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Corey Harris & Henry Butler
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| Total: 15 Songs |
Album Review
This collaboration is the first full-length release from like-minded bluesmen guitarist Corey Harris and pianist Henry Butler. Although they had previously played together on live dates, the only other time they appear on CD is on Harris' Greens From the Garden. These 15 tracks cover more ground than the mere term "blues" implies. The duo recalls not only the best of traditional piano/guitar music of the '20s and '30s, but also New Orleans soul, barrelhouse, ragtime, and Delta blues. To their credit, Harris and Butler have the ability to bring these traditions into a modern context while retaining the soul that some modern blues recordings lack. Not only are duet settings heard but a few solo spots are featured. The playing is phenomenal, which shouldn't overshadow the emotional vocal performances, including the a cappella gospel on "Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You?" that closes out this highly recommended disc.
Biography
Born: 21 February 1969 in Denver, CO
Genre: Blues
Years Active: '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Corey Harris
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Take Me Back | Fish Ain't Bitin' | 2:19 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
If You Leave Me | Fish Ain't Bitin' | 2:20 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Worried Life Blues | Fish Ain't Bitin' | 3:00 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Wild West | Greens from the Garden | 4:04 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning | Downhome Sophisticate | 2:53 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Fish Ain't Bitin' | Fish Ain't Bitin' | 3:28 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Basehead | Greens from the Garden | 4:41 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
Lynch Blues | Greens from the Garden | 6:16 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
In the Morning | Zion Crossroads | 5:23 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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10 |
Eh la Bas | Greens from the Garden | 5:50 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
- $16.99
- Genres: Blues, Music, Country Blues, Acoustic Blues
- Released: 04 April 2000
- ℗ 2000 Alligator Records
