Story Of The Blues, The - Sonny Terry

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...My taste in music is Catholic. In hat my taste in music is wide and varied. Which is why you will find me writing reviews on a wide range of musical styles and genres. One of my passions is the Blues. This review is a review of Comin' Home to the Blues, volume II. This really is a classic CD if its type. It sounds like a Whose Who in Blues Hall of Fame. There are tracks my Howlin' Wolf, Bo Didley, sonny Boy Williamson, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Elmore James. Little Walter, Otis Rush, Etta James (who has one of the sexiest female voices ever. In any musical genre!) Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Rogers, Koko Taylor (who has the other sexiest female voices ever. In any musical genre!) Washboard Sam and Lowell Fulson. The CD begins with Howlin' Wolf's Red Rooster. This is laid back blues, filled with everything... Read review

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Advantages: Previously unreleased material!
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.... Terry used this track to open his performance at the Jazz Cafe this year (24 - 25 March 06) and he used it to close his set in Brighton (23 March 06). A really offbeat funky, poppy, soul anthem, really uplifting, the lyrics are beautiful and remind me of a really bright, warm summer day. This track is really chilled out on this album, on "Occasional Rain" is a lot more upbeat, and has an all together different feel. I am biased and definitely prefer this version of the track! There are a variety of tracks from various different albums on this CD, and my definite favourite is "Blues For Marcus" (Track 8) which also appears on "Occasional Rain". This track is guaranteed to stir emotion in anyone, and is often enough to make you cry. There is so much soul and feeling in this recording, if you have only heard this track on "Occasional Rain... Read review

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Advantages: Sublime music and musicianship
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...This is the original score to the 60s film Alfie, composed and played by Sonny Rollins, one of the greatest tenor sax players. I watched this film several times before really appreciating the score, being so intent on the story and film locations, and later checked yes, it was Rollins playing, and he also wrote it. WHO IS SONNY ROLLINS? If you like jazz you don't need me to provide a biog. Sonny [Theodore Walter] Rollins was born in 1930 in New York, arguably one of the best jazz tenor saxophonists of all time. He was already playing with one of the greats, Thelonious Monk before he was 20, and later performed and recorded with John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Art Blakey. In 1955 he joined the Clifford Brown / Max Roach quintet. He was known for his improvisations, sometimes highly imaginative takes on relatively moribund... Read review

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