James Cotton (Harmonica) - Superharps

Artist:

Cotton, James (Harmonica)

UPC:

089408347221

Description:

Full performer name: James Cotton/Billy Branch/Charlie Musselwhite/Sugar Ray Norcia.
Personnel includes: James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite, Billy Branch, Sugar Ray Norcia (vocals, harmonica); Kid Bangham (acoustic & electric guitars); Anthony Geraci, David Maxwell (piano); Michael "Mudcat" Ward (acoustic bass); Per Hanson (drums).
Recorded at The Studio, Portland, Maine in April 1999. Includes liner notes by Cub Coda.
SUPERHARPS was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
Four great blues harmonica players (James Cotton, Billy Branch, Charlie Musselwhite, and Sugar Ray Norcia) are featured in various combinations on this spirited disc, backed by a four-piece rhythm section (with guitarist Kid Bangham and pianist Anthony Geraci). Cotton and Norcia have solo pieces, seven numbers feature two harmonicas, and the lengthy low-down blues "Harp to Harp" has all four of the harmonica players taking turns soloing. Much of the material is jazz-oriented, including "The Hucklebuck," "TD`s Boogie Woogie," and "Route 66," and the majority of the selections are instrumentals. Each of the harmonica players sounds inspired and the results are consistently exciting and swinging. ~ Scott Yanow

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Put My Baby Out
2. Hucklebuck, The
3. Blues, Why Do You Worry Me?
4. Life Will Be Better
5. Mean Little Mama
6. T.D.`s Boogie Woogie
7. If I Should Have Bad Luck
8. I`m Gonna Steal Your Baby
9. Route 66
10. You`re So Fine
11. Harp to Harp

Album Information

Release Date:

10/12/1999

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Chicago Blues

Label:

Telarc Distribution

Producer:

Randy Labbe

Catalog Number:

83472

Original Release Year:

1999

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

DDD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

63 : 58

Guest Artist:

Kid Bangham; David Maxwell

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