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Straight Blues

By Lightnin' Hopkins

Label: OBC
Released: 1999

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Lightnin' Hopkins: Straight Blues

by AAJ Staff
September 1, 1999

Cobbled together from three sessions, these sides have nothing in common – nothing but Lightnin’ and a mighty hard blues. He can sound weary, but not here: the strings bite and the notes sneak up, soft with a nasty edge. “Black Gal” has been cruel, but she’ll get hers: “You know, just like you treat poor ...

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Straight Blues

By Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Label: Repertoire Records
Released: 1998

234

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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis: Straight Blues

by Douglas Payne
November 1, 1998

Almost everything tenor sax man Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis (1922-86) blew had a deep understanding of the blues. He was one of the most expressive (and identifiable) of the growling tenors, and his blues sensibility was infallible. He was at his best as one of Count Basie's featured soloists (1952-53, 1957 and 1964-73) and made ...

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