Complete Blue Horizon Sessions

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All Music Guide - Steve Leggett
Champion Jack Dupree was one of the first American blues performers to leave the States and settle in Europe, where racial restrictions were less prominent. Arriving on the Continent in 1959, Dupree was well established and in a good position to take advantage of the British blues boom when it hit in the early to mid-'60s. Never one to let contractual obligations stand in the way of a recording session, Dupree tracked sides for a wide array of European labels, including several for Mike Vernon's Blue Horizon Records in 1968 and 1969, which resulted in two LPs, When You Feel the Feeling You Was Feeling and Scooby Dooby Doo, a scattering of singles, and a live set for a ...
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All Music Guide - Steve Leggett
Champion Jack Dupree was one of the first American blues performers to leave the States and settle in Europe, where racial restrictions were less prominent. Arriving on the Continent in 1959, Dupree was well established and in a good position to take advantage of the British blues boom when it hit in the early to mid-'60s. Never one to let contractual obligations stand in the way of a recording session, Dupree tracked sides for a wide array of European labels, including several for Mike Vernon's Blue Horizon Records in 1968 and 1969, which resulted in two LPs, When You Feel the Feeling You Was Feeling and Scooby Dooby Doo, a scattering of singles, and a live set for a projected third album that was never released. All of that material -- 38 tracks in all -- is presented here in this wonderfully varied two-disc compilation. Dupree began his musical journey as a barrelhouse New Orleans piano player, and elements of that driving style stayed with him throughout his 50-year recording career (he first cut a record in 1940 and was still active as a performer when he died in 1992), but along the way he also developed into a complete entertainer, exceedingly casual and comfortable around audiences, capable of delivering thundering, gutbucket blues pieces, but also able to turn things smooth and elegant (witness his almost Vegas-styled jazz take on "The Sheik of Araby," included on the second disc here). That versatility is certainly on display in this anthology, which features Dupree working both solo and with crackerjack young British blues musicians, and the live tracks included allow a glimpse at Dupree's loose and confident stage manner. Among the highlights in this well-sequenced set are his signature "See My Milk Cow," a stomping version of "A Racehorse Called Mae," a delightfully wry "My Home's in Hell," and the absolutely churning, burning, and rocking "Grandma (You're a Bit Too Slow)." Dupree's huge personality shines through in track after track, and because of that, and because of the variety of musical settings, The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions makes a nice and substantial introduction to this engaging musician.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/6/2007
  • Label: Blue Horizon
  • UPC: 184719000725
  • Catalog Number: 90007
  • Sales rank: 68,565

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Champion Jack Dupree Primary Artist, Piano, Drums, Vocals
Mick Taylor Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
Alan Skidmore Tenor Saxophone
Duster Bennett Harmonica
Keef Hartley Percussion, Drums
Paul Kossoff Guitar
Mike Vernon Percussion
Stan Webb Guitar
Aynsley Dunbar Drums
Stuart Brooks Bass Guitar
Jim Chester Baritone Saxophone
Reg Cole Violin
Alex Dmochowski Bass Guitar
Simon Kirke Drums
Terry Noonan Trumpet
Peter Oxer Violin
Bud Parks Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Richard Studt Violin
Gary Thain Bass Guitar
Barry Wilde Violin
Chris Anderson Acoustic Guitar
Christopher Andrew Turner Harmonica
Les Wigfield Tenor Saxophone
Technical Credits
Leroy Carr Composer
Champion Jack Dupree Composer
Jerry Leiber Composer
Mike Vernon Producer, Liner Notes, Reissue Producer
Sticks McGhee Composer
Terry Noonan Arranger, Director
Mike Ross Engineer
Mike Stoller Composer
J. Mayo Williams Composer
Simon Cantwell Art Direction
Lucille Dupree Composer
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