Though it's been used in almost every type of musical setting (even classical), something about the harmonica makes it seem best suited to acoustic music, and to many people it probably automatically brings to mind the early folk work of Bob Dylan and his imitators. But Dylan notwithstanding, for some listeners a harmonica is simply and purely the sound of the blues it's the wail of a distant train whistle, or the cry of a broken heart (and when two lovers part, sometimes it s both things at once). From down country up to big bad Chicago, this 2CD set showcases some of the best (and best-known) exponents of the blues harp in action, from the mid-1950s through to the early 1960s.
- Disc 1
- 1Juke
- 2Jelly Roll
- 3Poor Boy
- 4Big Boss Man
- 5Too Close Blues
- 6Goin' Down Slow
- 7Buzz Me Babe
- 8Train Done Gone
- 9Keys to the Highway
- 10Baby You're So Kind
- 11I Love You, I Need You
- 12Red Top
- 13Jailhouse Blues
- 14Keep It to Yourself
- 15Just a Dream (On My Mind)
- 16Love My Baby
- 17Blueberry Hill
- 18Just Your Fool
- 19Rainin' in My Heart
- 20Whoopin' the Blues
- Disc 2
- 1Hoochie Coochie Man
- 2I Wish You Would
- 3I Got to Go
- 4You Got Me Crying
- 5I Got Love If You Want It
- 6Cut That Out
- 7Sitting On Top of the World
- 8Patrol Blues
- 9Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
- 10Someday Baby Blues
- 11Mean Old Frisco
- 12The Thing to Do
- 13Fannie Mae
- 14It Must Have Been the Devil
- 15Big Boss Man
- 16It's Too Late Brother
- 17I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
- 18Don't Start Me to Talking
- 19Cha Cha Cha in Blue
- 20I'll Be Around