company; Pap/Com edition (Oct 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 076920953X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0769209531
  • Product Dimensions: 29.8 x 22.4 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars great value 8 Nov 2006
By Sid
Format:Paperback
This book is certainly great value. Not only do you get tabs of the songs but you also get 2 CDs of John Hurt playing the songs. A music book and a double CD for £10 is great value by any standards.The reason for giving it 4 rather than 5 stars is that the songs in the book are not complete. Usually a verse or two and some instrumental breaks, but then as the blues is about improvision it's probably better play around yourself and not be spoon fed the stuff.

One word of warning, Stefan Grossman's books use his own tab style. Most tab has 6 lines representing the guitar strings and fret numbers are printed ON the lines. Stefan Grossman's books have the fret numbers printed in the spaces BETWEEN the lines. It takes a while to get used to this and until you do you may find yourself getting confused about which string is supposed to be played.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Blues Legend, great author. 24 Mar 2005
By "voodoojon"
Format:Paperback
Even if you haven't heard of Mississipi John Hurt, this is worth buying if you have any interest in learning fingerstyle blues guitar. There's no one better to teach it that Stephan Grossman, who personally rediscovered him (I think) in the sixties and helped make some of the more recent recordings. Some of the recordings on the included CD aren't availiable anywhere else as far as I know. Stephan's "Masters of Country Blues Guitar" is also a good buy and included some more transcriptions of MJH.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great fingerstyle blues 12 Nov 2002
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
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I've had this book for three years or so. Lately, I've switched from playing mostly acoustic fingerstyle to electric blues, but I still like to get out the acoustic and this book from time to time. It has a bunch of Hurt's best songs, and the skill range is from fairly easy to quite difficult.

Keep in mind that you won't find complete tabs for all of the songs. Sometimes, you get just the 12-bar pattern for the song. Learning the breaks and extras will be up to you. But if you're a fingerstyle player with at least a little experience under your belt, Hurt's songs are a great way to build up your chops.

Not to mention that the book includes two CD's full of Hurt performing his music. If you like his music, then the purchase price is a good deal just for the CDs! The book also has an essay by the author who found Hurt living in poverty and obscurity, and brought him to New York for the early 60s folk-blues revival. And there are some great pictures in the book.

Please keep in mind that if you're a raw beginner at fingerstyle guitar when you get this book (as I was), even the easiest of the songs will seem impossibly difficult at first. The book simply contains tab. It has zero information on how to play the songs; just the tabs. If you're a raw beginner, and you're determined to learn to play Hurt's music, I suggest getting the book, and bringing it to a good teacher. That's what I should have done!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent way to learn John Hurt's style 12 Oct 2005
By Benjamin T. Dewolfe - Published on Amazon.com
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I was interested in learning the guitar style of Mississippi John Hurt after checking out one of his CDs (Satisfied Blues)from the library. The CD did not come out of my CD player for over a month, and I felt driven to learn his style. This book was extremely useful in helping me learn this style. I have had the book about 4 months and can play about half the songs. The learning process involves following the tab and listening to the CDs over and over. The first song I attempted to learn (Spikedriver's Blues)took some time and a lot of patience. You have to learn to play the alternating base while putting in the melody lines. Now that I have practiced his style for four months, many of the other songs are coming much easier. The book includes the lyrics, so that after learning the song, one can practice singing over the guitar. I have been playing guitar 17 years, and haven't found a particular style that sucked me in so much. The CDs that accompany the book are excellent as well, and include some songs which I haven't found on many of his popular recordings. The songs are excellent. I actually practice more guitar each day, because of this style and this book. I bought an instructional DVD for Mississippi John Hurt as well, but use this book far more often.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bringin' it on home 3 July 2003
By Bill B Carlsen - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
When a guitar player hears Mississippi John Hurt's playing athey are generally struck by the simple beauty of it. To master the Hurt style is quite complex, but this book with its combined CD's (which feature MJH himself!) offer a good roadmap for unlocking the style of this master. Definitely not for the beginner, but one great feature is the way the tablature is presented. It is large and easy to read. To me, this makes a world of difference when attempting to learn a new piece using tablature.
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