Afternoon folks!

This week we're starting off acoustic with an album from a great Piedmont blues guitarist, John Jackson, followed by an album split between two delta musicians, Son House (early recordings, when he was in his prime!) and J.D. Short. After that we move on to a double live album from Buddy Miles, recorded just after he had been working with Jimi Hendrix. Following that is a greatest hits album from my favorite Motown group, The Temptations. Finishing us off this week in the diversity department is an album of psychedelic wonderment from The 13th Floor Elevators - this is a modern pressing that removes the less-than-satisfactory applause track from a boxing match that was imposed on the original release of the album to make it sound like a live album, which is a big improvement in my book.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

This week we've got an album from a singer known for sounding a lot like B.B. King, notably joined on the album by the guitarist Earl Hooker. After that, there's an album from Chicago blues piano player Roosevelt Sykes followed by one from harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite. After that we've got some blues rock from guitarist Harvey Mandel - probably best known for his work with Canned Heat and John Mayall's band. A little more blues rock follows from Blodwyn Pig a british band formed by the first guitarist of Jethro Tull (Mick Abrahams). We finish off with an album of prog rock from Asia featuring Steve Howe (Yes) and Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer).

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

This week we've got a whole bunch of great albums starting off with some great Chicago blues from piano player Sunnyland Slim and then an album from guitarist Robert Jr. Lockwood and a live album from Chicago's Siegel-Schwall Band. Moving down to New Orleans we've got a fun album from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Then it's on to the blues-rock department with an album from Wet Willie and we finish up with some rock and roll from The Guess Who.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

It's gonna be a bluesy weekend, and starting off we've got an album from blues harmonica player and singer Junior Parker and organist Jimmy McGriff, followed by an album of soul blues from Little Johnny Taylor. After that we've got some rollicking blues from The Siegel-Schwall Band, followed by two of Chicago's finest and perhaps most underrated guitarists Jimmy Rogers and Hip Linkchain sitting down for an album of acoustic guitar blues. We finish up this week in the prog rock department with an album from Uriah Heep.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

Here we go! Starting off we have an album from blues and r&b guitarist Little Milton during his 1960's Chess records period followed by an acoustic blues album from Eddie Kirkland. After that we have an album from harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite. Then we give the drummer some with an album from Buddy Miles who is known for performing with, among others, The Electric Flag and Jimi Hendrix. Finishing off we've got some 80's prog rock with a group called Asia that featured the guitarist from Yes, Steve Howe and the drummer from Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Carl Palmer.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

This week we've got some cool '50's blues compilation albums from guitarist Pee Wee Crayton and piano player Floyd Dixon. Following that is another blues artist from the fifties, Lowell Fulson, but still recording in the 80's and 90's, this album is from 1988. After that, we've got an Allman Brothers Band (live) show from 1971 and then we ease on into prog rock with a sort of Zappa-esque album from Godley & Creme (formerly of 10cc).

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

Let's start this weekend off with a King-size bang... first up, an album from Albert King from his Stax period, then one from B.B. King accompanied by a bunch of rock musicians and studio folks in 1971. After that we have a live album recorded in the early sixties featuring a whole bunch of Chess records blues superstars. Following that is a disc of demos, outtakes and alternates from Little Feat's Last Record Album sessions. Finishing up we move into some prog rock with a live album from the band Curved Air.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great holiday weekend!

Afternoon folks!

There's some great stuff this afternoon! Starting off, we've got New Orleans piano professor Champion Jack Dupree with material from a bunch of albums he recorded for the Blue Horizon indie label in Britain. After that, we've got a fine acoustic performance from Buddy Guy and Junior Wells live at Guy's club in Chicago. We go back to New Orleans for some funk from The Meters and then we go next door for some serious electric delta blues from the Jelly Roll Kings. Finishing up is a solo album from the Grateful Dead's keyboardist and backup vocalist, Keith and Donna Godchaux.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

This week it's a real smorgasbord of styles for you. Starting off we've got swamp blues from Lightnin' Slim followed by some raw, electric, Mississippi blues from T-Model Ford. Moving on from there we have a compilation of Clarence Garlow's 50's era cajun blues and then we switch to a collection acoustic Piedmont blues from a variety of artists. Finishing off, we have Klaatu's second album which is a good bit different from their first album that I posted a few weeks ago but worth a listen.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

This week it's a grab bag of blues and other stuff. I'm on my way out the door, so I'll trust you all to figure it all out rather than providing a narrative.

You all have a great weekend and enjoy the tunes!

B.B. King ~ Blues n Jazz

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