Bob Corritore and Friends — Down Home Blues Revue (2022) @@@@

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A compilation of electric Mississippi-style blues tracks from Bob's vast archives, recorded over eight sessions between 1995 and 2012. Corritore plays harp with a bunch of old bluesmen, all but one of whom are gone now. My favorite selections include Take a Little Walk With Me, featuring Honeyboy Edwards on guitar, and Nothing but Blues with Henry Townsend on piano — but there are many more! Robert 'Bilbo' Walker delivers three numbers, including the famous Still a Fool, which sounds amazing — a deep, raw blues. A couple of classic covers with T-Model Ford on vocals and guitar are truly mesmerizing and hypnotic. I had never heard recordings of Tomcat Courtney, San Diego's 'godfather of the blues,' and now I definitely want to hear more! Big Jack Johnson lays down a powerful take on Sonny Boy Williamson's Bluebird Blues, stretching over eight minutes — the longest track on the record. A really impressive down-home blues collection!