What's your favourite Blues record today??

More in the soul / rock / blues vein, and she's playing in town tonight!

Bette Smith - The Good The Bad The Bette




Patterson Hood and Luther Dickinson make appearances on it as well, not that she needs big name help, but...

 

Sun good Sun blues
Little Junior Parker / James Cotton / Pat Hare – Mystery Train

 

John Mayall - Jazz Blues Fusion (1972)

 

since you mentioned jazz/blues fusion?

this song was written about me. we're both classic i kid

 

With Freddie Robinson. The best guitarist to play in a John Mayall band & that is not undervaluing the other greats that have palyed with him.

 

The 5 Royales - Catch That Teardrop

 

John Lee Hooker - Blues Brother

 

Always interested in seeing the posts in this thread and occasionally I contribute also.

 

Just picked this up in the used bins. The 4 CD ‘Chess Blues’ box, covering 1947-1967.

Chess Blues (1992, CD)

 

John Lee Hooker - Born In Mississippi Raised Up In Tennessee. Original 1973 U.S. stereo/quad issue.

 

Otis Spann - Good Morning Mr. Blues. 1996 Analogue Productions remaster/reissue.

 

Gerald Wilson Orchestra - Feelin' Kinda Blues

 

Jimi Hendrix - Blues. 1998 Classic Records Limited Edition Reissue 200 gram double LP.

 

Ya this seems to be the album de jure.

 

Ronnie Wood - Mr. Luck: A Tribute to Jimmy Reed Live at the Albert Hall

 

Elmore James & His Broomdusters - The Classic Early Recordings

 

T-Bone Walker - Long Distance Blues

 

This morning it's the Ice Man, Albert Collins - Frozen Alive, 40 years old!

 

Taj Mahal - Ultrasonic Blues

 

Very early live show from Muddy Waters,Live in L.A. in 1954 and what a band.Muddy,Otis Spann,Jimmy Rogers,George Smith/Little George and Elgin Evans.From a live radio broadcast on 10 inch vinyl.

 

I have not seen this one before and I'm curious. This will be checked out.

And a quick search and I guess its only a vinyl release. My loss

 

Jimmy Reed - The Essential Boss Man: The Very Best of the Vee-Jay Years 1953-1966.

 

original '67 mono LP of Mayall's A Hard Road with Peter Green...

 

Slim Harpo - Tip On In