Music CD - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee: Absolutely the Best

	Music CD: Absolutely the Best Artist: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee List Price: $12.98 Our Price: $7.98 Your Save: $ 5.00 ( 39% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
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Tracks: 1. Walk On - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, McGhee, Brownie 2. Down by the Riverside - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Traditional 3. Blues for the Lowlands - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Terry, Sonny 4. Right on That Shore - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Traditional 5. I'm a Stranger Here - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Terry, Sonny 6. Blowin' the Fuses - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Terry, Sonny 7. Trouble in Mind - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, McGhee, Brownie 8. Po' Boy - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, McGhee, Brownie 9. Early Morning Blues - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Traditional 10. Drinkin' in the Blues - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, McGhee, Brownie 11. In the Evening - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Carr, Leroy 12. Blues for Gamblers - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Traditional 13. Dirty Mistreater - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Terry, Sonny 14. What a Beautiful City - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Bowles
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0030206107128 Format: Original recording remastered Label: Varese Sarabande Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Varese Sarabande Release Date: 2000-08-15 Studio: Varese Sarabande
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Best of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee Comment: Excellent CD for those who like old blues. Lightning Hopkins joins in on a couple of tracks. Very good listening. Customer Rating: Summary: BROWNIE AND SONNY, THAT IS ALL Comment: One of the unanticipated results of the folk and blues revival of the early 1960's was the re-discovery of many black blues, especially country blues, singers. John and Alan Lomax had recorded a number of them in the late 1930's -early 1940's and then they fell off of the map. The most famous `discovery' of the early 1960's was , of course, the reemergence of the legendary Mississippi John Hurt. On the fringes of that development came the new prominence of some working musicians who had previously fallen below the radar like the presently reviewed classic blues harmonica player Sonny Terry and driving guitar playing Brownie McGhee, one of the most productive duos of the period. This long time partnership developed and continued in spite of the fact that they had a fairly rocky personal relationship, especially toward the end of their careers. Well, stranger things have happened in the world of music.This well-produced album highlights their strengths and the flow that no matter what kept them on the same page. Customer Rating: Summary: ****1/2 - not all of the best. But what's here is great Comment: This 14-song compilation is not everything you could ever want from acoustic country blues duo Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. A couple of their live albums, like the two December, 1961 concerts captured on "Sonny & Brownie At Sugar Hill" and "Backwater Blues" respectively, are at least as good as introduction, but there is certainly nothing wrong with what is here. There is a notable lack of good, career-spanning Sonny & Brownie-compilations, and even this August, 2000 disc is a bit on the short side considering that a CD has room for 80 minutes of music. But "Absolutely The Best" is definitely the best single-disc collection there is, and songs like "Walk On", "I'm A Stranger Here", "Dirty Mistreater", and the lesser-known but equally enjoyable "Po' Boy" are all among the duo's best. Indeed, the first two both rank among the all-time acoustic blues classics, and the combination of Sonny Terry's raw freight-train harmonica and gruff vocals and Walter "Brownie" McGhee's softer, more melodic approach guarantees lots of great moments. "Absolutely The Best is an entertaining, thoughtfully chosen compilation, and if you get this one along with the two live albums I mentioned earlier, you'll pretty much be set! Well, alright...there is "Live At The New Penelope Café", too, of course. And "Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry At The 2nd Fret". But this is still a great place to start! Customer Rating: Summary: Absolutely! Comment: This re-mastered version contains some of the finest riffs from Sonny. The quality of the sound is unparalleled. Accompanying Sonny and Brownie on 3 tracks are Lightnin' Hopkins and Big Joe Williams. Tremendous enthusiasm and great teamwork! Sonny was born in my adopted hometown. Probably the best product that this city produced. More Reviews
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