Jimmy Blythe “Messin’ Around Blues”

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    Artista / Grupo: Jimmy Blythe

    Álbum: Messin’ Around Blues

    Discográfica: Delmark

    Año publicación: 2007

    Fecha crítica: 9/2008

    Valoración: ESSENTIAL

Delicious new recording from Delmark Records which is eagerly publishing years gone by treasures The turn is now for a splendid album that gathers some piano player Jimmy Blythe old recordings, to make us enjoy with the most genuine real twenties Chicago South Side blues sound Blues, rags, stomps, strides or boogie-woogie, in unusual transcriptions of Nickelodeon rolls, with amazing straight hot piano solos, make up an excellent record that will satisfy fans of that special old sound which could be heard at new Orleans barrelhouses, saloons and brothels, in fashion at that time, when artists like Henry Thomas, Cripple Clarence Lofton, Jimmy Yancey, Cow Cow Davenport, Albert Ammons, Montana Taylor, Pinetop Smith, Meade Lux Lewis, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton and, of course, Jimmy Blythe were at the peak of their musical careers Jimmy was a gifted piano player and song-writer too and he became a great influence on Chicago blues and jazz scene Sadly, he died of meningitis when he was only thirty years old (1901-1931) but, during his short intense musical career, he had the opportunity to share stage or back such legendary musicians like Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, Ma Rayney, Blind Blake, Lonnie Johnson or Scrapper Blackwell, and do different recordings for Paramount or Vocalion as well, besides some other recordings to less known labels Here comes one of the most recently published interesting albums Will you miss it?



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