Various Artists Modern Chicago Blues (blues)(mp3@320)[rogercc][h33t]

Various ‎– Modern Chicago Blues
Label:Testament Records
Released: 1964 (Testament 2203) 1994 (Testament 5008 )
Format : Mp3@320

>Various ‎– Modern Chicago Blues
Label:Testament Records
Released: 1964 (Testament 2203) 1994 (Testament 5008 )
Format : Mp3@320



Producer Pete Welding made many recordings for Testament in the early and mid-'60s at the start of the blues revival, and this is a grab bag of 21 tracks he recorded in Chicago between 1962 and 1966. This isn't post-war Chicago blues as many listeners picture the form. Only four of the cuts have drums, and not all of them are electric; it's more like a document of country blues getting citified, rather than the full electric Chicago band sound. The actual music mixes performances by well-known figures like Robert Nighthawk and Big Walter Horton with unknowns like Wilbert Jenkins and John Lee Granderson

Tracklist :
1 Johnny Young - My Baby Walked Out in 1954 2:14
Johnny Young - Vocals, Guitar
Slim Willis – Harmonica
Otis Spann - Piano
Robert Whitehead - Drums
2 Wilbert Jenkins - Married Woman Blues 3:18
Wilbert Jenkins - Vocals, Guitar
Tommy Allen - Guitar
Prezs Thomas - Harmonica
3 Johnny Young - You Make Me Feel So Good 2:41
Johnny Young - Vocals, Guitar
Slim Willis – Harmonica
Otis Spann - Piano
4 Maxwell Street Jimmy - Crying Won't Make Me Stay 2:48
Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis - Vocals, Guitar
5 Big Walter Horton - Everybody's Fishing 3:02
Big Walter Horton - Vocals, Harmonica
Johnny Young - Guitar
Jimmy Walker - Piano
6 Johnny Young - Money Takin' Woman 1:53
Johnny Young - Vocals, Mandolin
Slim Willis – Harmonica
Otis Spann - Piano
7 Robert Nighthawk - Blues Before Sunrise 3:12
Robert Nighthawk - Vocals, Guitar
Johnny Young - Guitar
John Wrencher - Harmonica
8 Johnny Young - Back to Chicago 5:08
Johnny Young - Vocals, Guitar
Jimmy Walker - Piano
9 John Lee Granderson - Bumble Bee 3:10
John Lee Granderson - Vocals, Guitar
William Mack - Guitar
Prezs Thomas - Harmonica
Jimmy Walker - Piano
10 Maxwell Street Jimmy - I've Got My Eyes on You 2:07
Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis - Vocals, Guitar
11 Johnny Young - Bad Blood 3:01
Johnny Young - Vocals, Guitar
Slim Willis – Harmonica
Otis Spann - Piano
Robert Whitehead - Drums
12 John Wrencher - I'm Going to Detroit 2:54
John Wrencher - Vocals, Harmonica
John Lee Granderson - Guitar
Johnny Young - Mandolin
13 Maxwell St. Jimmy - Hanging Around My Door 3:01
Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis - Vocals, Guitar
14 Johnny Young - Tired of You Smiling 3:26
Johnny Young - Vocals, Mandolin
Slim Willis - Harmonica
Otis Spann - Piano
15 Wilbert Jenkins - Crawling King Snake 2:43
Wilbert Jenkins - Vocals, Guitar
Tommy Allen - Guitar
Prezs Thomas - Harmonica
16 Johnny Young - Let Me Ride Your Mule 2:27
Johnny Young - Vocals, Guitar
Slim Willis – Harmonica
Otis Spann - Piano
17 Big Walter Horton - Hard-Hearted Woman 3:35
Big Walter Horton - Vocals, Harmonica
Johnny Young - Guitar
Jimmy Walker - Piano
18 John Lee Granderson - I Don't Feel Good 2:29
John Lee Granderson - Vocals, Guitar
William Mack – Guitar
Prezs Thomas - Harmonica
Jimmy Walker - Piano
19 Maxwell Street Jimmy - Long Haired Doney 3:51
Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis - Vocals, Guitar
20 John Lee Granderson - That's All Right 2:43
John Lee Granderson - Vocals, Guitar
William Mack - Guitar
Prezs Thomas – Harmonica
Jimmy Walker - Piano)
21 William Mack - Hideaway 2:44
William Mack - Guitar
John Lee Granderson - Guitar
Jimmy Walker - Piano

All tracks recorded in Chicago between 1962 and 1966.

Previously issued on LP as Testament 2203.


Except Tracks 9, 10, and 19-21 previously unissued.