Artist: Various Artists

Title: Great Harp Players 1927-1936 / Various

Condition:

Format: CD

Release Date: 2000

Label: Document

UPC: 714298510027

Genre: Blues

Album Tracks

1. John Henry Blues - William Francis & Richard Sowell
2. Roubin Blues - William Francis & Richard Sowell
3. Police and High Sheriff Come Ridin' Down - Ollis Martin
4. Pot Licker Blues - El Watson
5. Narrow Gauge Blues - El Watson
6. El Watson's Fox Chase - El Watson
7. Bay Rum Blues - El Watson
8. Sweet Bunch of Daisies - El Watson
9. One Sock Blues - El Watson
10. Lost Boy Blues - Palmer McAbee
11. McAbee's Railroad Piece - Palmer McAbee
12. Touch Me Light Mama - George 'Bullet' Williams
13. Frisco Leaving Birmingham (Take 2) - George 'Bullet' Williams
14. The Escaped Convict (Take 2) - George 'Bullet' Williams
15. Middlin' Blues - George 'Bullet' Williams
16. Don't Mistreat Your Good Boy Friend (The Bubbling-Over Five) - Blues Birdhead
17. Get Up Off That Jazzophone (The Bubbling-Over Five) - Blues Birdhead
18. Mean Low Blues - Blues Birdhead
19. Harmonica Blues - Blues Birdhead
20. Buttermilk Blues - Ellis Williams
21. Smokey Blues - Ellis Williams
22. Mississippi Swamp Moan - Alfred Lewis
23. Friday Moan Blues - Alfred Lewis
24. Poor Girl - Smith and Harper
25. Insurance Policy Blues - Smith and Harper

The recordings on this collection are raw and powerful. It kicks of with a rich and intense version of John Henry by William Francis and Richard Sowell. Ellis Williams and even more so Alfred Lewis take the playing of Richard Sowell even further - they employ more advanced techniques, with the merging of harp and voice. They both have a more developed sensibility.