Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 57:12
Size: 131.0 MB
Styles: Piedmont blues, Mandolin blues
Year: 1986/1998
Art: Front
[3:39] 1. Texas Tony
[5:03] 2. Girl Of My Dreams
[2:43] 3. Do The Boogie (Take 3)
[4:28] 4. Starvation In My Kitchen
[3:54] 5. I'm Gonna Get Up In The Morning
[2:18] 6. Lonesome Blues
[3:04] 7. Shout Baby Shout
[4:12] 8. Rocky Mountain Blues
[2:34] 9. Do The Boogie (Take 2)
[2:54] 10. Stop Knocking On My Door
[4:22] 11. Doorbell Blues
[3:44] 12. Move Your Hand
[2:28] 13. Get Your Morning Exercise
[3:42] 14. When My Baby Come Back Home
[4:12] 15. Up And Down The Line
[3:48] 16. Bye Bye Baby
Yank Rachell has long been a legend in the blues world. One of the few blues mandolin players, Rachell recorded several notable sessions during 1929-1941 and then was off record for 22 years. After spending time outside of music, he was rediscovered and in 1963 he performed the music on this CD reissue. Rachell (who was in his fifties at the time), is in excellent voice throughout the date although it is his mandolin work that makes this set particularly special. He is reunited with two notable friends from the 1930s (guitarist Sleepy John Estes and Hammie Nixon who is heard on harmonica and jug) and is assisted on some numbers by both Big Joe Williams and the up-and-coming Mike Bloomfield on guitars; several numbers find Rachell backed by three guitars. Yank Rachell would remain active until shortly before his death on Apr. 9, 1997. This comeback set (which adds six previously unreleased tracks to the original ten-song program) is one of his definitive recordings and is a perfect showcase of the great bluesman's talents. ~Scott Yanow
Mandolin Blues
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