Blues With a Feeling [Enhanced] [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Product Description
Includes 20 bonus mp3 files!

Blues with a Feeling,Steve Hackett,Inside Out UK,Pop,Prog-Rock/Art Rock,Rock

Average customer rating:

Blues with a Feeling Steve Hackett Manufacturer: Inside Out U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000A5A09 Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

1. Born in Chicago
2. Stumble
3. Love of Another Kind
4. Way Down South
5. Blue Part of Town
6. Footloose
7. Tombstone Roller
8. Blues With a Feeling
9. Big Dallas Sky
10. To the 13th Floor
11. So Many Roads
12. Solid Ground

Average customer rating: Excellent....with a catch excellent compilation, excellent music

Blues with a Feeling: The Very Best of Taj Mahal Taj Mahal Manufacturer: RCA Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Essential Taj Mahal Phantom Blues Dancing the Blues The Real Blues Taj Mahal ASIN: B0000BZNMW Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. Senor Blues
2. Don't Call Us
3. You've Got To Love Her With A Feeling
4. Lovin' In My Baby's Eyes
5. Betty And Dupree
6. Here In The Dark
7. That's How Strong My Love Is
8. Lonely Avenue
9. Mockingbird
10. Mailbox Blues
11. Think
12. Sitting On Top Of The World
13. Mind Your Own Business
14. Cakewalk Into Town
15. Blues With A Feeling
16. Take A Giant Step
17. The New Hula Blues
18. The Hustle Is On
19. Let The Four Winds Blow
20. Blue Light Boogie

Album Description

Featuring 20 of his best recordings from his groundbreaking Private Music albums of the early 1990s to the present, the album is an essential document of a the early 1990s to the present. BMG Heritage. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent....with a catch.......2007-01-18

Everything about this album is very high quality. Pleasing song choices, a top rate artist, phenomenal sound quality, and the twenty tracks. However, I must rate it at 4 stars because it claims to be "The Very Best of Taj Mahal". This is, better stated, the very best of Taj Mahal throughout the 1990s. Everyone who appreciates fine blues music will easily appreciate this fine sampling of his later works.

Despite this not being a sampling of all his works throughout his musical career, this album is a fine selection to own. Many of these tracks highlight Mahal the eclectic, a genius who in later years combined strong elements of jazz, Zydeco, Calypso, reggae and tribal music fusion with his blues.

Take the first track, "Senor Blues". This song begins with a bossa nova kind of feeling, with Mahal singing the song with a Latin inflection. Track two, "Don't Call Us", has almost a pop feeling to it, with elements of gospel music somewhere within. Tracks three and four have a much more down-home blues feeling to them. Track five, Betty and Dupree, has strong country blues qualities. The mixture is unique throughout on this album, showing a side of Taj Mahal fans who had not steadfastly followed him throughout his career might not easily recognize. Often I have played these tracks for friends who do not believe me when I tell them it is Taj Mahal.

Excellent album for your collection!

excellent compilation, excellent music.......2005-08-05

I didn't know how big Taj Mahal is on the blues scene until I heard him featured on Jimmy Rogers' All-Stars "Blues Blues Blues" album with such other greats as Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Lowell Fulson, Jeff Healey, and others. I came across Taj's "Very Best Of" disc and listened to a few samples from it in the record store, and it sounded great... So I bought it. Taj Mahal definitely has his own unique flavor, excellent tunes (whether composed or re-interpreted), and excellent singing voice that is strong and assertive and at the same time very melodic and gentle. His blues range from jazzy to rocky to down-home. Some very classy tunes. When I first bought this disc, it was the only disc I played in my car probably for several weeks until I got thoroughly familiar with it. This disc seems like a very good intro to Taj Mahal's work because it covers a variety of styles and gives you an idea about what this artist can do. He's an underemphasized gem musically, and I hear he's a real class act. I will be buying more of his CDs in the near future for absolutely certain.

Average customer rating: Awesome stuff!! Pure Joy

Gimme That Old Time Religion Sista Monica Manufacturer: Mo Muscle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: People Love the Blues Can't Keep a Good Woman Down! ASIN: B00005K9W4 Release Date: 2001-06-26

Tracks:

1. Bye and Bye (When the Morning Comes)
2. Walk Around Heaven All Day - Sista Monica
3. Gimmie That Old Time Religion
4. Didn't It Rain
5. Down by the River Side
6. Stranger (Blessed My Soul and Gone)
7. Walk All Over God's Heaven
8. Amazing Grace/Motherless Child
9. When the Saints Go Marching In
10. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
11. Don't Knock
12. I Want Jesus to Walk With Me
13. Gimmie That Old Time Religion

Customer Reviews:

Awesome stuff!!.......2001-07-18

Sista Monica can do old time gospel like no one else. This is a fantastic cd and I highly reccomend it to everyone.

Pure Joy.......2001-07-04

Album feels like it was pure joy for singers, musicians and studio to produce. One gets the sense it was a tribute to the songs Sista Monica grew up with and wanted to recreate, as a rememberance to her roots.

Average customer rating: I like it, Steve always does the unexpected Steve Hackett plays the Blues!! Hackett does the Blues

Blues with a Feeling Steve Hackett Manufacturer: Inside Out Germany ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Darktown There Are Many Sides To The Night Momentum Cured To Watch the Storms ASIN: B000006XAT Release Date: 2004-09-13

Tracks:

1. Born in Chicago
2. Stumble
3. Love of Another Kind
4. Way Down South
5. Blue Part of Town
6. Footloose
7. Tombstone Roller
8. Blues With a Feeling
9. Big Dallas Sky
10. To the 13th Floor
11. So Many Roads
12. Solid Ground

Album Details

Includes 20 bonus mp3 files!

Customer Reviews:

I like it, Steve always does the unexpected.......2007-02-03

....with a feeling is the understatement of all time. Steve's take of the blues is a breath of fresh air and if you can this rare CD, get it if you are a guitar fan, period.

Steve Hackett plays the Blues!!.......2003-08-17

"Blues With A Feeling" is former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett's first full foray into playing solid blues. Besides showing off his brilliant guitar playing, Hackett also plays a mean harmonica and displays superb vocals (similar to David Gilmour).
The CD is a 12-track collection of Blues standards and Hackett originals. Only the track "Big Dallas Sky" steps away from the Blues to show off Steve's trademark progressive rock style. All in all, this a solid collection of great Blues music from the one and only Steve Hackett.
The enhanced portion of this CD includes 22 full length MP3 files. 18 of these MP3's are by Steve Hackett with two each from Chester Thompson and former King Crimson and Foreigner member Ian McDonald. If you own a computer, it's like having a whole other album in addition to "Blues With a Feeling".
Great album from one of the greats.

Hackett does the Blues.......2000-06-16

Steve Hackett show his talent and ability with this CD. He was a experianced Harp player before he joined Genesis, and He showcases his ability here with this CD.

The Title track is a wonderful sonic experiance, soulful guitar, blistering Harp and Steve's vastly improving vocals. If you like Blues, like Gary Moore and Snowy White add this to you collection...

Average customer rating: Not for beginners Not ready for prime time ***1/2. Some great stuff, but a lot of recycling as well

With a Feeling 57-66: The Cobra, Chief & Crash Recordings Magic Sam Manufacturer: Westside UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Blues | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: West Side Soul Rockin Wild in Chicago Black Magic ASIN: B000058A0D Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

1. All Your Love
2. Love Me with a Feeling
3. Everything Gonna Be Alright
4. Look Whatcha Done
5. All Night Long
6. All My Whole Life
7. Easy Baby
8. 21 Days in Jail
9. Love Me This Way
10. Magic Rocker
11. My Love Is Your Love
12. Mr. Charlie
13. Square Dance Rock, Pt. 1
14. Square Dance Rock, Pt. 2
15. Every Night About This Time
16. Do the Camel Walk
17. Blue Light Boogie
18. You Don't Have to Work
19. Out of Bad Luck
20. She Belongs to Me
21. Roll Your Moneymaker
22. Call Me If You Need Me
23. Respect Me Baby
24. Hard Road
25. Love Me with a Feeling [Take 1]
26. Everything Gonna Be Alright [Take Unkown]
27. 21 Days in Jail [Take 2]
28. Easy Baby [Two 'Test' and Take 5]

Album Details

'Series' packaging, expert annotation & best-ever CD sound make this a 'must have' for all serious blues collectors, even those who may already own this material in some form.

Customer Reviews:

Not for beginners.......2007-07-04

If you're already a big Magic Sam Maghett fan and you're looking to expand your library, then this is an excellent selection - especially given the limited selection. It gives a feel for the early development of the Magic Sam sound that helped define the Chicago west side blues, along with Otis Rush and Buddy Guy, in the '50s and '60s. If you are only a casual fan of Magic Sam, then this album is probably not for you - it gets a little repetitive and the slight nuances are probably lost on you. Personally I have enjoyed this album, but it does get a little tedious at times and the fast forward button is required.

As a side note, notice the similarity between the melody on Magic Sam's 'Do the Camel Walk' and Freddie King's 'Hideaway'. I don't know the history of this (I wish I could've lived it), it is apparently confirmed in 'Voice of the Blues' by Jim O'Neil that Freddie stole the licks from Hound Dog Taylor. I don't know how 'Do the Camel Walk' gets into the mix, as they were laid down on wax at about the same time.

Not ready for prime time.......2006-06-08

A lot of this material is markedly inferior to his later recordings. Some of it sounds tentative. Many of the songs are in a key that doesn't work for the vocals. Strictly for completists.

If you're looking for a first Magic Sam album get "West Side Soul."

***1/2. Some great stuff, but a lot of recycling as well.......2005-01-13

Recycling?! Yes, well, there is some really great, energetic blues and R&B here, and some sizzling guitar playing, but you also get the feeling that Magic Sam only knew two or three songs at this point in his career, and he keeps doing them over and over with slightly different lyrics.

"The Essential Magic Sam" is not a career-spanning compilation; it chronicles Sam Maghett's earliest recordings for the Cobra, Crash and Chief labels. This material has been repackaged several times, and it's hard to pick one over the other...the sound is quite good, annotation is, too.
Sam was only in his early twenties when these singles were recorded, and some of the songs show up many years later on the excellent LPs "West Side Soul" and "Black Magic". And while the gritty "Mr Charlie", the classic "All Your Love", the passionate "Every Night About This Time", and the swinging "Look Watcha Done" are certainly great songs, the Cobra, Chief and Crash singles lack some of the variation of Sam's later recordings. "Everything Gonna Be Alright", "My Love Is Your Love", "Love Me This Way", "All Night Long", and "Easy Baby" are simply carbon copies of the 1957 single "All Your Love", and this compilation would actually benefit from being cut down to perhaps fifteen songs.

Still, fans of Magic Sam will certainly want this one in their collection. Casual listeners should start with "West Side Soul", though.

Average customer rating: This guy is AMAZING! He's Got Rhythm! Richard Dowling has found teh Gershwin Way to play

Sweet and Low-Down - Richard Dowling plays George Gershwin Manufacturer: Klavier ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: World's Greatest Piano Rags Richard Dowling Plays Chopin, Volume II ASIN: B00005N9Z9 Release Date: 2001-07-01

Tracks:

1. Sweet and Low-Down
2. Looking for a Boy
3. Someone to Watch Over Me
4. That Certain Feeling
5. 'S Wonderful/Funny Face
6. Maybe
7. Swanee
8. Clap Yo' Hands
9. Drifting Along with the Tide
10. "Andantino moderato" theme from Rhapsody in Blue
11. So Am I
12. Kickin' the Clouds Away
13. My One and Only
14. Prelude No. 1 in B-flat Major
15. Novelette in Fourths
16. Sleepless Night
17. Rubato
18. Promenade
19. Three-Quarter Blues
20. Prelude No. 2 in C-sharp Minor
21. Impromptu in Two Keys
22. Prelude No. 3 in E-flat Minor
23. I Got Rhythm
24. Oh, Lady Be Good!
25. Liza
26. Embraceable You
27. Somebody Loves Me
28. Fascinatin' Rhythm
29. The Man I Love

Album Description

American pianist Richard Dowling performs virtually all of Gershwin's original works for solo piano along with several new transcriptions of Gershwin improvisations from disc recordings and player piano rolls. Dowling transcribed several of the tracks himself including a world premiere of Gershwin's own three-minute rendition of the main theme of "Rhapsody in Blue." Rounding out the disc are Earl Wild's Seven Virtuoso Etudes on Themes by Gershwin.

Customer Reviews:

This guy is AMAZING!.......2002-12-08

I heard one of Dowling's concerts and he's awesome! I play this CD in my car and almost got a speeding ticket because of it. Richard really knows the Gershwin style. It's upbeat and a lot of fun to listen to over and over.

He's Got Rhythm!.......2001-08-31

Richard's got the most amazing fingers (and ears)! He's such a good pianist that you'll swear you're hearing old George playing himself. If you love music from 1920s and 30s New York, this is about as authentic as it gets. The Earl Wild pieces at the end will blow you away. You'll want to listen to this CD over and over because the music is happy and the execution is perfect.

Richard Dowling has found teh Gershwin Way to play.......2001-08-17

The masterful work displayed on this CD is a pleasure to listen to. The speed with which the keystrokes are perfectly executed is simply astounding. I have only had the CD for about a week and have enjoyed it completely many times.

Average customer rating: Bizarre...

Plays with Feeling/The Way We Were Willis "Gator" Jackson Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Keep on a Blowin' ASIN: B00005LZQE Release Date: 2001-07-31

Tracks:

1. Racubah
2. Feelings
3. Singing Bass
4. Young Man With a Horn
5. Do Your Super Thing
6. Bouquet
7. Do It, To It
8. Something Good
9. Way We Were
10. Lover's Eve
11. Sideshow
12. Brown Eyed Girl
13. Love's Theme
14. Fire
15. Lady Marmalade
16. Then Came You
17. Shame, Shame, Shame
18. Pick Up the Pieces

Customer Reviews:

Bizarre..........2007-02-28

Is this really Willis "Gator" Jackson??? If so, I can't tell you how bizarre this album is...

Freeze frame a moment: Willis "Gator" Jackson: one of the heaviest, bluesiest, grooviest, hard wailing tenors or the 60's, best known for his heavy kicking organ combo cuts that debuted a young Pat Martino...

now jump ahead... Its the roll'o'boogie 70's - - and Willis Jackson is BOOGYING all right, on the COTILLION label... playing the greatest hits of the 70's horns, strings and all. Of course, everyone at that time was doing stuff like this... Some quite well: Stanley Turrentine, Houston Person - - even Groove Holmes, Jack McDuff and Reuben Wilson were funkin' out (and quite well!) - - catch is, this album - - I don't know how to describe it.... the overall recording is... strange. Tracks are bumping at times, but most the time there's something a bit "lethargic". Sort of like a K-Tel copy of a copy of Salsoul. Orchestra is not bad (actually Seldon Powell is sitting in) but there's this strange feeling... kind of like the musicians are thinking, "ughghghghghg... why do we have to play this sh't?" - - Hence in the end, the album is best described as "potentially good" but in the end lackluster.

All in all... even if you like disco/funk (which I do), I wouldn't call this "must have", however, if you do have Jazz buff friends who are familiar with Gator, the novelty value of the album is worth it. You know what I mean.. play it with that, "You'll never guess who this is!" challenge. No, they won't guess... then you'll say "Man it's Gator!" Woe... "Gator playing FIRE and PICK UP THE PIECES... get outta here ! ! !"

o.k. Next...

Average customer rating: Excellent performer A unique project Gershwin historical, manic, perfect, archival Definative

Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 1-4 Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001Z2RSC Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Swanee
2. Come To the Moon
3. I Was So Young (You Were So Beautiful)
4. Tee-Oodle-Um-bum-Bo
5. Nobody But You
6. Limehouse Nights
7. Drifting Along With The Tide
8. Rhapsody In Blue
9. Oh Lady Be Good!
10. Fascinating Rhythm
11. Hang On To Me
12. I'd Rather Charleston
13. The Man I Love
14. The Half Of It, Dearie, Blues
15. So Am I
16. Kickin' The Clouds Away
17. Concerto In F

Tracks:

1. Sweet And Low-Down (I)
2. That Certain Feeling (I)
3. Looking For A Boy
4. When Do We Dance?
5. Sweet And Low-Down (II)
6. That Certain Feeling (II)
7. Irish Waltz
8. Do, Do, Do
9. Someone To Watch Over Me
10. Clap Yo' Hands
11. Maybe
12. Three Preludes: I. No.1: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso / II. No.2: Andante Con Moto / III No.3: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso
13. Meadow Serenade
14. My One And Only
15. 'S Wonderful/Funny Face
16. He Loves And She Loves
17. An American In Paris
18. Liza
19. Strike Up The Band
20. Embraceable You
21. I Got Rhythm (I)
22. I Got Rhythm (II)

Tracks:

1. Of Thee I Sing
2. Jilted
3. Second Rhapsody
4. For You, For Me, For Evermore
5. Cuban Overture
6. Isn't It A Pity?
7. Variations On 'I Got Rhythm'
8. I. Catfish Row: Introduction - Jazzbo Brown - First Chorus, 'Summertime'
9. II. Porgy Sings: 'I got Plenty O' Nuthin' - 'Bess, You Is My Woman Now'
10. III. Fugue: Murder Of Crown, Act III Scene 1
11. IV. Hurricane: Introduction, Act II Scene 3 - Hurricane, Act II Scene 3
12. V. Good Morning, Brother: Occupational Humoresque, Act III Scene 3 - 'Good Morning, Brother' - Children's Song 'Sure To Go To Heaven' - 'I'm On My Way' (Finale)
13. They Can't Take That Away From Me
14. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
15. Our Love Is Here To Stay

Tracks:

1. Girl Crazy Overture
2. French Ballet Class
3. Dance Of The Waves
4. Slap That Bass
5. Walking The Dog
6. I've Got Beginner's Luck
7. They All Laughed
8. They Can't Take That Away From Me
9. Shall We Dance
10. By Strauss
11. I Can't Be Bothered Now
12. The Jolly Tar And The Milkmaid (1st Version)
13. Put Me To The Test
14. The Jolly Tar And The Milkmaid (2nd Version)
15. Stiff Upper Lip
16. A Foggy day (In London Town)
17. Nice Work If You Can Get It
18. Things Are Looking Up
19. I Was Doing All Right
20. Love Walked In

Customer Reviews:

Excellent performer.......2007-03-09

This plates are wonderful. I was charmed, and when I close my eyes now, I see scenes with American in Paris or Porgy and Bess but my favorite piece of music is Rhapsody in Blue. It's more than excellent is fantastic. Jack Gibbons perfectly feels the unique tone Gershwin's music, the mixture rythms of jazz with influences of impressionists and clear and beauty melodies.
I'm fascinating.

A unique project.......2006-11-23

Gibbons' undertaking is unique: to reconstruct and then execute and record the note-for-note playing of Gershwin as documented on the composers' piano rolls, sound recordings and certain published arrangements. I agree with the reviewer who points out that the result is like a library and not a recital you sit back and listen to (or get up and dance to). In fact Gibbons does some editing of his "library" now and then, and clearly documents it in his liner notes: in some reconstructions he augments accompaniment effects and even the melodic line itself. I don't mind that at all, especially as Gibbons scrupulously accounts for such tampering in his liner notes; but it seems to me that it is in this area of "tampering" that Gibbons the artist is asserting himself...which of course undermines the "library", the "historical archive": you have to search and read a bit to find out when you're hearing only Gershwin and when you're hearing some added Gibbons. I don't mind; Gibbons is a remarkable artist in his own right, not merely an impeccable documentarian. For sheer generosity of production Gibbons' Gershwin must also be unique: 4 cd's, scholar-level liner notes (yes, you need a magnifying glass to read them), and rock-bottom bargain price.

Gershwin historical, manic, perfect, archival.......2006-06-12

First: this is 4 high-end produced cd's (in low-end jewel cases) for the price of 2. The liner notes of all 4 cd's are condensed in a booklet of microscopic print, so you may need to spend the savings on a magnifying glass. MONEY WELL SPENT.
Second: Jack Gibbons plays (and has recorded) the Alkan op 39 etudes (he probably plays a lot more Alkan than that). For those of you not in the know, this is to say he has world-class chops, indeed history-class (Liszt, who never played his friend Alkan, at least in public). But it's also to say that Gibbons knows how to interpret and personalize fantastically difficult piano music. For me, his Alkan op 39 is personal and passionate and real (contrast the facile and over-pedalled Hamelin and the just-the-notes-ma'me Ringeissen). An appreciation of Gibbons' Alkan is important here because while his Alkan is uniquely personal (as such music must be, no matter how hard it is to play) his Gershwin is deliberately impersonal...which is to say: no pianist, no singer would want to reproduce what Gibbons has given us in these 4 cd's, and in fact few listeners will be able to listen for long to these 4 cd's without a respite, a break , some silence, some minimal styling from somebody (anybody) else...which brings me to
Third: This is an archive, not a recital. This is a library, not a program. There is no track-by-track contrast of moods here, no track-by-track concession to easy listening, varied delight, any more than a library shelf of novels is alphabetized by authors' last names as a concession to mood or fancy or taste of the searching patron. This is the documented Gershwin in his recording mode: manic, notey, clever, "on", and never, as generations of stylists found in him, ravishing, tender, longing, sweet, glad, hopeful...person-to-person, in a word. I can listen to these cd's about half an hour at a time, max. This is Gerwhsin, not Gibbons. And this is just one side of Gershwin. He died at 38, in the summer. Brain tumor. A lot of pain.
Finally, Jack Gibbons has given the world a uniquely valuable and easily available resource. Gibbons could now do us a service by playing us some Gershwin as he feels it, as it hits him and makes him sing (as Gershwin, our American Schubert, does to all of us, and as I think Alkan has done to Gibbons). I would love to see a Gershwin stylings by Gibbons now that Gibbons himself has made sure Gershwin in his authenticity is safe and sound.

Definative.......2005-07-23

Here's the whole Gershwin catalog at a great price... Five plus hours of bliss. Definately five stars!

Gibbons, according to a family friend and biographer Edward jablonski "recreates Gershwin's style." I'll never know. I can say this is a lively recording and has the perfect balance. It's neither stuffy and plodding or cute.

Average customer rating: ***1/2 A nice collection, but mostly for serious Walter fans EURO's are OK with me Careful Buying This CD Used!!! Superb Blues Harmonica Amazing harmonica playing.

Blues with a Feeling: Chess Collectibles, Vol. 3 Little Walter Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hate to See You Go The Blues World of Little Walter Hoodoo Man Blues 1947-1953 One More Mile ASIN: B000002OCJ Release Date: 1995-10-24

Tracks:

1. Juke (Alternate)
2. Can't Hold Out Much Longer (Alternate)
3. Blue Midnight (Alternate)
4. Fast Boogie (Alternate)
5. Driftin'
6. Tonight With A Fool
7. That's It
8. Blues With A Feeling (Alternate)
9. My Kind Of Baby
10. Last Boogie
11. Come Back Baby
12. I Love you So (Oh Baby)
13. Big Leg Mama
14. Mercy Babe A/K/A My Babe
15. Thunderbird
16. Crazy For My baby
17. Can't Top Lovin' You
18. Who
19. Flying Saucer
20. Teenage Beat

Tracks:

1. Temperature (Alternate)
2. Shake Dancer
3. Ah'w Baby (Alternate)
4. Rock Botton (Alternate)
5. You Gonne be Sorry (Someday Baby)
6. Baby
7. My Baby Is Sweeter (Alternate)
8. Crazy Mixed Up World (Alternate)
9. Worried Life Blues
10. Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Alternate)
11. Mean Old Frisco (Alternate)
12. One Of These Mornings
13. Blue And Lonesome (Alternate)
14. Me And Piney Brown
15. Break It Up
16. Going Down Slow
17. You're Sweet
18. You Don't Know
19. I'm A Businessman
20. Chicken Shack

Customer Reviews:

***1/2 A nice collection, but mostly for serious Walter fans.......2004-06-20

"The Essential Little Walter" remains the ultimate Little Walter compilation, and since Little Walter Jacobs' recorded output didn't quite maintain a level of quality to match that of Muddy Waters', Sonny Boy Williamson's, or Howlin' Wolf's, most casual fans can skip this one without missing all that much.

But serious Walter-scholars will certainly want to give "Blues With A Feelin'" a second glance.
The third item in the "Chess Collectibles" series, it includes a lot of rare material, most of which has never before been released on CD. And several of these 40 cuts are previously unreleased in any format, not just in the US, but wordwide.

Opening with an alternate take of Walter's first hit, the instrumental "Juke", disc one includes previously unreleased versions of "Can't Hold Out Much Longer", "Blues With A Feeling", Charles Brown's "Driftin'", two tough, Walter-penned shuffle called "That's It" and "Fast Boogie", as well as the first-time US appearances of several songs including the up-tempo jump blues tunes "My Kind Of Baby" and "I Love You So", and an alternate "My Babe" titled "Mercy Babe".
And the 1955 singles "Can't Stop Lovin' You" and "Crazy For My Baby" make their album debut here (they were previously only released as singles), as does "Who" and the instrumental numbers "Flying Saucer" and "Teenage Beat".
"Crazy For My Baby" is a Willie Dixon-tune later recorded by Dixon himself, by the way, and it is one of the best songs on a disc with a lot of good stuff but not too many really great songs.

Disc two presents the same mix of obscure singles, rare import items, and unreased numbers, like the alternate takes of "Temperature", "Crazy Mixed Up World", and "You're Sweet" (all vocal performances, none of them particularly interesting).
Walter's rendition of Maceo Merriweather's "Worried Life Blues" is not too shabby...it makes its US album debut here, as does "Baby", which features some nice guitar playing by Luther Tucker, and the Otis Spann-backed singles "You Don't Know", "Break It Up" and "Me And Piney Brown". Muddy Waters plays slide guitar on the instrumental "Rock Bottom (alternate take)", and "I'm A Businessman" is a rather interesring Willie Dixon song played an all-star band which includes Buddy Guy, Lafayette Leake, saxist Donald Hawkins, and (unfortunately) organ player Billy Emerson. It's not Emerson's fault, but the Toys 'R' Us-like organ sounds horrible.

If you're a big fan of Walter and his chromatic harmonicas, you are sure to find something of interest on this collection...Little Walter and his harp take centre stage on almost every song, and even if his playing isn't always varied enough for these two discs to be listened to in one long sitting (that's right, I said it!), harmonica lovers should definitely check out "Blues With A Feelin'".
More casual blues fans will be better served by a collection of Walter's Chess hits, "His Best" or the excellent double-disc anthology "The Essential Little Walter".

EURO's are OK with me.......2004-02-05

I must take exception to walkthewalk's characterization of the Euro version of BLUE'S WITH A FEELING , Chess Collectibles Volume III. As is often the case, European editions of American recordings can differ in some respects from the original US release. This is the 2nd Euro Chess compilation I've purchased. The other was the also hard to find, AINT GONNA BE YOUR DOG, Chess Collectibles Volume II by Howlin' Wolf. In both cases, the packaging (high quality paper similar to environment friendly US packaging) was the only difference. The stellar 32 bit remastering, literature and tracks are identical to the originals. The one other difference between this edition and Little Walter's US version is, it's available and affordable. If you want to wait around for the out of print, US edition to someday come up for sale and are willing to pay at least double the price, be my guest. I applaud the Euros interest in classic blues recordings for keeping these awesome recordings still available there and for us here. As walkthewalk mentioned the release on Charly that carries the same name as this release, is an entirely different and vastly inferior recording. Hopefully, a Euro version of the out of print ESSENTIAL LITTLE WALTER 2 disc set on Chess (his finest compilation), will surface sometime for those of you who's desire for the mastery of Little Walter isn't upto the $70 or more the used US version will cost you. It make's good sense to always verify that the disc(s) you're buying is the actual product you want, but the socalled checker trim versions of the Chess Master Recordings are everything you could hope for. I'm listening to my brand new Euro BLUES WITH A FEELING for the first time right now and it's FANTASTIC!

Careful Buying This CD Used!!!.......2003-12-03

This is a great CD and definitely worth having in your collection. BUT if you are trying to buy it used on Amazon, BEWARE. I recently bought a used copy of "Blues With A Feeling" on Amazon from a European seller, but that's exactly what I got -- a copy!!! Unfortunately, when the CD arrive it was not the CD shown in the picture -- and I should know because I used to own it. While it was a double CD with the exact same title and track listings, there were key differences: Instead of a full picture of Little Walter on the cover, it had a small picture surrounded by cheesey checkers. Instead of a clear jewel case, it came in a vinyl tri-fold case. All in all it seemed to be a cheap Euro knock-off of the orginal US MCI/Chess CD. As I recently found out, there is also an out of print Charly CD that goes by the same name "Blues With A Feeling"-- but it only has 1 CD and half the tracks. So, if you are in the market for this CD, BE CAREFUL. Make sure the seller describes the CD in full, i.e in their description they should verify that the Blues With a Feeling CD they are selling is the orginal MCA/Checker US one. They should also verify it is a double CD (not Charly) and that the cover looks exactly like the one in the picture!!! If they are selling the Euro Repro or the Charly version they should note this and price CD accordingly -- so buyers know exactly what they are getting. Until they do don't buy!

Superb Blues Harmonica.......2001-12-19

Little Walter stands out for the tone and the range of his harmonica playing. Little Walter plays the harmonica with a flourish only matched by Shakey Horton and Sonny Boy Williamson. Little Walter takes the sound of this cheap instrument to another plane.

Amazing harmonica playing........1999-09-30

One word: wow.

A must have-cd for students of the blues harmonica and for fans of innovative, heartfelt blues.

Wonderful liner notes as well.

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A Few Degrees Warmer Eric Steckel Band Manufacturer: Muttlee Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA3GGS Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

1. Rude Mood
2. Red House
3. Hideaway
4. Crossroads
5. Sad Nite Owl
6. Jaywalkin'
7. Where I Play My Blues
8. Lenny
9. Sky Is Crying
10. Bad Dog
11. Thrill Is Gone
12. Steppin' Out

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