Shining The Pearls

Mister B. | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blind Pig
• ASIN: B000000N6M
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #410,813 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. B does it again!, February 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Shining The Pearls (Audio CD)

Mr. B has done it again. He has made his unique blend of boogie-woogie and blues sound both fresh and fun. When he's not touring Europe, he plays in the Ann Arbor area. I have seen him perform many times, and he just keeps getting better! Just listen to "30 Days in Jail" and you'll be hooked. It's too bad some of his early vinyl offerings haven't been transferred to CD.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Polished ho-hum with a little oomph!, August 19, 2004

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possumwillie "possumwillie" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shining The Pearls (Audio CD)

I like blues, boogie and jazz and play the piano. Mister B is a mixed bag, with a polished style and some nice licks but he mostly stays within the confines of his predecessors. So, in my opinion, you get one good song out of four or five and the rest are OK but nothing new - pleasant but style-wise fairly mundane. My own tastes run to Pine Top Perkins,Memphis Slim, Dr. John, Otis Spann, Prof Longhair. James Booker, Henry Butler, etc. When I want to hear period stuff, why get it re-packaged? Mister B is pleasantly OK and every once in a while outstanding. I remember how much I enjoyed hearing him play "Little Brother" and I spent some time stealing some of the licks . I would purchase this recording - I just wouldn't give it five stars or expect that your hair is going to stand up the first time you put it on. Leave that to the masters!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wow - great to hear Mr. B again., October 15, 2004

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Steven M. Koning (Falls Church, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shining The Pearls (Audio CD)

Haven't heard Mr. B in years. Used to see him with Steve Nardella Band and that was quite an experience! I remember him rolling up to a closed off intersection at the Ann Arbor arts fair, sliding the piano off the truck and sitting down to play in the middle of the intersection. The crowd would swell instantly! Hey, maybe you gotta have soome Ann Arbor connection - but this man is great. I just got this CD yesterday and I'm lovin' it. Everyone walking by the office is asking about the great music....