Blues Masters, Vol. 4: Harmonica Classics

by BLUES MASTERS 4 / VARIOUS

Overview

Vol. 4: Harmonica Classics is a typically ace installment of the Blues Masters series has examples par excellence from most of the major electric blues harmonica geniuses, including Little Walter, Junior Wells, Sonny Boy Williamson, James Cotton, Paul Butterfield, Billy Boy Arnold, Lazy Lester, and Jimmy Reed. And while there are a few expected classics here (Little Walter's "Juke," Sonny Boy Williamson's "Help Me," Junior Wells' "Messin' with the Kid," Slim Harpo's "I Got Love if You Want It"), there are numerous delightful obscurities, like Jerry "Boogie" McCain's "Steady," Walter Horton's "Easy" (credited to Jimmy & Walter), and Snooky Pryor's "Boogie Twist." Charlie Musselwhite's 11-minute adaptation of the jazz tune "Christo Redemptor" is superb and challenges conventional ideas of what should and shouldn't be done with blues harmonica. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/10/1992
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227112424

Tracks

1. Juke
2. Ends and Odds
3. Rocket 88
4. Help Me
5. Messin' with the Kid
6. Blues with a Feeling
7. Sugar Coated Love
8. Steady
9. I'll Be Around
10. I Was Fooled
11. Take a Little Walk with Me
12. Easy
13. Boogie Twist
14. Wolf Call Boogie
15. Last Night
16. I Got Love if You Want It
17. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
18. Christo Redemptor

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George "Harmonica" Smith   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band   Primary Artist
Jerry "Boogie" McCain   Primary Artist,Harmonica
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band   Primary Artist
Slim Harpo   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Primary Artist
Big John Wrencher   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Jimmy Reed   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Billy Boy Arnold   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Lazy Lester   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
The Fabulous Thunderbirds   Primary Artist
James Cotton Blues Band   Primary Artist
Coy "Hot Shot" Love   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Howlin' Wolf   Primary Artist,Vocals
Snooky Pryor   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Chicago Blues Band   Primary Artist
Little Walter   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Charlie Musselwhite   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Fran Christina   Drums
Warren Storm   Drums
Jerome Arnold   Bass
Henry Gray   Piano
Michael Bloomfield   Guitar
Buddy Guy   Guitar
Willie Dixon   Bass
Junior Wells   Vocals,Harmonica
Sonny Boy Williamson I   Vocals,Harmonica
Bobby McBride   Guitar
Bob Anderson   Bass
Paul Butterfield   Vocals,Harmonica
Bo Diddley   Guitar
Big Walter Horton   Harmonica
Kenneth Banks   Bass
Keith Ferguson   Bass
Jody Williams   Guitar
Joe Carter   Guitar,Vocals
Earl Phillips   Drums
James Cotton   Vocals,Harmonica
James Vaughn   Guitar
Barry Goldberg   Drums
Pat Hare   Guitar
Eddie Taylor   Guitar
Elgin Edmonds   Drums
Milton Rector   Bass
Ivory Williams   Bass
Clarence "Jockey" Etinne   Drums
Walter "Kid" Smith   Guitar
Al Foreman   Guitar
Fats Perrodin   Bass
Levinsky   Violin
Johnny Junious   Drums
Lawrence Little Sonny Wimberly   Bass
Leonard Davis   Drums
James "Pee Wee" Madison   Guitar
Mark Naftalin   Piano
Robert McCoy   Piano
Jimmy DeBerry   Guitar
Matt "Guitar" Murphy   Guitar
Otis Spann   Piano
Mose Vinson   Piano
Willie Nix   Drums
Al Duncan   Drums
Muddy Waters   Guitar
Guitar Gable   Guitar
Harvey Mandel   Guitar
Jack Myers   Bass
Bill Emerson   Organ
Jimmy Rogers   Guitar
Kim Wilson   Harmonica
Lafayette Leake   Organ
Fred Below   Drums
Elvin Bishop   Guitar
Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson   Guitar
Houston Stokes   Drums
Hubert Sumlin   Guitar
S.P. Leary   Drums
Sam Lay   Drums

Technical Credits

Charlie Musselwhite   Performer
Denny Bruce   Producer
Little Walter & His Night Cats   Performer
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band   Performer
Jimmy Reed   Composer,Performer
Mel London   Composer
Junior Wells   Performer
Sonny Boy Williamson I   Performer
Paul Butterfield   Performer
Slim Harpo   Composer,Performer
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Composer,Performer
Big John Wrencher   Performer
Big Walter Horton   Composer
Billy Boy Arnold   Composer,Performer
Chester Burnett   Composer
Lazy Lester   Performer
Joe Carter   Performer
The Fabulous Thunderbirds   Performer
James Cotton   Performer
Cub Koda   Liner Notes
James Cotton Blues Band   Performer
Duke Pearson   Composer
Marcel Louiguy   Composer
Cam Charters   Producer
Coy "Hot Shot" Love   Composer,Performer
Howlin' Wolf   Performer
Jimmy & Walter   Performer
Snooky Pryor   Composer,Performer
J.D. Miller   Composer
Chicago Blues Band   Performer
Jackie Brenston   Composer
Little Walter   Composer,Performer
Robert Lockwood, Jr.   Composer
Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band   Performer
Jerry "Boogie" McCain   Composer,Performer