Atlanta Blues [Box set, Original recording remastered]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 23, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Jsp Records
• ASIN: B0009XPB0W
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,842 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. My Mamma Was A Sailor - Julius Daniels

2. Ninety-Nine Year Blues Tk. 1 - Julius Daniels

3. Ninety-Nine Year Blues Tk. 2 - Julius Daniels

4. I'm Goin' To Tell God How You Doin' - Julius Daniels

5. Slippin' And Slidin' Up The Golden Street Tk. 2 - Julius Daniels

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Birmingham Gambler - Curley Weaver

2. Tampa Strut - Georgia Browns

3. Decatur Street 81 - Georgia Browns

4. Next Door Man Tk. 1 - Georgia Browns

5. Next Door Man Tk. 2 - Georgia Browns

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Coal Man Blues - Peg Leg Howell

2. Tishamingo Blues - Peg Leg Howell

3. New Prison Blues - Peg Leg Howell

4. Fo' Day Blues - Peg Leg Howell

5. New Jelly Roll Blues - Peg Leg Howell

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Disc: 4

1. Monkey Man Blues - Peg Leg Howell

2. Chittlin' Supper - Peg Leg Howell

3. Away From Home - Peg Leg Howell

4. Georgia Crawl - Henry Williams & Eddie Anthony

5. Lonesome Blues - Henry Williams & Eddie Anthony

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars another great budget priced set from jsp in england., March 20, 2007

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fluffy, the human being. (forest lake, mn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Atlanta Blues (Audio CD)

jsp records in london is to be commended for all their great budget price box sets of old-time music. this 4 disc set of atlanta blues is especially notable for all the peg leg howell sides. i have read much about peg leg howell over the years, yet, for some reason, his music was near impossible to find on compilations. i know of no disc dedicated just to his recordings. except for here. disc three on this set is a whopping 25 sides of peg leg howell. 3 more sides are included on the 4th disc. mr howell was a very pleasing blues singer with a relaxed vocal delivery and an easy fluid guitar style. he is even accompanied on a few tracks by violin and mandolin, which you don't hear too often on these old blues tunes. another artist featured on this set is curley weaver, who is by far the most accomplished guitarist on this set. he plays slide guitar with such facile grace and adventuresome rythmn that all slide guitar enthusiasts and blues fans should thrill to his sound. lots of sides by mr weaver here. to me, maybe the highlight of this set was the discovery of a performer i had never heard of before: julius daniels. mr daniels, while not the guitar stylist of the aforementioned artists, is a outstanding blues singer, with a deep confident voice that is amongst the best i have heard in blues from the 20's. there are eleven sides from mr daniels included (4 of them alternate takes), and i would say they are must haves for blues fanatics. there are six other artists/bands included on this set, and they are good in their own right, but it is peg leg howell, curly weaver, and julius daniels that really standout on this package. the sound quality ranges from excellent to bad (a few of the curly weaver tracks are particularly rough on the ears), but mostly it is fine. i highly recommend this set to old-time music fans. for the novice, i would say this is not the place to start (try robert johnson for starters), but a collection to work your way towards. enough said.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful collection of Southeastern blues, May 10, 2010

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Sherry Almond - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atlanta Blues (Audio CD)

Anyone interested in Southeastern pre-war blues needs this collection. Worth it just for the 11 sides of Julius Daniels (b. 1902, Denmark, SC) recorded in 1927; songs later picked up and covered by Hot Tuna, The Grateful Dead, Jim Kweskin, Chris Smither, Johnny Winter, more. Essential, relaxing vintage blues. Don't expect pristine sound quality...just brilliant music.