paul secor

Another one to listen to again, along with The Long March.

As you say - raw and rough - and some good music.

Reading Joachim-Ernst Berendt's liner notes, I came across: "The most fluent of the early jazz clarinet players was not the overrated Sidney Bechet, but Albert Nicholas …." Leaving Albert Nicholas aside, the "overrated" comment about Sidney Bechet is one of the most ignorant things I've ever read (even granting that Bechet's main horn was soprano). I stopped reading the notes at that point.

Haven't listened to this in years. Probably time to get it off the shelf and onto the turntable.

Very fine (and somewhat overlooked) date.

Mono is definitely the way to with that one.

Happy Birthday!

Guitar Shorty - the North Carolina musician, not the electric guitarist - was one of those guitarist/singers like Robert Pete Williams and Joseph Spence, who created and lived in a musical world of his own. A unique musician and one to be treasured.

Beautiful Record!

Is this the CD you have?

Great music. Not sure if the writing from the booklet is available in Larry Kart's book. If so, you can get it there.

John Lee Hooker recorded in 1949, just after his first commercial recordings, playing acoustic guitar at the home of animator/cartoonist Gene Deitch. Many of the tunes are older country blues along with a few spirituals, done John Lee Hooker style.

Too bad that wasn't my birth date. I only wish that I were 31 - but knowing what I know now.

I can't even say that I have your excuse.