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Titel: When My Mama Was Living
Zustand: Neu
Format: CD
Description: EDITORIAL REVIEWS
Labor Records presents an album that pays tribute to one of the last giants of Country Blues whose passing ended that illustrious period of raw-boned, original talent. This is the first release of tracks originally recorded in the mid-70s, featuring Louisiana Red in the most pure and unadulterated period of his career. Also featured is the rarely recorded guitar wizard Lefty Dizz as well as Peg Leg Sam, the astounding harmonica player whose skills were developed during his years as a wandering hobo.

REVIEW
These are the kinds of blues you listen
to when you want to hear the real deal.
It's from the heart, the soul, the earth,
and the human condition. With its
sparse musicianship and no nonsense
rustic style, it's a fitting tribute to a blues
legend that will undoubtedly hit you
where you live. --JazzWeekly.com

Here is a great country blues singer you're unlikely to know. He was born in 1932, according to notater Kent Cooper. 'His mother died soon after his birth and his father was hanged five years later. He passed through a variety of orphanages until, years later, his grandmother brought him to Pittsburgh to live with her. His first guitar was a cheap construct his grandmother found in a local hock shop.' He learned blues on the streets, performed them there sometimes and accompanied himself on guitar and harmonica (i.e. playing harp in between sung song lines). These recordings were made in the '70s, some with a harp player named Peg Leg Sam, some with a Chicago guitarist named Lefty Dizz. He lived much of his adult life in Germany which explains his lack of renown here. Listen to the disc, though, and you'll hear a first-rate country blues performer reminiscent of Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry in first-rate recordings. Red died in late February. --The Buffalo News, Jeff Simon

Louisiana Red (Iverson Minter) died earlier this year in February at age 79. The vocalist, harmonica player and guitarist recorded more than 50 albums. On the new release When My Mama Was Living (Labor), Minter is heard on unreleased masters and alternate takes from the mid-1970s. This is Delta blues minimalism at its finest, since most tracks feature just Minter wailing away with spare accompaniment. On several tracks, he's joined by harmonica player Peg Leg Sam, guitarist Lefty Diaz and pianist Kyril Bromley. Sample Got a Girl With a Dog Won't Bark, Going Down to Georgia and You Got to Move. Music so rich and on time that they didn't need a drummer. --JazzWax.com, Mark Meyers
Genre: Jazz
Interpret: Louisiana Red
Anzahl der Scheiben: 1
Herstellungsland und -region: USA
Musiklabel: Labor Records
EAN: 0790987708524
Title Format: CD

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