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Martin Lang – Chicago Harp Blues Sessions

€13,50 €12,10

SKU: Random Chance 42 Categories: ,

Description

Martin Lang represents a younger generation of Chicago blues harmonica virtuosos. A longtime studio musician for the venerated Delmark Records, he has toured extensively backing up Chicago blues vocalists Taildragger and Willie Buck among others. He combines an assimilation of the sounds of the great Chicago blues harmonica artists such as Junior Wells and Little Walter with a sensibility attuned to contemporary trends in arts and music. He previously participated in an early CD release of Random Chance Records, "Harmonica Blues Orgy," produced by Dave Meyer. His four tracks on the 16 track CD that also featured Little Arthur Duncan, Easy Baby, and Willie "Big Eye" Smith helped make it one of the best selling of the labels releases.
 
Track Listing:
1. Jumpin' The Jug - 4:04   2. Billy's Shuffle - 4:08   3. Young Fashioned Ways - 3:21   4. Scratch My Back - 5:13   5. Sittin' Here Thinking - 3:28   6. Sundown - 3:00   7. Ain't Gonna Cry No More - 8:20   8. Sluggin' The Jug - 3:29   9. Ain't Gonna Wait For You - 4:35   10. Blues Hangover - 3:48  11. Martin Leaps In - 3:33   12. Sloppy Drunk - 3:14
 
Reviews:
1. www.lahoradelblues.com 2015.08.03
Cuando era más joven siempre me gustó saltar y bailar animadamente en todas las fiestas y guateques a las que solía asistir, pero eso sólo sucedía cuando el grupo de jump blues o de blues de Chicago (como es en este caso) tenía el suficiente swing y twist como para hacerme levantar de la silla o del sofá. Después de varios años sin haberlo conseguido, ahora Martin Lang me ha despertado de mi letargo para darme nueva vida y conseguir que no deje de arrastrar mis pies como un poseso por el parquet de la sala de estar, como si fuese de nuevo un teenager con el rostro lleno de acné juvenil. La armónica amplificada de Mr. Lang suena poderosa, potente y florida en esta sesión de blues de Chicago en la más pura esencia del south side, todo ello junto a una banda de músicos que conocen el género como hay pocos hoy día en la ciudad del viento. Martin Lang armónica y voz está respaldado por los guitarristas Billy Flynn y Rockin’ Johnny Burgin, los bajistas Jimmy Upstairs y Yoshimi Hirata, los baterías Dean Haas y Rob Lorenz y los cantantes Tail Dragger y Willie Buck. Un disco fantástico, plagado de los mejores y más rítmicos patrones del shuffle, junto a algún que otro slow down blues. ¡¡A disfrutarlo, amigos!!. BUENISIMO.
 
When I was younger than now, I liked to frantically jump and dance in all house parties I used to go, but this only happened when a jump blues band or a Chicago blues group (like in this case) had swing and twist enough to keep me up from a chair or a comfortable sofa. After several years without getting that feeling, now Martin Lang has awakened me from my lethargy to give me a new life and make me wildly move and drag my feet on the living room parquet, as if I was again a teenager with a face spotted with acne. The amplified harmonica of Mr. Lang sounds colourful, strong, powerful and flamboyant along this Chicago blues session of pure and essential south side blues, together with an able band who know to play blues as few people perform it now in the Windy City The harmonica and voice of Martin Lang is backed by guitar players Billy Flynn and Rockin' Johnny Burgin, bass players Jimmy Upstairs and Yoshimi Hirata, drummers Dean Haas and Rob Lorenz and singers Tail Dragger and Willie Buck. This is a fantastic amazing album, filled with the best and most rhythmic shuffle patterns, together with some slow down blues. So… enjoy ir fellows!!. GREAT.