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Music : Hoodoo Man Blues
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Rating: 
- A modern classic
With respect to my fellow reviewer, this album is not really fifties blues. It was recorded in the mid-sixties and was, as other reviews describe, a fine contemporary work. And, had it been recorded this year, it would still sound current. It has a vitality and presence which passes the test of time with honours. And so, it is blues - very good blues - which does not need to be slotted into a specific era.
What a band! Four brilliant musicians at the top of their game. Has there ever been a finer drummer in blues than Fred Below? Jack Myers was a very influential bassist with a fresh approach to a classic form; Buddy Guy was in excellent form on these sessions; and Junior Wells leads them to many peaks throughout the album. He is 'his own man' as a vocalist and harmonicist. I would hesitate to claim that he is the equal of Little Walter, but I love what he plays. The comparison is pointless. He's who he is, and that's good enough for anybody.
Rating:
- ONE OF THE BEST BLUES ALBUMS!
I just cannot say enough about this album, except that it is absolutely brilliant. Junior Wells is a superb harp player and blues singer and this cd captures him at his very best and in the same category as Little Walter Jacobs.
Rating: - SUPERB!
I found this c.d. from a link from another artist, listened to a few soundbites and thought I would give it a go.
I am sure glad I did. The sound on the disk is fantastic. How they transferred this to this quality is truly amazing.
It is a ADD quality and highlights the level of musicianship from the young Buddy Guy on guitar and the energy and feeling of Junior. I have quite a large selection of blues but this has just climbed to the top.
I will be looking for some more from this label.
Buy and enjoy. It feels like it was recorded yesterday!
Rating: - Wells & Guy set Chicago aflame
Hot foot from Muddy Waters and Earl Hooker Wells teamed up with guitar master Buddy Guy, bassist Jack Myers and drummer Billy Warren to record this Chicago masterpiece, reputedly the first LP recorded by a working Chicago blues band it crackles with menace, Junior commands you to 'Snatch it Back and Hold It' at the opener before tearing it out of your hands and pushing it back in your face, this is a superb set where everything gels, Guy (I think billed as Friendly Chap on the original cover) tears it up and Wells meaty harp compliments the onslaught parry and thrust, what it must have been to see this band in its prime.
Rating: - THE Definitive Blues Recording
I always wondered why people bother to critique music in this type of forum - then along come Hoodoo Man Blues.
This CD has just blown me away completely.
Junior Well's vocals are incredible, moving and confident - he appears so utterley comfortable with his music. And then there is his harmonica playing, which is nothing short of intoxicating.
A young Buddy Guy accompanies Wells and shows his early mastery of electric blues guitar: highly expressive and tuneful.
The partnership of these two awesome figures was made in heaven. Also, as if things couldn't get any better, the recording is audiophile quality - I'll say that again, the recording is audiophile quality - if you can't SEE the music, your hi-fi is ready for the scrap heap. A Beautiful album that anyone with even the faintest interest in the blues must own - its the real deal, and you won't stop playing it!
- A modern classicWith respect to my fellow reviewer, this album is not really fifties blues. It was recorded in the mid-sixties and was, as other reviews describe, a fine contemporary work. And, had it been recorded this year, it would still sound current. It has a vitality and presence which passes the test of time with honours. And so, it is blues - very good blues - which does not need to be slotted into a specific era.
What a band! Four brilliant musicians at the top of their game. Has there ever been a finer drummer in blues than Fred Below? Jack Myers was a very influential bassist with a fresh approach to a classic form; Buddy Guy was in excellent form on these sessions; and Junior Wells leads them to many peaks throughout the album. He is 'his own man' as a vocalist and harmonicist. I would hesitate to claim that he is the equal of Little Walter, but I love what he plays. The comparison is pointless. He's who he is, and that's good enough for anybody.
Rating:
- ONE OF THE BEST BLUES ALBUMS!I just cannot say enough about this album, except that it is absolutely brilliant. Junior Wells is a superb harp player and blues singer and this cd captures him at his very best and in the same category as Little Walter Jacobs.
Rating:
- SUPERB!I found this c.d. from a link from another artist, listened to a few soundbites and thought I would give it a go.
I am sure glad I did. The sound on the disk is fantastic. How they transferred this to this quality is truly amazing.
It is a ADD quality and highlights the level of musicianship from the young Buddy Guy on guitar and the energy and feeling of Junior. I have quite a large selection of blues but this has just climbed to the top.
I will be looking for some more from this label.
Buy and enjoy. It feels like it was recorded yesterday!
Rating:
- Wells & Guy set Chicago aflameHot foot from Muddy Waters and Earl Hooker Wells teamed up with guitar master Buddy Guy, bassist Jack Myers and drummer Billy Warren to record this Chicago masterpiece, reputedly the first LP recorded by a working Chicago blues band it crackles with menace, Junior commands you to 'Snatch it Back and Hold It' at the opener before tearing it out of your hands and pushing it back in your face, this is a superb set where everything gels, Guy (I think billed as Friendly Chap on the original cover) tears it up and Wells meaty harp compliments the onslaught parry and thrust, what it must have been to see this band in its prime.
Rating:
- THE Definitive Blues RecordingI always wondered why people bother to critique music in this type of forum - then along come Hoodoo Man Blues.
This CD has just blown me away completely.
Junior Well's vocals are incredible, moving and confident - he appears so utterley comfortable with his music. And then there is his harmonica playing, which is nothing short of intoxicating.
A young Buddy Guy accompanies Wells and shows his early mastery of electric blues guitar: highly expressive and tuneful.
The partnership of these two awesome figures was made in heaven. Also, as if things couldn't get any better, the recording is audiophile quality - I'll say that again, the recording is audiophile quality - if you can't SEE the music, your hi-fi is ready for the scrap heap. A Beautiful album that anyone with even the faintest interest in the blues must own - its the real deal, and you won't stop playing it!