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Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Play the Blues
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Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0081227029920
Label: Rhino / Wea
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Rhino / Wea
Release Date: 1992-05-12
Studio: Rhino / Wea
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By all accounts, the greatest album ever cut by Chicago electric blues legend Buddy Guy and his studio and stage cohort Junior Wells. Features Eric Clapton, Dr. John, and members of The J. Geils Band!
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Customer Rating:
Summary: bluesy
Comment: Im a big fan of buddy's and this is a good album. Wish I could have seen these guys live.
Customer Rating:
Summary: What more could you ask for?
Comment: I bought "Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Play the Blues abum" when it first hit the rack.
Then again about a month ago. It had the same effect as it did back then...I put it in the cd player, sat down and didn't get up until I'd heard every song on the cd.
It is Buddy Guy and Junior at their very best.
Rickey Noel Mitchell
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Summary: Blues at its best
Comment: This is a classic album - full of raw power, funk and foot tapping drive yet somehow doesn't seem to take itself too seriously. Not just for the blues zealots, this album may actually manage to bring the willfully ignorant into the light!
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Summary: Spirited recording
Comment: This is a spirited rendition of the work of Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, two of Chicago's leading lights in the blues world. Junior Wells' harmonica playing and Buddy Guy's guitar work set a sound foundation for this CD. This was a re cording spearheaded by Eric Clapton as his Derek and the Dominoes album was being finally mixed. And we are fortunate to be able to listen to the results.
Backing instrumentals are played by the likes of Clapton, Dr. John (on piano), and J. Geils (guitar), among others.
Some cuts illustrate their work. "A Man of Many Words" is a clean sounding, contemporary blues song. This does not look back toward the delta or the early Chicago sound. Clapton's guitar playing is interesting and spirited (although maybe a bit overdone). The vocals are smooth. Some nice wording:
"I know I rap long and know I rap strong,
Come on mama let me turn you on."
"T-Bone Shuffle" is one of T-Bone Walker's songs. Here, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells do a nice job with their cover. The sound is simpler than with "A Man of Many Words." The ensemble playing is very good. Vocals, again, are nice, as they play with lines like:
"Tell me what the reason
You keep on teasin' me."
"This Old Fool" is another fun cut. J. Geils joins with guitar here. Buddy Guy sings against a really insistent beat, with the rhythm section playing splendidly. Magic Dick's harmonica adds to the whole sound. There is a great blues sensibility to this song. The end of the song features some fiery guitar work.
So, this is a nice view of the work of Buddy Guy and Junior Wells. The session that was recorded here is lively and has a spontaneous feel to it. Well worth listening to.
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Summary: Buddy and Junior make music fun!
Comment: This album is a favorite of mine, I bought it from Amazon nearly two years ago and it's already pretty much worn out. Buddy Guy and Junior Wells make the blues fun and exciting with songs like "man of many words" and "T-bone Shuffle". If you want great blues that is more of the modern, faster paced style then try this album. The guitar parts are simply amazing, and in closing I just want to say that each song on this album is awesome. There are many blues artists out there that are famous, and none more so maybe than Buddy Guy. Junior Wells died in 1998 but his harmonica playing on here is sweet and contagious. I think this is a great album because it puts two truly great musicians together to tell the storybook music that is blues.
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