Back to New Orleans

Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 12, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fantasy
• ASIN: B000000XF4
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,241 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brownie & Sonny, November 4, 2005

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Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back to New Orleans (Audio CD)

This CD collects two early Bluesville LPs (their first and fourth), recorded in 1960 (a major year for recordings for both Brownie and Sonny). The feeling on both LPs is very relaxed and laidback; most of the tunes are standard 12-bar blues (A-B-C and A-A-B formats) with a couple of 8-bar blues and one 16-bar ballad thrown in. Verses are out of the standard blues repertory.

Brownie does most of the singing, though Terry joins on occasion for duets, and Sonny gets a few spots all to himself as well. Brownie's voice is clearly enunciated and mellow, and his accoustic guitar makes for perfect accompaniment. Terry, of course, blows harp and that axe is featured on folky items like FOX HUNT. There is a consistency to the high quality of the performances here that makes choosing highlights impossible: lets just say the whole CD is great. Definitely worth checking out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PLAY THE BLUES FOR ME NOW! BEAUTIFUL!, June 20, 2004

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Johann S de Bono (London UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back to New Orleans (Audio CD)

WONDERFUL MUSIC and MUSICIANSHIP. Highly recommended and great value. Two albums on 1 CD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Back To New Orleans-Sonny Terry & Brownnie McGhee, August 31, 2001

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george (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back to New Orleans (Audio CD)

A must have for your blues collection with good harp licking from the blind man.Originally released as a double LP.Very Basic raw blues.Get into it, All The Best,Peace!