Blues Harp

Diese beiden CD`s stammen aus der Anfangszeit der Mojo Blues Band. Mit sehr viel Abwechslung, ob Blues ( My Blues After Hours), Boogie (V.S.O.P. Stomp), Zydeco ( Hot Bricks), Rock`n`Roll (Sea Cruise), gefühlvolle Instrumental (Blues Stay Away), Blues Harp Stücke (Feelin Shakay) Piano Blues ( Just Messing Around)alles ist auf diesen CD`s zu finden. Noch dazu 2 grandiosen Stimmen , Erik Trauner, der Gründer der Mojo Blues Band und Dana Gillespie die für eine LP auch mal kurze Zeit Mitglied bei der Mojo Blues Band aus Wien war……

Gary Smith - Amplified Blues Harp

This winner of the 1996 Real Blues Best Instructional Video features Gary Smith, the Godfather of S.F. Bay Area Blues Harp. A comprehensive run down of the real stuff that you need to know to get the BIG TONE and STYLE of the Master Blasters, as taught by one of the guys who really knows!

James is called a young man on this CD, but he'd already played with Muddy Waters for a time. Recorded in 1967, it showcases his vocals and harp well. The recording, done at Montreal's Penelope Cafe, is a pretty accurate depiction of James Cotton's raw power and force. The sound quality is OK for the time and really captures the feel of a live performance. Cotton has long been one of the greatest of the Chicago blues harp stylists, and his energy, enthusiasm and sincere love for the blues jumps right out at you from start to finish. The idea of a blues musician doing a recording in a static and heavily controlled atmosphere like a studio seems odd; amplified electric Chicago blues really should be both played AND heard in a loud, raucous, dark, smoky bar-type environment. You can smell the smoke and feel the beer being spilled on you while listening to this CD.