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Nando
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#1 Post by Nando » Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:57 am

I'd be interested in seeing some people's essential lists for Blue's CD. Just like the ones we can get in the Links on Swing music. Although I would say some of the CD's on everyone's swing list (Jimmy Witherspoon comes to mind) would also double in blues.
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#2 Post by mousethief » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:25 am

Billie Poole - Confessin' The Blues
Aretha Franklin - Detroit Blues
Sam Cooke - Portrait of a Legend
Sam Cooke - Greatest Hits
Lou Rawls - Stormy Monday
Jimmy Witherspoon - Jazz Me Blues
Jimmy Witherspoon - Evenin' Blues
Oscar Peterson - Night Train
Aaron Bell - After The Party's Over
Dinah Washington - Sings Bessie Smith
Jay McShann - Jay McShann & The Blues Singers
Sidney Bechet - Ken Burns Jazz (easiest, for "Blackstick")

Yadda yadda yadda...

There are ones I can think of off the top of my head. I generally have one or two pieces on 20 others CDs that have a song on them that rocks.

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#3 Post by Ron » Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:18 am

Mine, from my website:
Jimmy Witherspoon - Jazz Me Blues/Best Of (1998)
Gene Harris - Best of the Concord Years (Concord Records - 1988)
Mose Allison - The Best of Mose Allison (Atlantic Jazz - 1988)
Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham - Sweet Baby Blues (Concord Jazz - 1985)
Johnny Hodges - Verve Jazz Masters 35 (Verve - 1994)
LaVern Baker - Sings Bessie Smith (Collectables - 2000)

But like Kalman, most of my blues songs are just 1 maybe 2 songs on an CD.
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#4 Post by mousethief » Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:31 am

I forgot -

Laverne Buyler - Blues in the City
Gene Harris - Best of Concord
Barbara Morrison - I Know How To Do It

Etc.

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#5 Post by Roy » Thu Apr 15, 2004 2:01 pm

Here would be mine.

Big Bill Broozny-Play your hand
Charles Brown-Drifting the blues
Buddy Guy-Blues Singer
Alberta Hunter-Amtrack Blues
Robert Johnson-king of the delta blues
T-Bone Walker-The best of T-bone Walker
Jimmy Witherspoon-Jazz me blues
Count Basie/Joe Turner/Eddie Vinson-Kansas City Shout
Yoko Noge-Yoko meets John
Esther Phillips-Confession the blues
Ella Fitzgerald-Blueella
Laverne Butler-Blues in the city
Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatam-The concard jazz heritage series
Earl Hines and Jimmy Rushing-blues and things
Kansas city blues 44-49 (compilation)
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