Ace of Harps

• Artist: Charlie Musselwhite
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• Release Date: 1990
• Total Time: 44:19
• Genre: Blues

Review

"This is the best band I've ever had," Musselwhite proclaims on the back of this LP; longtime fans would find that debatable. Rather than schooled on the Chess sounds that provided Charlie with his foundation, these guys play a Malaco strain of blues, and Tommy Hill is simply one of the busiest (read: obnoxious) drummers anywhere. A "Boogie Chillen" takeoff ("River Hip Mama") is surprisingly not just same-old, same-old, but for the most part the funkified blues contrasts sharply with the album's two most poignant numbers, the jazz standard "Yesterdays" (with Charlie on chromatic, borrowing from trumpeter Clifford Brown's "strings" album) and "My Road Lies in Darkness" -- just Charlie and his acoustic guitar. ~ Dan Forte, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Blues Overtook Me	Charlie Musselwhite	Charlie Musselwhite	(4:41)
Mean Old Frisco	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	Charlie Musselwhite	(3:45)
She May Be Your Woman	Charlie Musselwhite	Charlie Musselwhite	(8:44)
Kiddeio		Charlie Musselwhite	(4:41)
River Hip Mama	Charlie Musselwhite, Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones	Charlie Musselwhite	(4:16)
Yesterdays	Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach	Charlie Musselwhite	(5:11)
Leaving Your Town	Charlie Musselwhite	Charlie Musselwhite	(3:15)
Hangin' On	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	Charlie Musselwhite	(3:28)
Hello, Pretty Baby	Charlie Musselwhite	Charlie Musselwhite	(3:35)
My Road Lies	Charlie Musselwhite	Charlie Musselwhite	(2:43)

Credits

Charlie Musselwhite (Guitar), Charlie Musselwhite (Harp), Charlie Musselwhite (Vocals), Charlie Musselwhite (Main Performer), Thomas Hill (Drums), Pat Johnson (Photography), Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones (Guitar), Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones (Guitar (Electric)), Artis Joyce (Bass), Bruce Kaphan (Engineer), Jay Shilliday (Mixing), Jimmy Pugh (Keyboards), Tommy Hill (Drums), Matt Minde (Cover Design), Tom Goyne (Mastering)