Jimmy Reed – Sings The Best Of The Blues (CD, Edition japonaise)
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COMPILATION
Jimmy Reed – Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Mary “Mama” Reed – Backing vocals
Eddie Taylor – Guitar
Lefty Bates – Guitar
Marcus “Benjy” Johnson – Bass
Earl Phillips – Drums
Written by W. C. Handy (1), R. M. Jones (2), P. Johnson (3, 6, 9), L. Carr (4), Ma Rainey (5), J. Turner (6, 9), W. Weldon (7), Memphis Slim (8), M. Merriweather (10), E. Boyd (11)
1 CD, Paper Sleeve with OBI
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Vee Jay Records
Original Label : Vee Jay Records
Made in Japan
Recorded at Universal Recording Studios (Chicago) in 1953–1962
Originally released in 1963
Reissued in 2006
Tracks:
- St. Louis Blues
- Trouble In Mind
- Wee Wee Baby
- How Long How Long Blues
- See See Rider
- Roll ’Em Pete
- Outskirts Of Town
- The Comeback
- Cherry Red
- Worried Life Blues
- Five Long Years
Reviews:
"Despite not being a household name, Jimmy Reed is arguably the most influential blues player of his generation. B. B. King, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson may all be better known but the list of artists who have recorded Reed’s songs or claimed to be influenced by him is quite staggering. They include Elvis Presley (Big Boss Man, Baby, What You Want Me To Do), The Rolling Stones (Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby, The Sun Is Shining, Bright Lights, Big City, Shame, Shame, Shame), The Yardbirds, Van Morrison, Grateful Dead, Wishbone Ash, The Steve Miller Band and last but not least, Bob Dylan, who wrote the song Goodbye Jimmy Reed as a tribute to the legendary bluesman. Many listeners will be more familiar with Reed’s songs than the man himself.
Reed was one of 10 children born in Leland, Mississippi. It is said that at the age of seven he was able to pick out on a guitar the tunes that caught his fancy. Given the size of the family, it was expected that Reed earn his keep from an early age. With only three years of formal education, Reed left home aged 15, to work in an iron foundry in Gary, Indiana. He would practise his guitar during his lunch break and after two years he left to seek work on the Chicago blues circuit. His big break came following a meeting with Vivian Carter (co-owner of the newly formed Vee Jay label) who signed him on the spot. His first recording, You Don’t Have To Go, was a success and was followed by many more including Honest I Do, which was a monumental hit, spanning both the mainstream US pop charts and the Billboard R&B charts.
Reed’s wide appeal is readily understandable. His style is relaxed, compelling and even sophisticated compared to that of many of his contemporaries. He allows country blues to merge with urban blues, each strengthening the other. His music feels modern and is a far cry from the morbidity of other Delta blues players at the time; and his music is equally at home on the radio as well as the dance floor.
Reed was prone to epileptic fits, but this was not correctly diagnosed for a very long term. He also had a serious alcohol problem and became increasingly dependent on his wife, Mama Reed, to help him remember his lyrics.
Reed’s commercial success was essentially tied up with the success of Vee Jay Records and when the label folded in 1966, he ran out of hit songs. Like many of his generation, he toured Europe as part of the folk blues revival but died in 1976 at the age of 50. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
Reed is a legend and I venture to suggest that without him the British blues boom of the 1960s, which influenced pop and rock, would have sounded very different. This compilation of three classic albums and numerous singles is a treasure and should be enjoyed by everyone with an interest in the blues and the evolution of modern popular music.” Jazz Journal by Ian Lomax
Ratings :
Discogs : 3.5 / 5