Willie Mabon • Chicago Blues Session!

Review by Thom Owens

Chicago Blues Session! features a session pianist Willie Mabon cut on Independence Day 1979 with guitarist Hubert Sumlin, guitarist Eddie Taylor, bassist Aron Burton and drummer Casey Jones. The album was originally released on the German L&R label, mainly because American labels were shunning the blues. That could be the only reason this album wasn't released at the time, since it's a nice, straightahead Chicago blues record. There are several Mabon originals, all of them strong and memorable, plus several Willie Dixon tracks and a Howlin' Wolf cut. That Howlin' Wolf song is one of a handful of tributes to Chicago blues legends -- the others are to Jimmy Reed and Willie Dixon -- but the true tribute is the spirit and passion the group puts into their music. That's what makes the album a worthwhile listen for serious fans of Chicago blues.

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Revisión por Thom Owens

Sesión de blues de Chicago! cuenta con una sesión que el pianista Willie Mabon cortó el Día de la Independencia de 1979 con el guitarrista Hubert Sumlin, el guitarrista Eddie Taylor, el bajista Aron Burton y el baterista Casey Jones. El álbum se lanzó originalmente en el sello alemán L&R, principalmente porque los sellos estadounidenses rechazaban el blues. Esa podría ser la única razón por la que este álbum no se lanzó en ese momento, ya que es un buen disco de blues de Chicago. Hay varios originales de Mabon, todos fuertes y memorables, además de varias canciones de Willie Dixon y un corte de Howlin 'Wolf. Esa canción de Howlin 'Wolf es uno de los pocos homenajes a las leyendas del blues de Chicago, las otras a Jimmy Reed y Willie Dixon, pero el verdadero homenaje es el espíritu y la pasión que el grupo pone en su música. Eso es lo que hace que el álbum valga la pena para los fanáticos serios del blues de Chicago.

Tracklist:
1 - Little Red Rooster - 4:14
2 - Lonely Blues - 4:33
3 - It's A Shame - 5:53
4 - Moanin' Blues - 6:11
5 - Monday Woman (A Tribute To Jimmy Reed) - 4:54
6 - Louise (A Tribute To Howlin' Wolf) - 6:21
7 - Seventh Son (Dedicated To Willie Dixon) - 3:48
8 - I'm Mad - 4:16
9 - A Change Is Gonna Come - 2:47

Credits:
    Bass – Aron Burton
    Coordinator [Album] – Jump Jackson
    Design [Album] – Günther Kieser
    Drums – Casey Jones (2)
    Engineer [Recording] – Edward Cody
    Guitar [Left Side] – Hubert Sumlin
    Guitar [Right Side] – Eddie Taylor (2)
    Liner Notes, Photography By [Cover] – Willy Leiser
    Producer, Liner Notes – Horst Lippmann
    Vocals, Piano, Blues Harp – Willie Mabon

Notes:
Recorded July 4th, 1979 at Odyssey Sound Studio, Chicago, Ill.

Label: Evidence (5) ‎– ECD 26063-2
Format: Released:
1995 Genre:
Blues Style: Chicago Blues

 

 

 

 

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