CD Review
Various Artists
"Genuine Mississippi Blues... Plus - The Ace (MS) Blues Masters Vol. 4"
Westside (WESM 579)
by Gordon Baxter
Review date: December 1999
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Volume 4 of "Genuine Mississippi Blues..." is a reissue of the album that appeared on Johnny Vincent's Ace label in 1981, with the addition of six extra rare takes. The most recognizable names here are Sam Myers (6 tracks) and Johnny Littlejohn (3). The remaining artists--Bad Smitty (5 tracks), Elmore James Jr. (3) and King Edward (3)--may be less well known, but they reflect the Blues scene in and around Jackson, MS in the late 1970's. The album is historically important in that respect, but the quality of the offerings is equally important. Most of the tracks may be reworkings, but they are arranged to highlight the particular talents of the recording artist. On this evidence there was a lot of good stuff going on in Jackson at that time. Now go get volumes 1-3 and start saving for volume 5!
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This review is copyright © 1999 by Gordon Baxter, and Blues On Stage, all rights reserved.
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