Blues From The Gutter

Champion Jack Dupree | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic Jazz
• ASIN: B000002IUM
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,559 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #97 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > New Orleans Blues

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Immortal music from the master, January 14, 2002

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Steven R. Sims "steve from oz" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blues From The Gutter (Audio CD)

Hey blues piano lover, I really think you should get hold of ALL of Champion Jack Dupree's recordings! Failing that, make absolutely certain you get this one - buy, beg, borrow, or steal.

Recorded as a stereo album in 1958 in New York, Jack never sounded better, backed here by a small group including sax and electric guitar. Every track is memorable: Strollin' - "All you got to do is put one foot in front of the other!"; Can't Kick The Habit; Junker Blues (revisited from 1944 original); Nasty Boogie (it is!); Stack-O-Lee - "Stack-O-Lee, shot Billy De Lyon; and he shot him two or three times".

It was just after this recording that Jack decamped to Europe for many years, recording many sides especially with with John Mayall, until his triumphant return "back home to New Orleans" in the late 1980s.

Only drawback is short playing time (37:17) but with quality like this... just play it again! I have twice given my copy away when I wanted to give someone a single blues CD - the music is accessible to all, and at the same time it's as blues as blues can be.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blues From The Gutter is as good as it gets, December 16, 2005

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Blindrider (Nowhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blues From The Gutter (Audio CD)

I've been listening to blues for 40 years. When I heard this about 5 years ago I thought "This is how it sounds when they get it right". It's difficult to capture the delicate interplay of a blues combo made up of highly professional players. The liner notes on this are superb, and they explain Champion Jack's very early tutelage under a blues player born in the mid 19th century. Get this album and enjoy the finest blues you can hear.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yeah, this is a good one, November 1, 2005

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R. B. Wise (WV, formerly NOLA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blues From The Gutter (Audio CD)

I heard Champion Jack first on WWOZ New Orleans and nibbled on this CD. I love good barrelhouse piano and there is not a weak track on the disk. With guitar in places, sax in places, both in places, and they blend well. Like a good club set.

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