Pinetop Perkins - Born in the Delta

Artist:

Perkins, Pinetop

UPC:

089408341823

Description:

BORN IN THE DELTA is an Enhanced CD containing both a full audio program and multimedia computer files.
Personnel: Pinetop Perkins (piano, vocals); Tony O. (guitar); Jerry Portnoy (harmonica); Brad Vickers (bass); Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (drums).
Recorded at Trod Nossel Recording Studios, Wallingford, Connecticut in November, 1996. Includes liner notes by Andy Labbe
BORN IN THE DELTA was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
Personnel: Pinetop Perkins (vocals, piano); Tony O. (guitar); Jerry Portnoy (harmonica); Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (drums); Lincoln Clapp (programming).
Liner Note Author: Akira Sakata.
Recording information: Trod Bossel Recording Studios, Wallingford, CT (11/1996).
Photographer: Marc Norberg.
Unknown Contributor Role: Bill Chinnock.
Pinetop Perkins was 83-years-old when he recorded Born in the Delta in 1996. As a singer, he still had plenty of soul and spirit and got his points across convincingly. And as a pianist, he still had sizable chops. In terms of material, he tends to favor blues standards that have been done to death, including Jimmy Reed`s "Baby, What You Want Me to Do?," Peter Chatman`s "Everyday I Have the Blues," Leroy Carr`s "How Long, How Long Blues" and Paul Gayten`s "For You My Love." One could nitpick about the onetime Muddy Waters sideman so often choosing the obvious, but given how much fun he`s clearly having at this session, it`s hard to complain. Thankfully, Perkins gives himself sufficient solo space, and he has competent support in harmonica player Jerry Portnoy and electric guitarist Tony O. ~ Alex Henderson

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Every Day I Have the Blues
2. For You My Love
3. Look on Yonder Wall
4. Blues After Hours
5. Murmur Low
6. How Long, How Long Blues
7. Baby, What You Want Me to Do
8. Blues Oh Blues

Album Information

Release Date:

05/27/1997

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Piano

Label:

Telarc Distribution

Producer:

Randy Labbe; Akira Sakata

Catalog Number:

CD 83418

Original Release Year:

1997

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

46 : 35

Guest Artist:

Jerry Portnoy; Willie "Big Eyes" Smith

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