Track Listing

1. Part Time Love - Luther Allison
2. Come On In This House - Junior Wells
3. Mean Ol' Frisco - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
4. The More You Lie To Me - Artie White
5. 3 O'Clock In The Morning Blues - Ike & Tina Turner
6. St. James Infirmary - Bobby Bland
7. Make Me a Pallet On Your Floor - Mississippi John Hurt
8. Come On In My Kitchen - Chris Thomas King
9. Baby Don't Do Me Wrong - John Lee Hooker
10. I Got To Make A Change Blues - Memphis Minnie
11. Stewball - Memphis Slim

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7074 in Music
• Released on: 2002-02-12
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
This well-chosen 11-track collection succeeds admirably in its attempt to represent the Mississippi, the river of blues. This deep, wide, multihued collection of blues combines an expansive chronological and stylistic sweep with a commendable attention to entertainment value through its emphasis on the unexpected. Bobby "Blue" Bland's awe-inspiring vocal on "St. James Infirmary," a masterpiece of American music, is an expected highlight, but selections like Ike and Tina Turner's 1969 take on the B.B. King standard "3 O'clock in the Morning" and the electrifying Luther Allison's "Part Time Love," a Motown gem from early in his career, provide satisfying surprises. Chris Thomas King's subtle but significant modernization of Robert Johnson's "Come On in My Kitchen," a performance both rootsy and progressive, is a perfect fit for the collection. Much of the music has a folksy feel, especially the work of Mississippi John Hurt, an acoustic purist until the end, who rolls through a back-to-the-basics "Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor," and that of voluntary European exile Memphis Slim, whose piano-powered "Stewball" features the legendary Willie Dixon on bass. Other legends, including John Lee Hooker and Junior Wells, are well represented, but it's Memphis Minnie, a seminal guitar star of the 1930s, who steals the show with her empowered "I Got to Make a Change Blues." --Michael Point

Customer Reviews

Great Gritty Blues Sampler
I heard this cd while shopping and EVERY TUNE was so hot I had to have it! Every track is unique, the artists soulful and exude the blues from their bones. This CD takes you to another place and time where it is good to feel the blues!

AWESOME Blues CD
I love this CD. Gritty blues the way it is meant to be played. Great production as well and nice variety of performers. This is one of the best Putumayo CDs I have heard so far.

Mississippi Blues is a must have!
If you like good old Delta blues....then you'll LOVE this CD. I have one and gave one as a gift and the entire family listened to it over Christmas and everyone loved it.