Late Night Blues: Live at the New Penelope Cafe [Live]

James Cotton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 13, 1998)
• Original Release Date: October 13, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Just a Memory
• ASIN: B00000C2H9
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #506,704 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Honky Tonk

2. Woke up This Morning

3. Black Night

4. Feelin' Good

5. Mean Old World

6. Mother-In-Law Blues

7. Every Day I Have the Blues

8. Tramp

9. Nine Below Zero

10. That's Alright

11. Rock Me Baby

12. Rocket 88

13. Outro

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Blowing like crazy, August 7, 2000

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Elmore Jaimz "bluemrblue" (Burnsville, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Late Night Blues: Live at the New Penelope Cafe (Audio CD)

James is called a young man on this CD, but he'd already played with Muddy Waters for a time. Recorded in 1967, it showcases his vocals and harp well. The recording, done at Montreal's Penelope Cafe, is a pretty accurate depiction of James Cotton's raw power and force. The sound quality is OK for the time and really captures the feel of a live performance. Cotton has long been one of the greatest of the Chicago blues harp stylists, and his energy, enthusiasm and sincere love for the blues jumps right out at you from start to finish. The idea of a blues musician doing a recording in a static and heavily controlled atmosphere like a studio seems odd; amplified electric Chicago blues really should be both played AND heard in a loud, raucous, dark, smoky bar-type environment. You can smell the smoke and feel the beer being spilled on you while listening to this CD. I'd heartily recommend it to anyone who loves Chicago blues.