Leadbelly

Lead Belly - Bridging Lead Belly (1999) Music

Posted by Designol at Feb. 14, 2024

Bridging Lead Belly connects two Leadbelly recording sessions. The first is 12 tracks recorded for the BBC in 1938. The final five selections come from a 1946 live recording. Leadbelly is a master of the acoustic country-blues. We hear this on the yodeling of "I'm Goin' Mother" that he shares the same roots with another rural tradition, that of the "singing cowboy." Beside such melancholy ballads, there are hearty tracks full of pep such as "Boll Weevil" and "(Baby) Take a Whiff on Me." The live recording is from a house party. A real gem in this section is "Frankie and Albert." Here Leadbelly elaborates to great length on the relationship. He does this – to the point where it becomes part soap opera and part social drama – of these two mythical figures of the blues.

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Clifford Jordan - These Are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965/2004) Music

Posted by Domestos at Jan. 11, 2019

Clifford Jordan - These Are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965/2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 243.69 Mb | 38:31 | Covers
Hard Bop, Post-Bop | Label: Collectables - COL-CD-6522

At first glance, this appears to be a very illogical album. Back in 1965, tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan recorded a tribute to the late folksinger Leadbelly. The date, originally cut for Atlantic and reissued by Koch in 1999, is actually more successful than one might expect. Jordan performs nine of Leadbelly's originals (including the hit "Goodnight Irene"), turning the music into jazz without lessening the impact of the melodies or their folk roots. Trumpeter Roy Burrowes, trombonist Julian Priester, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath are on most of the selections along with Jordan, while Chuck Wayne (on guitar and banjo) helps out on four tunes, and pianist Cedar Walton is on three. The fine young singer Sandra Douglass is excellent on "Take This Hammer" and "Black Girl." Overall, this project is an unexpected success – one would not have thought that Clifford Jordan and Leadbelly had that much in common!

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Good Morning Blues (1936-1940) - Leadbelly Music

Posted by thorgal at Nov. 6, 2006

Good Morning Blues (1936-1940) - Leadbelly
Genre: Blues | MP3 | 192 Kbps | Size: 89,7 Mb

Leadbelly était un maître de la guitare à 12 cordes et avait une voix aigüe et puissante. Son morceau le plus connu Goodnight Irene a été au hit-parade en 1950 his virtuosity on the twelve string guitar, and the rich songbook of folk standards he introduced. He is best known as Leadbelly.

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[blues] The Legendary LEADBELLY Music

Posted by lowcostmusic at Dec. 27, 2005

A nice title :-)

The Legendary LEADBELLY
Original source: 78 rpm record
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VA - Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook (2003) 2CDs Music

Posted by Designol at Aug. 21, 2024

2CD, 41 track set. The Blues Songbook presents some of the most exciting blues Alan Lomax ever recorded. Famous and obscure artists roll out a remarkable array of blues from the country, from the city and from prison in this first-of-its-kind compilation overseen by the Lomax estate. Taken from five decades of Alan's best field recordings in the genre, the Songbook includes previously unreleased tracks and features digital transfers using DSD technology. Here is blues at its source: original, impassioned and utterly real. Featured artists include Mississippi Fred McDowell, Howlin' Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Memphis Slim, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Bill Broonzy, Muddy Waters, Leadbelly, Son House, Skip James, Jelly Roll Morton, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee…the list goes on and on. All this with a 40 page illustrated booklet including a scholarly essay and song notes by John Cowley and a preface by Martin Scorsese.

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VA - Milestones Of Legends: Delta Blues Vol. 01-Vol. 10 (2017) Music

Posted by Pisulik at April 7, 2017

VA - Milestones Of Legends: Delta Blues Vol. 01-Vol. 10 (2017)
Acoustic Delta Blues | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 11:28:25 | 1.55 GB
Label: Documents | Release Year: 2017

10CD set of the greatest innovators of the Delta Blues - 25 artists across 224 tracks. Featuring Charlie Patton, Son House, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Big JoeWilliams, Lead Belly, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie Johnson and Muddy Waters.

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V.A. - 100 Blues 'n' Soul Greats [4CD Box Set] (1991) Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 1, 2025

John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Lightnin' Hopkins, Elmore James, Leadbelly and many others.

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V.A. - 100 Blues 'n' Soul Greats [4CD Box Set] (1991) Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 1, 2025

John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Lightnin' Hopkins, Elmore James, Leadbelly and many others.

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VA - The Encyclopaedia of Music: Best of Blues [3 Volume Set] (2004) [Flac] Music

Posted by franklee at Nov. 16, 2007

The Encyclopaedia of Music: Best of Blues [3 Volume Set]
Label: Rajon Distribution | Year: 2004 | Genre: Blues | Flac | 568 MB

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V.A. - Blues Masters Vol 10 (3CD, 2012) Music

Posted by Speedyclick at May 30, 2012

Continuing the quality series "Blues Masters" we will meet 5 more great names by listening to remastered original recordings of their work and learning some info about their life and career. LeadBelly, Professor Longhair, Junior Parker, Alberta Hunter and Ivory Joe Hunter. Enjoy.

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