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Article: Album Review

Greg Nagy: Walk that Fine Thin Line

Read "Walk that Fine Thin Line" reviewed by Clifford Allen


It's not necessarily obvious to think of Michigan's “thumb" as being a hotbed of blues music. Sure, Detroit has produced a large share of jazz, R&B and Doo-Wop groups, and the state was home to the frantic blues-fueled rock of the Stooges and the MC5, but despite its proximity to Chicago, Michigan's lower third doesn't exude ...

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News: Recording

Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan's "In Session" Album Reissued on Stax

Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan's "In Session" Album Reissued on Stax

In Session Album, which reached #1 on the blues chart, has been digitally remastered for this reissue. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Albert King never got the mass recognition he deserved. He always seemed to be in the shadow of B.B. But among blues guitarists and fans of the craft, he was the master. Austin, Texas’ Stevie ...

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Article: Film Review

It Ain't Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago

Read "It Ain't Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago" reviewed by John Barron


Various Artists It Ain't Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago Delmark Records 2009 Recorded live in Chicago at guitarist/vocalist Buddy Guy's Legends on March 7, 2008, It Ain't Over! is a celebration of Delmark Records' 55th year in the record business. ...

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Article: Interview

Steve Turre: Shell 'n' 'Bone Man

Read "Steve Turre: Shell 'n' 'Bone Man" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Few can match Steve Turré's skill as a trombonist. His technical mastery, which has seen him win five Down Beat polls, goes hand-in-hand with a deep respect for the music that has gone before him, and over the course of forty years he has honed his skills with some of the best. Since his formative experience ...

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Article: Album Review

Scott Henderson: Live!

Read "Live!" reviewed by John Kelman


While guitarist Scott Henderson has been mining post-Weather Report fusion territory for years with Tribal Tech, he has also been exploring a more blues-based direction with recordings including Dog Party, Tore Down House and, most notably, '02's stripped-down Well to the Bone, one of the most potent examples of the power trio to be released in ...

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Talkin' Blues

Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2003
Track listing: Born Under A Bad Sign; Interview (Understanding the Blues); The Very Thought of You; Rub My Back; Interview (Make Sure to Add the Blues); I'll Play the Blues for You; Blues at Sunrise; Interview (I don't want to be rich); (I Feel Like) Breaking Up Somebody's Home; Please Come Back To Me; Full-Length Interview.

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Article: Album Review

Albert King: Talkin' Blues

Read "Talkin' Blues" reviewed by Todd S. Jenkins


Electric blues giant Albert King recorded this excellent live set in Chicago in February 1978. It’s unfortunate that no one documented the musicians with whom he was playing that night, but in the end King’s overpowering presence almost renders any other sounds moot. The sheer power of his guitar sound and commanding vocals dominated most every ...

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Article: Album Review

Albert King: Talkin' Blues

Read "Talkin' Blues" reviewed by AAJ Staff


There's little need for explanation when it comes to Albert King. Though he never had a profile near that of B.B., the “other" King, he has been incredibly influential on generations of blues musicians. Like fellow lefty Jimi Hendrix, he played a right-handed guitar upside-down and backwards. More than most blues musicians, he lingered on stretched ...

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In Session

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 1999

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Article: Album Review

Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan: In Session

Read "In Session" reviewed by Ed Kopp


In 1983, blues legend Albert King scheduled a TV appearance on In Session, a program produced by CHCH-TV in Hamilton, Ontario. The show matched like-minded musicians in hour-long jam sessions. In advance of the show, the 60-year-old King was only told that he’d be jamming with another guitarist. His collaborator turned out to be 29-year-old Stevie ...


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