| Blues Masters, Vol. 4: Harmonica Classics | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 11036
Category: Music
Artist: Various Artists
Publisher: Rhino / Wea
Studio: Rhino / Wea
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
Label: Rhino / Wea
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 71124
UPC: 081227112424
EAN: 0081227112424
ASIN: B0000032X5
Release Date: November 10, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Juke - Little Walter | | • | Ends and Odds - Jimmy Reed | | • | Rocket 88 - Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet | | • | Help Me - Sonny Boy Williamson | | • | Messin' With The Kid - Junior Wells | | • | Blues With A Feeling - Butterfield Blues Band | | • | Sugar Coated Love - Lazy Lester | | • | Steady - Jerry Mc Cain | | • | I'll Be Around - Howlin' Wolf | | • | I Was Fooled - Billy Boy Arnold | | • | Take A Little Walk With Me - Big John Wrencher/Joe Carter | | • | Easy - Jimmy And Walter | | • | Boogie Twist - Snooky Pryor | | • | Wolf Call Boogie - Hot Shot Love | | • | Last Night - George 'Harmonica' Smith And The Chicago Blues Band | | • | I Got Love If You Want It - Slim Harpo | | • | Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - The Fabulous Thunderbirds | | • | Christo Redemptor - Charlie Musselwhite |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Blues Harp July 18, 2008
Another excellent collection of blues harp playing. Buy this and you won't be disappointed!
 a good cd March 13, 2007
pretty much all the songs on here are actually good, unlike with a lot of compilations. a good buy.
well satisfied September 15, 2005
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
cd was as advertised and arrived in good condition, in a timely fashion. this is the first used product i have purchased on the net and i am very satisfied with the results
Great and varied harping! September 24, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Wow! A friend recommended this CD to me (as I am beginning to play), and what a treat this was. Terrific variety in style, and superb playing all around. Especially helpful were the extensive liner notes to the CD, listing each artist and going into their background as well as details about the songs. Really enjoyable reading. I just can't say enough about it if you are looking for a good sampling of harp songs. :)
A fine sampler for the casual blues fan December 7, 2003
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Rhino's "Blues Masters" series is the best of its kind, and while this one disc obviously only scratches the surface of blues harmonica playing, it does feature a lot of good music.
Most longtime blues fans will own the lion's share of this material already, but "Harmonica Classics" also features several lesser-known songs like Jerry McCain's "Steady", Lazy Lester's superbly groovy "Sugar Coated Love", "Boogie Twist" by Snooky Pryor, and "Easy" by the greatest blues harmonica player of them all, the great Walter Horton (that's the song credited to "Jimmy and Walter").
Howlin' Wolf is here as well, Billy Boy Arnold is here, Little Walter Jacobs is here with his instrumental classic "Juke", and Jimmy Reed is here, doing the loping "Ends And Odds" in his lazy, minimalistic style. Other highlights include Junior Wells' tough "Messin' With The Kid" and Sonny Boy Williamson (II)'s "Help Me".
These songs don't necessarily rank among the artists' very best, since they were chosen primarily for the harp playing, and that may be seen as a little bit of a drawback. But that's not to say that these songs are generally below par, however, and this collection does focus on blues harmonica after all.
And there is some impressive instrumental prowess on display here, including the Fabulous Thunderbirds' lyrical "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White", "Last Night" by George "Harmonica" Smith, and the one-armed John Wrencher's rendition "Take A Little Walk With Me".
As I said, this is not excactly the defintive word on blues harmonica, or on the artists represented here, but "Harmonica Classics" and its companion volume (excitingly titled "More Harmonica Classics") are still a fine purchase for casual and "mid-level" blues listeners.
Lots of great music here.
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