A fictional journey to the land where the Blues began.
Al Cook with Charlie Lloyd, Steve Rush, Karin Daym, Katie Kern, Raoul Herget, Andy Fasching.
Al Cook, the austrian blues legend can be honestly rated as one of the most convincing artists to recreate the sounds of the prewar delta blues as a creative and fully inspired musician.
The recently released album “Mississippi 1930” represents the legacy of the great grafton-session, held by Charley Patton, Son House, Willie Brown and Louise Johnson. Al Cook also reflects with intense work on other delta styles, like Tommy and Robert Johnson and even comes along with barrelhouse piano in a rugged delta style. The album closes with an archaic fieldholler-like song, still unheard by a white non-american. No revival stuff, just living blues, that sounds simply authentic. A “must” for real blues lovers.
Tracklist:
1. Mississippi 1930 intro (01:37)
2. Comment 1 (00:25)
3. Mississippi blues [Part 1] (Charley Patton's blues) (02:50)
4. Race horse blues (04:23)
5. Comment 2 (00:20)
6. Cannonball blues (03:29)
7. Comment 3 (00:17)
8. Jake liquor blues (04:19)
9. Comment 4 (00:17)
10. Mississippi women blues (02:39)
11. Mississippi blues [Part 2] (03:33)
12. Comment 5 (00:38)
13. Death bell blues (04:11)
14. Comment 6 (00:16)
15. Hard Delta blues (03:18)
16. Comment 7 (00:18)
17. Magnolia blues (02:20)
18. Comment 8 (00:33)
19. Magnum 45 blues (04:57)
20. Comment 9 (00:30)
21. I'm wild about you baby (03:54)
22. Comment 10 (00:27)
23. Black hearted woman blues (03:28)
24. Comment 11 (00:33)
25. Reckless woman blues (03:14)
26. Comment 12 (00:32)
27. Southbound train blues (04:25)
28. Comment 13 (00:36)
29. That's alright (03:10)
30. Comment 14 (00:22)
31. Piney wood blues (03:26)
32. Comment 15 (00:47)
33. No more good water (04:27)
34. Farewell (00:06)
Released 2013.