viernes, 23 de octubre de 2009

The Blues Band - Be My Guest 2003


The Blues Band - Be My Guest 2003

Blues

This is BGO's first ever compilation album made up of individual tracks from separate LPs put together with full guidance and support from the Blues Band and featuring some of the finest guest performances of their entire career. The list of guests reads like a who's who of the British blues and R'n'B music scene of the 60's and 70's. It includes musicians as talented and diverse as Charlie Watts and Ian Stewart (Rolling Stones), Georgie Fame, Jools Holland, Phil May (the Pretty Things), Memphis Horns, Bob Hall (one of the UK's finest boogie woogie pianists), Rockin' Dopsie, Jo Ann Kelly and many others. Brand new 2003 sleevenote by Tom McGuinness. The Blues Band are still touring around the world, thus keeping their profile high and performing many of these songs today. Tracklisting: The Cat (guest: Bob Hall) Big Fine Girl (guests: Mick Weaver/Rumour Brass) Hey Hey Little Girl (guests: Rockin' Dopsie/Chester Zeno) Don't Lie To Me (guest: Jo Ann Kelly) Big Boss Man (guest: Phil May) Bad Penny Blues (guest: Ian Stewart/ Charlie Watts/ Dave Green) When It Itches I Scratch (guest: Katie Webster) Bad Boy (guests: Big Joe Duskin/Plas Johnson) Can't Get My Ass In Gear (guests: Mike Sanchez/Plas Johnson) Normal Service (guests: Memphis Horns) Longing For You Baby (guests: Bob Hall/ Geraint Watkins) Fat City (guests: Nat Adderley/ Kokomo Singers) Cold Emotions, Frozen Hearts (guests: Memphis Horns/ Kokomo Singers) Let The Good Times Roll (guest: Jools Holland) CC Rider (guests: Jona Lewie/ Mike Paice) Baby Please Don't Go (guests: Peter King/Onslaught Orchestra) What You Wanted (guests: Pee Wee Ellis/ Georgie Fame) Half The Man (Twice The Fool) (guest: Ian McLagan) Resting On Jesus (guest: Chris Barber) Jesus indeed- think of how much alcohol was consumed that night!!

Led by several Manfred Mann alumni - Paul Jones, Tom McGuinness, and Dave Kelly - this English blues ensemble has been rocking along for a quarter of a century. And this anthology is a perfect place to hear its well-rounded repertoire. The 20-track selection includes a nice mix of rhythm-and-blues and boogie-woogie, along with more conventional blues fare, and offers extra treats in the form of several special guests. Charlie Watts and the now-deceased Ian Stewart of The Rolling Stones show up on a few tracks, as does the former zydeco accordionist Rockin' Dopsie, pianists Katie Webster and Big Joe Duskin, Pretty Things guitarist Phil May, trad jazzman Chris Barber, singers Jools Holland and Georgie Fame, and the famed Memphis Horns. So you can imagine how tight and impassioned this sounds. The songs are nearly evenly split between originals and well-known favorites, such as "CC Rider" and "Big Boss Man". Although the band largely operated out of the spotlight all these years and hasn't broken any new musical ground, these guys know how to play, and this album rivals any swinging blues collection released in the United States for many years.
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Paul Jones- Lead Vocal and Harmonica,
Manfred Mann- Vocal,
Dave Kelly- Guitar,
Tom McGuinness-Tom McGuinness,
Gary Fletche- Bass,
Hughie Flint- Drum.
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01. Cat - The Blues Band, Ian Stewart   4.07
02. Big Fine Girl - The Blues Band, Rumour Brass, Mick Weaver   3.03
03. Hey Hey Little Girl - The Blues Band, Rockin' Dopsie, Chester Zeno   2.03
04. Oo-Oo-Ee - The Blues Band, Bobby King, Willie Green, Pico Payne, Mick Weaver   3.59
05. Don't Lie to Me - The Blues Band, Jo Ann Kelly,   3.42
06. Big Boss Man - The Blues Band, Phil May   3.49
07. Bad Penny Blues - The Blues Band, Ian Stewart, Charlie Watts. Dave Green   2.42
08. When I Itches I Scratch - The Blues Band, Katie Webster   3.45
09. Bad Boy - The Blues Band, Big Joe Duskin, Plas Johnson   4.19
10. Can't Get My Ass in Gear - The Blues Band, Plas Johnson,   3.49
11. Normal Service - The Blues Band, The Memphis Horns   3.49
12. Leaving - The Blues Band, Peter Filleul, Plas Johnson, The Memphis Horns   5.32
13. Longing for You Baby - The Blues Band, Bob Hall, Geraint Watkins   3.38
14. Fat City - The Blues Band, Nat Adderley   5.26
15. Let the Good Times Roll - The Blues Band, Jools Holland   3.12
16. CC Rider - The Blues Band, Fiona Hendley, Jona Lewie, Mike Paice   3.47
17. Swing Out Dave - The Blues Band, Peter King   2.42
18. What You Wanted - The Blues Band, Pee Wee Ellis, Georgie Fame   3.57
19. Half the Man (Twice the Fool) - The Blues Band, Ian McLagan   4.03
20. Resting on Jesus - The Blues Band, Chris Barber   4.11
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