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Yes! Not to be confused with the Black & Blue album of the same name that was reissued on CD.
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While I understand the reservations expressed here, it is still that case that 1960 was a very important a pivotal point in Coltrane's career. These recordings are therefore important for Coltrane fans even if the sound quality might hinder the pure listening enjoyment. If the tape that has already been circulating is any indicator, the sound quality might not be as bad as Bird at St. Nicks. John
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It is kind of funny that none of the rock covers ever really picked up on Robert Johnson's original rhythms in Cross Road Blues, which, in my mind, are a primary source of the song's originality and power. Eric Clapton's dumbed down rhythms for it also became the foundation for most subsequent rock covers of the song. Give me the original, please.
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I have a preference for the alternate take, myself. Most blues rock musicians inspired by Johnson who emerged in the 1960s never heard the originally released version. Did they need to? The first time I heard it was on the Roots Delta Blues compilation that you mention above.
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Thanks for posting this. The Columbia 2011 release of the complete recordings was a major sonic improvement over the 1990 Roots'n Blues package. I don't really hear that much difference between this newly discovered disc and the 2011 release, but I guess that it might be a slight bit sharper and clearer.
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Bird is one case where also having the alternates makes a lot of sense. Bird makes different takes sound very different. I also enjoy very much hearing Bird do successive takes of the same track in a row. For example, it is extremely rewarding to move with Bird as he spontaneously composes Bird of Paradise through three takes starting with All the Things You Are.
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One of the reasons why Rocket 88 gets so much attention was an accident. One of the amplifiers blew out and created an unexpected distortion in the bass, which sounded like....Rock and Roll, or at least different than the song that they based it on: Jimmy Liggins' Cadillac Boogie. -
Thanks, Allen. I'm certainly intrigued enough to keep listening to him.
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I personally have the three discs that Lon posted above on Jazz Unlimited. But I assume that the newer set is the same, maybe with better sound.
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This is a great set indeed. If you have the Mosaic Decca All Stars box, that doesn't do it justice at all, even though all of the studio tracks are there. You need the 3-disc set with the original ordering and the narration.
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RIP Jack Chambers
John L replied to medjuck's topic in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...
Sad news. RIP -
Damn! RIP
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Happy to help!
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How many posters from 2003 are still here on the board?
John L replied to ghost of miles's topic in Forums Discussion
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That was one of the very first books that I read about the Blues, and I still consider it to be one of the best. I PMed you.