Artist: Various Artists Release Date: July 14, 1998Type: Collection (various artists)Genre: Blues
Review With such a wealth of great harmonica blues out there, and with such an outstanding track record on
Rhino 's part in general when it comes to historical compilations, it's no surprise that their second anthology of harmonica blues is just as good as the first. There are fine cuts by many big guns here, including
Little Walter , both Sonny Boy Williamsons,
James Cotton ,
Jimmy Reed ,
Junior Wells ,
Paul Butterfield ,
Slim Harpo , and
Sonny Terry (whose hard-rocking, electric "Hootin' Blues No. 2," from a 1956
RCA single, is a highlight). The less obvious choices make this a pleasure for mid-level blues fans looking for something they haven't heard before as well as more familiar material: Papa Lightfoot's "Jump the Boogie" is great, early raw electric blues with vocals that sound as if the mike was covered with sandpaper, and
Doctor Ross ' "Come Back Baby" is one of the most primordial blues recorded at
Sun . ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
Tracks
Credits Stephen Bladd (Drums), Buddy Guy (Guitar) , Little Walter (Harmonica) , Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band (Performer) , James Johnson (Guitar) , Elizabeth Pavone (Editorial Coordinator) , Leonard Chess (Producer) , Jay Miller (Producer) , Hugh Brown (Art Direction) , William Clarke (Performer) , Luther Tucker (Guitar) , J. Geils Band (Performer) , Shorty Lenoir (Harmonica) , Steven Chean (Editorial Supervision) , Alexander Lightfoot (Vocals) , Danny Klein (Bass) , Greg Allen (Design) , Remo Biondi (Violin) , Sam Phillips (Producer) , Sonny Boy Williamson (Vocals) , Alex Schultz (Guitar) , Gene Brooks (Drums) , Patrick Milligan (Project Assistant) , Greg Allen (Photography) , Stephen Bladd (Vocals) , James Cotton (Harmonica) , Jimmy Reed (Performer) , Cub Koda (Compilation Producer) , Elvin Bishop (Guitar (Rhythm)) , James Cotton (Vocals) , Gary Primich (Performer) , Dave Myers (Guitar) , Cub Koda (Liner Notes) , Sammy Brown (Drums) , Robert Moore (?) , Ransom Knowling (Bass) , Pee Wee Madison (Guitar) , Fred Kaplan (Piano) , Alexander Lightfoot (Harmonica) , Gabriel Pandy Perrodin, Jr. (Guitar) , Papa George Lightfoot (Performer) , Sam Lay (Drums) , Samuel Charters (Producer) , Shorty Lenoir (Vocals) , Willie Johnson (Guitar) , Sonny Terry (Performer) , Paul Rothchild (Producer) , Howlin' Wolf (Performer) , Walter Brown McGhee (Guitar) , William Clarke (Harmonica) , Otis Spann (Piano) , Jimmy Reed (Harmonica) , Lee Campbell (Drums) , Little Walter (Vocals) , Mark Naftalin (Organ) , Paul Butterfield (Harmonica) , John Marotti (Trumpet) , William Clarke (Vocals) , Geese August (Bass) , Mark Abramson (?) , Bob Fisher (Remastering) , Little Walter (Performer) , Michael Bloomfield (Slide Guitar) , Robert Lockwood, Jr. (Guitar) , Reubin Martin (Washboard) , Rachel Gutek (Design) , Fred Below (Drums) , Gary Primich (Producer) , Mark Abramson (Production Assistant) , James Cotton Blues Band (Performer) , Elizabeth Pavone (?) , Seth Justman (Organ) , James Polk (Organ) , Paul Butterfield (Vocals) , Jimmy Reed (Guitar) , Blind John Davis (Piano) , Stuart Sullivan (Producer) , Jack Myers (Bass) , Zach Zunis (Guitar (Rhythm)) , J. Geils Band (Band) , Sonny Boy Williamson (Performer) , Eddie Taylor (Guitar) , Clarence Jockey Etienne (Drums) , Milt Hinton (Bass) , Ted Myers (Editorial Coordinator) , Lori Carfora (Project Assistant) , Thane Tierney (Project Assistant) , Flaco Medina (Bass) , Seth Justman (Piano) , Geoffrey Haslam (Producer) , Rob Stupka (Drums) , Monroe Vincent (Percussion) , Sonny Terry (Vocals) , Sonny Boy Williamson (Harmonica) , Sonny Terry (Harmonica) , Sonny Boy Williamson (Performer) , Doctor Ross (Vocals) , Slim Harpo (Performer) , J. Geils (Producer) , Ted Myers (?) , Howlin' Wolf (Harmonica) , Jerome Arnold (Bass) , Al Smith (Producer) , S.P. Leary (Drums) , Howlin' Wolf (Vocals) , Louis Myers (Guitar) , William Clarke (Producer) , The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Performer) , Michael Johnson (Project Director) , Walter Brown McGhee (Vocals) , James Austin (Compilation Producer) , Doctor Ross (Harmonica) , Jonny Viau (Sax (Tenor)) , Doctor Ross (Performer) , Earl Phillips (Drums) , Lazy Lester (Performer) , Willie Dixon (Bass) , Rudolph Richard (Guitar)
