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Description Ripped from original CD with Exact Audio Copy. Art & Rip log included. All tracks are Properly tagged with art embedded in tag. VA - 1999 - Chicago: The Blues Today! (3CD) [mp3@320]   Artist: Various Artists Title: Chicago: The Blues Today! (3CD Box) Release Date: August 24, 1999 Original Release Date 1966 Label: Vanguard Records Catalog: 3VCD 172 ASIN: B00000JKF2 Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues Duration: 131:16 When blues historian Samuel Charters released his three-volume collection of Chicago blues in 1966, it had an impact on the rock and roll world similar to that of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music , exposing a new, predominantly white generation to the sounds of the urban blues Mecca. Each artist came in and recorded 4-6 songs specifically for the project; many of these tunes have become staples in blues and rock repertoires. Includes Messin' with the Kid Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band; I Can't Quit You Baby Otis Rush Blues Band; Dust My Broom Homesick James & the Dusters; Hey, Hey Johnny Shines Blues Band; The Blues Keep Falling Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet; Sometimes I Wonder Otis Spann's South Side Piano, and more. Amazon.com Review by William H. Haines: In early 1966, blues history was made with the issuance of a three-volume set of new recordings produced by blues historian Samuel Charters. This series was known as Chicago/The Blues/Today! and the release sent shock waves through the world of rock and roll. Every artist on the three volumes had recorded before (some, like Otis Rush and Junior Wells, had actually seen small hits on the R&B charts), but these recordings were largely their introduction to a newer -- and predominately white -- album-oriented audience.The "today" part of the title was no bit of hyperbole, either. This series accurately portrayed a vast cross section of the Chicago blues scene as one could hear it on any given night in the mid '60s. Rather than record full albums (which Charters had neither the budget nor legal resources to pull off), each artist simply came in for a union-approved session of four to six songs, with each volume featuring three different groupings. With these recordings, blues suddenly gained respectability as something much more vital and vibrant than just a poor cousin of jazz. A new market for this music began, one that exists today in full blossom.Their effect on musicians was enormous. It's fair to assume that most blues-influenced artists had all three volumes in their respective collections, and the songs on them ended up in the repertoires of everyone from Jimi Hendrix (Junior Wells' "Rock Me") to Led Zeppelin (a note-for-note copy of Otis Rush's "I Can't Quit You Baby") to Steppenwolf (Junior Wells' "Messin' with the Kid") and beyond. These recordings have stayed in print and been reasonably good sellers over the 30 years since their original release, all coming out on compact disc in the mid 1980s. This new packaging puts all three volumes together, but with no bonus tracks, as no extras were recorded for these sessions.So if one already owns these sides, what's the incentive this time around? That's easy: The sound is massively improved, with the bass that was rolled off the vinyl and original CD versions now being restored. This makes the tracks truly come alive, especially on the Otis Rush and Junior Wells sides, both fortified with some major amounts of badass bass thumping by Roger Jones and Jack Myers, respectively. One can really hear the spaciousness of the old RCA studios where this stuff was cut for the first time, and the detailing of the mix is in sharp focus throughout, although the increased bass causes some unwanted distortion on the Homesick James Williamson tracks. The other plus is the new packaging, which features a nice booklet with detailed, updated notes from Charters, a nice appreciation from Ed Ward, and absolutely eye-boggling session photos taken by Charters' wife, Ann, that alone are worth the price of the set. With the glut of blues reissues out there, it is often a coin toss as where to best spend your hard-earned money. Even if you still have the original vinyl or CDs, this is one of the times when it would be best to spend the dough and add this one to your collection, because blues records seldom come as important, innovative, or just plain pleasurable to listen to as this set. File under "essential."  CD1: The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band: 01. Help Me (A Tribute To Sonny Boy Williamson) 02. It Hurts Me Too (When Things Go Wrong) 03. Messin' With The Kid 04. Vietcong Blues 05. All Night Long J.B. Hutto & His Hawks: 06. Going Ahead 07. Please Help 08. Too Much Alcohol 09. Married Woman Blues 10. That's The Truth Otis Spann's South Side Piano: 11. Marie 12. Burning Fire 13. S.P.Blues 14. Sometimes I Wonder 15. Spann's Stomp CD 2: The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet: 01. Cotton Crop Blues 02. The Blues Keep Falling 03. Love Me Or Leave 04. Rocket 88 05. West Helena Blues The Otis Rush Blues Band: 06. Everything's Going To Turn Out Alright 07. It's A Men Old World 08. I Can't Quit You Baby 09. Rock 10. It's My Own Fault Homesick James & His Dusters: 11. Dust My Rroom 12. Somebody Been Talkin 13. Set A Date 14. So Mean To Me CD3: Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band: 01. One More Time 02. Kid Man Blues 03. My Black Mare 04. Stealin' Back 05. I Got Mine In Time 06. Tighten Up On It The Johnny Shines Blues Band: 07. Dynaflow Blues 08. Black Spider Blues 09. Lavin' Down My Shoes & Clothes 10. If I Get Lucky Big Walter Horton's Blues Harp Band With Memphis Charlie: 11. Rockin' My Boogie The Johnny Shines Blues Band: 12. Mr. Boweevil 13. Hey, Hey Note: This is not my rip. My thanks to the original uploader (whoever that may be).    ♪♬♫ ENJOY! ♪♬♫ Related Torrents
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