Mark HUMMEL's - Blues Harp Meltdown (Vols. I,II,II)

Mark HUMMEL's - Blues Harp Meltdown (Vols. I,II,II)

Blues

Harmonica player, songwriter and singer Mark Hummel is a practitioner of the West Coast blues style, which typically includes elements of jazz and swing. A seasoned bandleader, Hummel is finally beginning to achieve wider recognition through nearly constant touring. Hummel was born in New Haven, Connecticut but raised in Los Angeles, California. He became fascinated with the blues-rock of Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Big Brother and the Holding Company and the Rolling Stones. After seeing songwriter credits on the albums, he began to dig further back into those bands' blues roots. He began playing harmonica in his teens in order to be different from the huge pack of guitar players in his high school. Hummel studied the styles of the Chicago-based players, including James Cotton, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Walter "Shakey" Horton and Little Walter Jacobs. Hummel moved to Berkeley, California in 1972 and played with local bluesmen there, including Boogie Jake, Cool Papa, Johnny Waters and Sonny Lane. After graduating high school, he hitchhiked around the country for three years, making stops in New Orleans, Boston and Chicago to learn from those cities' top players. In 1980, he formed the Blues Survivors, who have since performed at numerous blues festivals around the U.S., including the Chicago Blues Festival and the San Francisco Blues Festival. Hummel has released a number of self-produced albums around his Oakland, California home, including Playing In Your Town (1985, Rockinitis Records), Up & Jumpin' (with Canadian guitarist Sue Foley, 1989-90), and Hard Lovin' (1992, Double Trouble Records). His widely available albums include Feel Like Rockin' (1994, Flying Fish Records), Married To The Blues (1995, Flying Fish), and most recently, Heart of Chicago (1997, Tone-Cool/Rounder), an album recorded in Chicago on which Hummel is accompanied by some veteran Chicago sidemen, including drummer Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, guitarist Dave Myers and producer/guitarist Steve Freund. Considered one of the top harmonica players in the U.S., Hummel has also judged and played in the Hohner Harmonica World Championships, held in Germany; he issued Low Down to Uptown in 1998. Golden State Blues was next, released on new label Electro-Fi with support from Hummel's usual backing band, the Blues Survivors. ~ Richard Skelly, All Music Guide
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Mark Hummel's - Blues Harp Meltdown (Vol. 1)


Billy Branch- (Vocals),(Harmonica),
R.J. Mischo- (Vocals),(Harmonica),
James Harman- (Harmonica),(Vocals),
Rick Estrin- (Harmonica),(Vocals),
Kim Wilson- (Vocals),(Harmonica),
Mark Hummel- (Harmonica),(Vocals),
Junior Watson- (Guitar),
Mike Carino- (Bass),
June Core- (Drums),
Steve Wolf- (Bass)
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CD 1

01.You Messed Up- RJ Mischo   (6:13)
02.Sleepin' in the Ground- Sam Myers  (8:40)
03.Gary Smith Intro by Mark Hummel
04.You're So Fine   (5:26)
05.Gary Smith Comments
06.Elevate Me Mama- John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson Gary Smith (6:46)
07.Minor Mambo Intro
08.Minor Mambo- Gary Smith Gary Smith (5:29)
10.They Don't Want Me to Rock- Buddy Johnson Mark Hummel (3:38)
11.Can't Judge Nobody-  Mark Hummel (6:49)
12.Humblebug- Mark Hummel (7:47)
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CD 2

01.Mark Hummel - Billy Branch Intro (0:36)
02.Billy Branch - Billy's Boogie (3:22)
03.Eyesight to the Blind- Rice Miller Billy Branch (8:34)
04.Blues Keep Following Me Around- Carl Weathersby Billy Branch (9:19)
05.Billy Branch - James Harman Intro (0:18)
06.Helsinki Laundromat Blues- James Harman James Harman (9:39)
07.James Harman - Harman's Comments (0:44)
08.Back Door Rhumba- James Harman James Harman (7:47)
09.James Harman - Rick Estrin Intro (0:25)
10.Rick Estrin - Rick Estrin's Comments (O:13)
11.Your Gonna Need My Help-  Rick Estrin (7:59)
12.Rick Estrin - Estrin's Rap (2:09)
13.Work With Me- Rice Miller Rick Estrin (7:10)
14.Rick Estrin - Kim Wilson Intro (0:51)
15.Kim Wilson - Don't Loose Your Eye (9:13)
16.Just a Dream-  Kim Wilson (5:49)
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Mark Hummel - Blues Harp Meltdown Vol.2
East Meets West Live at Moe's Alley

Gary Primich- (Harmonica),(Vocals),
Mark Hummel- (Vocals),(Harmonica),
Annie Raines- (Vocals),(Harmonica), 
Paul Rishell- (Vocals),(Guitar),(Slide Guitar),
Steve Wolf- (Bass),
R.J. Mischo- (Harmonica),(Vocals),
Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser- (Guitar),(Vocals),(Harmonica),
June Core- (Drums),
Mike Carino- (Bass).
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Cd 1

01.Telephone Blues-  R.J. Mischo (6:50)
02.Moe's Blues-  R.J. Mischo (5:44)
03.You Can't Hurt Me No More- Nick Gravenites Gary Smith (6:02)
04.Story Telling Woman-  Gary Smith (6:36)
05.It Ain't Right-  Gary Smith (4:48)
06.Intro  Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser (:21)
07.All These Blues-  Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser (4:31)
08.Intro  Mark Hummel (:10)
09.Seven Nights to Rock-  Mark Hummel (5:07)
10.I'm Gone- Mark Hummel Mark Hummel (5:28)
11.Love Shock- Aaron Willis Mark Hummel (7:25)
12.Nothing But the Devil-  Paul Rishell, Annie Raines, Paul & Annie (9:28)
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Cd 2

01.Intro  Paul Rishell, Annie Raines, Paul & Annie (:10)
02.Even Good Women Have Bad Days-  Paul Rishell, Annie Raines, Paul & Annie (4:22)
03.Little Dog- Paul Rishell, Annie Raines Paul Rishell, Annie Raines, Paul & Annie (3:59)
04.Annie's Rocker-  Paul Rishell, Annie Raines, Paul & Annie (5:24)
05.Intro  Johnny Dyer (:14)
06.Everything Gonna Be All Right-  Johnny Dyer (4:09)
07.Mojo Boogie- J.B. Lenoir Johnny Dyer (4:52)
08.Long Distance Call-  Johnny Dyer (4:48)
09.Blow Wind-  Johnny Dyer (5:58)
10.Intro  Gary Primich (:10)
11.Real Gone Lover Dave- Bartholomew Gary Primich (4:15)
12.Can't Stand You When You're Drinking-  Gary Primich (6:24)
13.Playgirl-  Gary Primich (3:55)
14.Primich Song Intro-  Gary Primich (:16)
15.Ain't She Trouble-  Gary Primich (5:15)
16.Goodbye Intro  Gary Primich (:51)
17.Goodbye Little Girl- Deadric Malone Gary Primich (5:02)
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Mark Hummel's - Blues Harp Meltdown Vol. 3
Legends


Carey Bell- (Vocals),(Harmonica),
Bob Welsh- (Guitar),(Piano),
Mark Hummel- (Harmonica),(Vocals),
Steve Freund- (Guitar),(Vocals),
John Cephas- (Vocals),(Guitar),
Steve Wolf- (Bass),
Phil Wiggins- (Harmonica),
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith- (Vocals),(Drums),(Harmonica).
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Cd 1

01.Introduction-  Mark Hummel (:06)
02.Where Y'at-  Mark Hummel (5:26)
03.City Livin'-  Mark Hummel (9:14)
04.My Kind of Baby - Mark Hummel (4:38)
05.Rollercoaster-  Mark Hummel (4:30)
06.My Little Playhouse- Steve Freund (5:20)
07.Done You Wrong-  Steve Freund (7:38)
08.Hoodoo Man Blues-   (5:02)
09.Piedmont Blues Jam- John Cephas Cephas & Wiggins (3:49)
10.Big Boss Man-  Cephas & Wiggins (4:57)
11.Going to the River-  Cephas & Wiggins (5:46)
12.Walkin' Blues Traditional- Cephas & Wiggins (6:17)
13.Broke & Hungry-  Cephas & Wiggins (3:35)
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CD 2

01.Introduction-  Carey Bell (:14)
02.Dirty Shame- C. Bell Carey Bell (5:19)
03.It Ain't Right-  Carey Bell (3:41)
04.I Shudda Did What My Mama Told Me- C. Bell Carey Bell (5:45)
05.When I Get Drunk-  Carey Bell (5:52)
06I'm Ready Willie- Dixon Carey Bell (4:38)
07.Too Bad, Too Bad- C. Bell Carey Bell (6:19)
08.One Day- C. Bell Carey Bell (5:32)
09.Instrumental- Alley Rock  Lazy Lester (2:23)
10.Blues Stop Knocking-  Lazy Lester (4:43)
11.Bloodstains on the Wall-  Lazy Lester (3:59)
12.Nothing in This World-  Lazy Lester (3:04)
13.Raning in My Heart-  Lazy Lester (6:27)
14.Jambalaya-  Lazy Lester (6:24)
15.Sugar Coated Love- Jay Miller Lazy Lester (3:01)
16.Hummel's Sign Off-  Lazy Lester (:27)
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Mark HUMMEL - Feel Like Rockin' 1994

MARK HUMMEL - Feel Like Rockin' 1994
Label: Flying Fish

Blues

"Every time a list of the world's best living harp players comes out, West Coast harpist Mark Hummel makes the top five. Incorporating jazz and swing into a blues format, Hummel has developed a style that, while sounding laid back, is loaded with improvisational virtuosity."
Grant Britt/Independent Weekly

"Hummel and his swinging brand of blues are a match made in heaven"
Living Blues

"... is, in just about everyone's estimation, one of the top 3 to 5 living harp blowers"
West Coast Blues Revue

"Mark Hummel is simply one of the best harmonica players working today, the rhythm section’s kickin’ and Charles Wheal’s guitar pickin’ is a special delight."
Huey Lewis
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The past decade has seen the emergence of young harmonica-led blues bands. In California, groups that draw their inspiration from the Chicago school but add elements of jump blues and rock 'n' roll into the mix have come up with an exciting new style of West Coast blues. In Oakland, the northern capital of California blues, resides the incredibly powerful harmonica player and vocalist Mark Hummel, leader of The Blues Survivors, who has been a major force in shaping and defining this musical genre.

Mark Hummel is a road warrior - a true Blues Survivor. Along the way, he has crafted his own trademark harmonica sound - a subtle combination of tone, phrasing and attack combined with a strong sense of swing. While Mark is new to Electro Fi Records, his earlier albums, constant touring and appearances at the major blues festivals have firmly established his solid reputation around the US and Europe.

Born in New Haven, Connecticut and raised in Los Angeles, California, Mark absorbed the music of such Chicago based harp blowers as Little Walter, James Cotton, and Sonny Boy Williamson, before settling in Berkeley, California in 1972. There he played with local bluesmen such as Cool Papa, Boogie Jake, Mississippi Johnny Waters and Sonny Lane. In 1980, he took the helm to lead the popular Blues Survivors Band.

Mark Hummel In 1985, the Blues Survivors released Playing in Your Town, on Rockinitus Records, and immediately went out on the road. Earning their name, they toured virtually non-stop throughout the United States, Canada and Europe often playing alongside such blues greats as Charlie Musselwhite, Brownie McGhee, Lowell Fulson and Eddie Taylor.

While on tour with his band in 1988, Mark was introduced to Canadian guitarist and vocalist Sue Foley. After several tours that year, Mark and Sue released Up & Jumpin', which also features piano legend Charles Brown. Eager to revive the Blues Survivors, though, Mark hit the road again in 1990, before releasing Hard Lovin' in 1992 on Double Trouble Records. He has been on the road constantly since then, stopping only to record Feel Like Rockin' in 1994 and Married to the Blues in 1995 on Flying Fish Records. He has performed at numerous festivals across the country, including the San Francisco Blues Festival, Chicago Blues Festival, King Biscuit Blues Festival, Waterfront Blues Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, and has performed and judged at the Hohner Harmonica World Championship, held in Germany.

For Heart of Chicago, Mark's sixth release and first on Tone-Cool, Mark traveled to the Windy City to record with some of the city's most legendary players and pay tribute to his Chicago blues influences. Featuring former Muddy Waters sidemen Willie "Big Eyes" Smith and Bob Stroger on drums and bass, guitarist Dave Myers from Little Walter's band, and others. In 1998 Mark released Lowdown To Uptown,his 7th cd, a mix of Chicago blues & uptown jazz. This cd featues great guests such as Jr. Watson, Mike Welch, Brenda Boykin & the last piano recording of the late, great Charles Brown. Mark's most current CD is called "Ain't Easy No More" on the Electro Fi label. A mixture of Hummel's originals and some choice rearrangements of previously recorded blues. It's receiving extended radio play at the moment.

Since 1991 Mark has been both producing & performing at his annual Blues Harmonica Blowout™ series. These shows have grown to be a much heralded event & continue to draw sellout crowds wherever they appear. The list of participents is a who's who of Blues harp history, James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite, Norton Buffalo, Kim Wilson, Huey Lewis, Carey Bell, Billy Boy Arnold, Rod Piazza, Rick Estrin, Paul deLay, Snooky Pryor, James Harman, Gary Primich, Sam Myers, in just the last three years of this 11 year event.
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Bob Grant- Drums
Brownie McGhee- Vocals (Background), Guitar
Gino Landry- Saxophone
Jim Monroe- Piano
Jim Pugh- Piano
Jimi Bott- Drums
John Penner- Bass
Mark Bohn- Drums
Mark Hummel- Harmonica, Main Performer, Vocals
Rick Estrin- Harmonica
Ronnie James- Bass
Rusty Zinn- Guitar
Shorty Lenoir Guitar
Sue Foley Vocals (Background), Guitar.
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01. Rockin' All The Time  3.02
02. So Darn Cute  3.37
03. Georgia Slop  2.51
04. Learned My Lesson (Changed My Ways)  3.22
05. Everything  4.33
06. Nickels & Dimes  3.17
07. Lost In The Shuffle  4.43
08. Bad Luck Blues  3.33
09. I'm Gonna Quit  3.59
10. Where You At  3.53
11. City Livin'  5.40
12. Coast To Coast  4.17
13. Worried Mind  3.24
14. Last Time In Florida  3.45
15. Third Time Out  3.25
16. When I'm Not With You  2.21
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