Skip James. Jonnhy Temple (comic book + 2 CD)

In a music genre that certainly isn't short on strong characters, Skip James stands quite apart from other bluesmen as one of the most extraordinary, most original personalities the world has ever known. Against the trend shown by his raw contemporaries from Mississippi, Skip sang in a high-perched, plaintive voice that was absolutely bewitching. His melancholy blues pieces are built over clever, unusual harmonies while his arpeggios, cut through with flashing strokes and rhythmical breaks, show his incredible virtuosity at rapid tempos. Unlike his Delta neighbourgs, he didn't use a bottleneck or play a metal guitar; his instrument was a classic model with the strings generally tuned in D flat. Before he was "discovered" in the Sixties, in 1931 Skip James recorded a series of pieces that generally went unnoticed. They were often masterpieces. And in this set they are presented in their entirety. Such a singular bluesman couldn't have many heirs, but Skip James at least left his mark on a few friends, like Jonnhy Temple, a blues star of the Thirties largely featured on CD2.

CONTENIDO:

CD 1:

Skip James:
01. Hard time Killin' Floor Blues
02. Cherry Ball Blues
03. 20-20 Blues
04. If You Haven't Any Hay
05. Illinois Blues
06. Yola My Blues Away
07. Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blue
08. How Long "Buck"
09. Devil Got My Woman
10. Cypress Grove Blues
11. I'm So Glad
12. Special Rider Blues
13. Four O'Clock Blues
14. Hard-Luck Child
15. Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader
16. Be Ready When He Comes
17. What Am I Do To Blues
18. Drunken Spree.

Little Brother Montgomery:
19. Vicksburg Blues
20. No Special Rider Blues

Roosevelt Sykes:
21, 44 Blues

Lee Green:
22. 44 Blues

Mississipi Bracey:
23. Cherry Ball
24. Stered Gal

CD 2:

Joe McCoy:
01. Evil Devil Woman Blues
02. Meat Cutter Blues

Robert Johnson:
03. 32-20 Blues
04. Hellhound On My Trail

Johnnie Temple:
05. Jacksonville Blues
06. The Evil Devil Blues
07. Lead Pencil Blues
08. Big Boat Blues
09. New Vicksburg Blues
10. Louise Louise Blues
11. Peepin' Through The Keyhole
12. East St. Louis Blues
13. New Louise Louise Blues
14. Snapping Cat
15. Pimple Blues
16. Big Leg Woman
17. Between Midnight And Down
18. Down In Mississippi
19. Streamline Blues
20. Cherry Ball
21. Jinks Lee Blues
22. Sundown Blues
23. Big Woman Blues
24. What Is That She Got?