Alabama Blues – 1927-1930 – Jaybird Coleman / Ollis Martin / George ‘Bullet’ Williams / Clifford Gibson

Alabama Blues from 1927-1930 on this CD! The complete recordings of Yardbird Coleman (a good harp player), Geoge Williams (also harp), Clifford Gibson and others. The songs have been recorded in Chicago, Birmingham, Ala and Atlanta, Ga.

Track Listing:
George "Bullet" Williams: 1. Touch Me Light Mama - 2:48   2. Frisco Leaving Birmingham - 2:44   3. Frisco Leaving Birmingham - 2:53   4. The Escaped Convict - 2:56   5. Middlin' Blues - 2:49   Ollis Martin: 6. Police and High Sheriff Come Ridin' Down - 3:03   Frank Palmes (Jaybird Coleman?): 7. Ain't Gonna Lay My 'Ligion Down - 2:53   8. Troubled 'Bout My Soul - 2:55   Bertha Ross: 9. My Jelly Blues - 3:05   Jaybird Coleman: 10. Mill Log Blues - 2:37   11. Ah'm Sick and Tired of Tellin' You (To Wiggle That Thing) - 3:10   12. Man Trouble Blues - 3:06   13. Trunk Busted (Suitcase Full of Holes) - 2:49   14. I'm Gonna Cross the River of Jordan Some O'These Days - 3:04   15. Mo More Good Water ('Cause the Pond Is Dry) - 3:10   16. Mistreatin' Mama - 3:05   17. Save Your Money, Let These Women Go - 2:54   18. Coffee Grinder Blues - 3:07   19. Man Trouble Blues - 3:05   Clifford Gibson: 20. Keep Your Windows Pinned - 3:01   21. Don't Put That Thing on Me - 3:03   22. Tired of Being Mistreated, Pt. 2 - 2:55   23. Whiskey Moan Blues - 2:45  

Reviews:

1. AllMusic - Jason Ankeny
Alabama Blues: 1927-1930 compiles the complete known recorded output of six obscure rural blues acts: George "Bullet" Williams, Clifford Gibson, Ollis Martin, Bertha Ross, Jaybird Coleman and Frank Palmes (which may actually be merely a pseudonym of Coleman's). As the liner notes point out, it's interesting to note that almost all of the artists featured here play the harmonica, an instrument whose relatively low cost made it the ideal accompaniment for the era's bluesmen, especially those from such an economically depressed area as rural Alabama; there's a clear regional sensibility linking their music, its primitive power and emotional intensity reflections of the blues at its purest.