1. DIGGING MY POTATOES 2. THE HARMONICA BLUES 3. MY KEY WON'T FIT NO MORE 4. CHASING THE FOX 5. EASY RIDER 6. GOIN' DOWN SLOW 7. TAKE THIS HAMMER 8. OLD LOST JOHN 9. I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOUR PIE 10. FREIGHT TRAIN ROLLIN ON
Number of discs:
1
Description:
Vinyl Neuauflage des 1983 Albums von Blues-Mundharmonika Spieler und Sänger Sonny Terry.
Die technische Meisterschaft auf der Blues-Mundharmonika und der energische Gesangsstil von
Sonny Terry vereinen sich auf Wizard of the Harmonica zu einem fesselnden Porträt eines der
grö�ten Musiker aller Zeiten und einer Legende des piemontesischen Blues-Genres. Terrys
instrumentale Meisterschaft wird begleitet von seinen eigenwilligen und fesselnden
Gesangsstilistiken, die sich von Falsettwummern bis hin zu dichten Spoken-Word-Passagen in
uneingeschränkter und doch präziser Weise bewegen, um einen weiten und nuancierten Eindruck
von einem der charakteristischsten und charismatischsten Interpreten dieses Stils zu vermitteln. -
Ron Brown writes: "Perhaps Sonny Terry's blindness has isolated him from the world to such an extent that he's been able to shrug off a cloak of sophistication more than would normally be expected of a man who's been in demand by blues audiences the world over for more than thirty years. His vocal delivery is as rough, uncompromising and exhilarating as ever it was, embodying the raw essence of the country blues. He's inclined to pitch his voice a little on the sharp side, but he's retained over the years a passionate involvement in his music which he communicates to his audiences, who usually judge that musical niceties aren't of much consequence in the work of an artist who puts so much feeling into his performances." Originally recorded in 1972, this release is a brilliant overview of a pivotal figure in blues harmonica.