The Master Of Ragtime Guitar : The Essential Recordings Of Blind Blake [IMPORT]

Blind Blake

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 30, 1996)
• Original Release Date: 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Indigo UK
• ASIN: B000002XTR
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #594,199 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Police Dog Blues

2. Diddie Wa Diddie

3. Guitar Chimes

4. Blind Arthur's Breakdown

5. Sweet Jivin' Mama

6. West Coast Blues

7. Early Morning Blues

8. Come on Boys, Let's Do That Messin' Around

9. Too Tight Blues

10. Skeedle Loo Doo Blues

11. One Time Blues

12. That'll Never Happen No More

13. Seaboard Stomp

14. He's in the Jailhouse Now

15. Wabash Rag

16. Hastings Street

17. C.C. Pill Blues

18. Hot Potatoes

19. Southbound Rag

20. Panther Squall Blues

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, crisp, and well-produced, July 26, 1999

By A Customer

If you're reading this, then you must already be interested. This is worth that interest. While a few tracks have poor sonics, most are very good and the ebullience and joy of simple music-making is obvious. A wonderful collection that covers the spectrum of his work. Funny, sad, and a bit weird, you can really get to know this exquisite guitarist and vocalist.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Decent Compilation, December 13, 2000

By	"omeoji" (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This compilation of Blake tunes stands up pretty well against the other ones available. Since Yazoo has deleted _Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker_ and because its new _The Best of Blind Blake_ does not include "Police Dog Blues", "Sweet Jivin' Mama" or the original "Diddie Wa Diddie" (though it does have the sequel "Diddie Wa Diddie #2") this Indigo compilation looks even more attractive than it once did. This recording removes a little bit more high end than Yazoo typically removes, which puts the scratches a little more in the background, but they haven't overdone this and much of the presence of the 78's is thus maintained. I have fortunately just located a copy of the recently deleted _Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker_ (a gap in my collection) which is in my opinion the best compilation but if you can't find a copy of that disc, this one is a good bet. However, if you're a Blake maniac, you'll also need the four volume complete works from Document. I'm a maniac.