Friday, October 23, 2009

Mississippi John HURT - Rediscovered 1998


Mississippi John HURT - Rediscovered 1998

Blues

John Hurt's playful country blues was first heard in the late 1920s, when he recorded a handful of poorly selling sides for Okeh Records. It wasn't until his rediscovery during the 1960s folk revival that his remarkable talent was fully appreciated. Hurt's rediscovery only lasted a few years--he died in 1966--but his legacy, preserved on several albums recorded for Vanguard during that period, is indeed daunting. Hurt's intricate fingerpicking style, evidenced here on popular pieces like "Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor," "Richland Women Blues," "Salty Dog Blues," and "Candy Man" went on to influence a generation of urban folk and blues artists. His music remains a sweet reminder of the pre-depression-era ragtime blues of which he was a humble and subtle master.
By Billy Altman.
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Although usually classified as a blues musician, Mississippi John Hurt shares little musical common ground with the Mississippi Delta bluesmen that were his contemporaries. Hurt's gentle approach to guitar (which he finger-picks expertly), his ...    Full Descriptionvocals, and his highly melodic repertoire fall more easily into the folk category. Indeed, Hurt's music inspired a generation of '60s folkies. REDISCOVERED collects many of the recordings that folk musicians value so dearly, anthologizing the four LPs Hurt made for Vanguard Records in the '60s.

Although well on in years when he made these recordings, Hurt plays and sings magnificently-no mean feat considering the challenges presented by his elaborate guitar style. Many of Hurt's signature tunes are here: "Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor," "Stagolee," and "Candy Man" all appear, although the omission of a few classics ("Louis Collins" and "Casey Jones," to name two) prevents REDISCOVERED from being the definitive single-disc compilation of Hurt's later recordings. Still, with 24 bona fide classics, REDISCOVERED isn't a bad place to start your Hurt collection. On the other hand, since Hurt's Vanguard albums are all classics, you might want to skip this disc and head straight for the original releases.
CD Universe.
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01. Coffee Blues 3:46
02. I'm Satisfied 2:54
03. Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor 4:33
04. Monday Morning Blues 3:57
05. Since I've Laid My Burden Down 2:46
06. Stocktime (Buck Dance) 2:04
07. Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight 3:32
08. Richland Women Blues 4:03
09. Keep On Knocking 2:07
10. Stagolee 5:37
11. Hop Joint 2:09
12. Funky Butt 1:56
13. It Ain't Nobody's Business 2:34
14. Salty Dog Blues 3:04
15. Candy Man 2:56
16. You Are My Sunshine 2:05
17. I've Got the Blues and I Can't Be Satisfied 2:49
18. Nearer My God to Thee 3:30
19. Shortnin' Bread 2:15
20. Avalon, My Home Town 3:42
21. First Shot Missed Him 1:44
22. Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me 3:21
23. Talking Casey 5:07
24. Goodnight Irene 2:24
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