Artist: Nuno Mindelis
     Album: Blues On The Outside
     Label: Trama
     Year: 2000
     Format, bitrate: MP3 320 Kbps CBR
     Time: 65:05
     Size: 145 Mb


     Nuno's own life journey embodies the Blues. He was born in Angola, and started making guitars as a young child. His family was forced to flee the war in Angola, and for safety Nuno was sent to live apart from his family in Canada for several years. Continuing to refine his unique fingerstyle electric Blues technique, Nuno was finally reunited with his family in Brazil.
     In 1994 Mindelis has his first recognition by a major American music magazine. Jas Obrecht, editor of Guitar Player Magazine editor at the time, compared Mindelis to Jimmy Page. Further recognition came in their May 1998 issue, as Mindelis was selected as "Best Blues Guitarist" in the 30th Anniversary Guitar Player Magazine Competition. Now Nuno is renowned as one of the world's top Blues artists.
     Nuno has shared the stage with B.B. King, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cray, Otis Clay, and Junior Wells, among others. Now he continues to play to enthusiastic audiences and critical acclaim worldwide.

     "Blues on the Outside" includes great originals, as well as a version of Jimmie Vaughan's "Motorhead Baby" that will blow you away.
     - Nuno Mindelis: "The South Ameican Beast who's coming to your town..."

(Austin Blues Monthly)

     - "Here's one that got away! Mighty impressive guitar killer who teamed up with Tommy Shannon & Chris Layton to make this steaming album."

(Bandit Blues Radio)

- "This CD lists in the Top Essential Blues Albums"

(CDBaby)

     Artist: Charlie Musselwhite's South Side Band
     Album: Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's Southside Band
     Label: Vanguard Records
     Year: 1967
     Format: Flac
     Time: 45:37
     Size: 926.65 MB (Art: Front)
     AMG Rating:



     Vanguard may have spelled his name wrong (he prefers Charlie or Charles), but the word was out as soon as this solo debut was released: Here was a harpist every bit as authentic, as emotional, in some ways as adventuresome, as Paul Butterfield. Similarly leading a Chicago band with a veteran Black rhythm section (Fred Below on drums, Bob Anderson on bass) and rock-influenced soloists (keyboardist Barry Goldberg, guitarist Harvey Mandel), Musselwhite played with a depth that belied his age -- only 22 when this was cut! His gruff vocals were considerably more affected than they would become later (clearer, more relaxed), but his renditions of "Help Me," "Early in the Morning," and his own "Strange Land" stand the test of time. He let his harmonica speak even more authoritatively on instrumentals like "39th and Indiana" (essentially "It Hurts Me Too" sans lyrics) and "Cha Cha the Blues," and his version of jazz arranger Duke Pearson's gospel-tinged "Cristo Redentor" has become his signature song -- associated with Musselwhite probably more so than with trumpeter Donald Byrd, who originally recorded the song for Blue Note. Goldberg is in fine form (particularly on organ), but Mandel's snakey, stuttering style really stands out -- notably on "Help Me," his quirky original "4 P.M.," and "Chicken Shack," where he truly makes you think your record is skipping.

     Artist: Nat King Cole
     Album: The Essential Nat King Cole
     Label: Emporio
     Year: 2004
     Format: Flac
     Size: 578 MB + Full Scans






     

   Artist: Tab Benoit
   Album: The Sea Saint Sessions
   Label: Telarc
   Year: 2003
   Time: 54:25
   Format, bitrate: mp3, 320 + flac
   Size: 67 MB + 60 MB + 358 MB, full covers

     

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     Soulful singer and guitarist Tab Benoit has never made secret his devout allegiance to the Louisiana music tradition.

     Artist: Blues Company
     Album: More Blues, Ballads and Assorted Love Songs
     Label: Inakustik
     Year: 2008
     Format: FLAC
     Size: 455 MB




     Germany's Blues Company is neither a hodgepodge of rank beginners nor - to borrow business lingo - a group of new business starters. Rather, they are a team of artists who have made their mark; musicians with experience and know-how aplenty. In a nutshell, Blues Company stands for German's longest-running and most successful blues band. 'More Blues, Ballads & Assorted Love Songs' is their second 'best of' collection featuring some of their best material. For old fans, some of these jams are performed live with a horn section, released here for the first time. For new heads, this is a fantastic way to get up to speed on the amazing Blues Company.

     Artists: Fourplay
     Album: Energy
     Label: Heads Up
     Year: 2008
     Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
     Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ HQ VBR
     Size: 74,4 MB

     According to some very basic laws of nature, when powerful forces come together, some form of energy is created - usually in large amounts. In music, the laws of interaction are no different. When keyboardist Bob James, bassist Nathan East, guitarist Larry Carlton and drummer Harvey Mason come together as Fourplay, the result is Energy. Energy grafts a variety of sounds - R&B, pop, African and more - to Fourplay's unwavering jazz foundations. In addition to vocals by East - a charter member since the band's inception in 1990 - the album also features a vocal track by Esperanza Spalding, the upright bassist, composer and vocalist.

     Artist: George Thorogood & The Destroyers
     Album: Half A Boy, Half A Man
     Label: Sanctuary Records
     Year: 1999
     Genre: Blues
     Tracks: 11
     Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ CBR 320
     Size: 96 MB

Capitol/EMI finally dropped George Thorogood after 1997's Rockin' My Life Away stiffed, so where else was there for him to go than CMC International, the label that doesn't care if their artists keep remaking the same record for years on end? That's exactly where Thorogood and his Destroyers landed in 1998 and they released their first record for the label, Half a Boy, Half a Man, the following spring. Not surprisingly, there are no surprises anywhere on the album, unless you count the fact that it was a good idea for him to tackle Nick Lowe's great rocker "Half a Boy, Half a Man." No, the album serves up the blooze-n-boogie that Thorogood fans love and his detractors have come to despise. The difference is, Terry Manning's production keeps things moving, resulting in his liveliest record in nearly a decade. Unfortunately, the album isn't blessed with the strong material that characterized Rockin' My Life Away, but that album didn't have the raw, visceral edge that this album does. And when it comes to rockin' blues, sometimes it's better to have better sound than better songs.

     Artist: George Thorogood & The Destroyers
     Album: Haircut
     Label: Capitol
     Year: 1993
     Genre: Blues
     Tracks: 10
     Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ CBR 320
     Size: 96 MB

You wouldn't expect any changes from George Thorogood, whose pile-driving rocking-blues and boogie have maintained their appeal despite the emergence of numerous similar-sounding ensembles. Thorogood's rough-hewn singing and always tantalizing playing are on target through the usual mix of originals and covers (this time including Bo Diddley and Willie Dixon). Besides the bonus of major label engineering and production, Thorogood's work has never lost its edge because he avoids becoming indulgent or a parody, and continues to sound genuinely interested in and a fan of the tunes he's doing.

     Artist: George Thorogood & The Destroyers
     Album: 30th Anniversary Tour: Live In Europe
     Label: Eagle
     Year: 2004
     Genre: Blues, Blues Rock, Boogie
     Tracks: 13
     Format: FLAC 8
     Size: 5 x 97 MB + 1 x 90 MB




Recorded on May 4, 2004, at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham, England, George Thorogood & the Destroyers sound as spirited and enthusiastic as they did 30 years ago playing bars in their Delaware hometown. While some naysayers might call the track listing repetitive, they obviously miss the point of Thorogood's live gigs to begin with. Hardcore Thorogood fans will wonder what happened to certain staples like "Move It On Over" or "I'm Wanted," but basically all of the tried and true showstoppers are included: "Bad to the Bone," John Lee Hooker's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love," and "I Drink Alone." George Thorogood & the Destroyers' 30th Anniversary Tour: Live is raucous, fun, and passionate, finding both band and audience having a great time.

     Artist: The Shadows
     Album: It Ain't Easy Being Sleazy
     Label: Ichiban
     Year: 1993
     Genre: Blues
     Tracks: 15
     Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ VBR 320
     File Size: 62 MB + 62 MB

     Known best for their longtime residence at Blind Willie's, a popular blues club in Atlanta, the Shadows released several albums during the '90s before the untimely death of singer/guitarist Mike Lorenz. Shadows bassist Roger Gregory opened Blind Willie's in 1986 with Eric King. The club, which is located in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, hosted many local blues artists such as Billy Wright, Grady "Fats" Jackson, Sandra Hall, and Chicago Bob. In 1988, Chicago Bob, who was also a Blind Willie's resident, recorded an album called Just Your Fool that featured the Shadows as his backing band. A few years later, in 1992, the Shadows -- comprised of Gregory, Lorenz, harp/saxman Albey Scholl, and drummer Tom Chavers -- released an album of their own, Party Tuff or Stay Home!, that Ichiban released. Several successive albums followed: It Ain't Easy Bein' Sleazy (1993), Steppin' to the Shadows (1994), Dreamtime (1994), Dark Side of the Shadows (1995), Pale Interpretators (1997), and One Night of Sin (2000). Unfortunately, Lorenz died an accidental death on July 3, 2001, when his car caught on fire behind his home after he'd fallen asleep with the car running. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

     Artist: Tab Benoit
     Album: Live! Swampland Jam
     Label: Vanguard Records
     Year: 1997
     Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ CBR 320
     Size: 77 MB + 74 MB

     This album is Tab's personal favorite. He has always considered himself more of a live performer than a recording artist. We got together a group of old friends; Raful Neal, Henry Gray, Tabby Thomas, Chubby Carrier, and Johnny Sansone for two sold-out shows in Louisiana. Tab called everyone on-stage in succession to jam, blues revue-style. The energy at these shows was amazing. The album, unlike most live recordings, is not a greatest hits record. None of the tracks appear on previous Tab records. This record is a raw-sounding blues powerhouse. If you play it straight through from start to finish, you feel like you've just been to one great party!

Artist: The Shadows
Album: Party Tuff Or Stay Home
Label: Wild Dog
Year: 1995
Genre: Blues
Tracks: 12
Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ VBR 320
File Size: 54 MB + 56 MB

Known best for their longtime residence at Blind Willie's, a popular blues club in Atlanta, the Shadows released several albums during the '90s before the untimely death of singer/guitarist Mike Lorenz. Shadows bassist Roger Gregory opened Blind Willie's in 1986 with Eric King. The club, which is located in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, hosted many local blues artists such as Billy Wright, Grady "Fats" Jackson, Sandra Hall, and Chicago Bob. In 1988, Chicago Bob, who was also a Blind Willie's resident, recorded an album called Just Your Fool that featured the Shadows as his backing band. A few years later, in 1992, the Shadows -- comprised of Gregory, Lorenz, harp/saxman Albey Scholl, and drummer Tom Chavers -- released an album of their own, Party Tuff or Stay Home!, that Ichiban released. Several successive albums followed: It Ain't Easy Bein' Sleazy (1993), Steppin' to the Shadows (1994), Dreamtime (1994), Dark Side of the Shadows (1995), Pale Interpretators (1997), and One Night of Sin (2000). Unfortunately, Lorenz died an accidental death on July 3, 2001, when his car caught on fire behind his home after he'd fallen asleep with the car running. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Artist: The Shadows
Album: Party Tuff Or Stay Home
Label: Ichiban
Year: 1992
Genre: Blues
Tracks: 11
Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ VBR 320
File Size: 80 MB

Known best for their longtime residence at Blind Willie's, a popular blues club in Atlanta, the Shadows released several albums during the '90s before the untimely death of singer/guitarist Mike Lorenz. Shadows bassist Roger Gregory opened Blind Willie's in 1986 with Eric King. The club, which is located in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, hosted many local blues artists such as Billy Wright, Grady "Fats" Jackson, Sandra Hall, and Chicago Bob. In 1988, Chicago Bob, who was also a Blind Willie's resident, recorded an album called Just Your Fool that featured the Shadows as his backing band. A few years later, in 1992, the Shadows -- comprised of Gregory, Lorenz, harp/saxman Albey Scholl, and drummer Tom Chavers -- released an album of their own, Party Tuff or Stay Home!, that Ichiban released. Several successive albums followed: It Ain't Easy Bein' Sleazy (1993), Steppin' to the Shadows (1994), Dreamtime (1994), Dark Side of the Shadows (1995), Pale Interpretators (1997), and One Night of Sin (2000). Unfortunately, Lorenz died an accidental death on July 3, 2001, when his car caught on fire behind his home after he'd fallen asleep with the car running... Jason Birchmeier, AMG

     Artist: The Shadows
     Album: Pale Interpretators
     Label: Wild DOg
     Year: 1997
     Genre: Blues
     Tracks: 12
     Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ VBR 320
     File Size: 93 MB


Known best for their longtime residence at Blind Willie's, a popular blues club in Atlanta, the Shadows released several albums during the '90s before the untimely death of singer/guitarist Mike Lorenz. Shadows bassist Roger Gregory opened Blind Willie's in 1986 with Eric King. The club, which is located in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, hosted many local blues artists such as Billy Wright, Grady "Fats" Jackson, Sandra Hall, and Chicago Bob. In 1988, Chicago Bob, who was also a Blind Willie's resident, recorded an album called Just Your Fool that featured the Shadows as his backing band. A few years later, in 1992, the Shadows -- comprised of Gregory, Lorenz, harp/saxman Albey Scholl, and drummer Tom Chavers -- released an album of their own, Party Tuff or Stay Home!, that Ichiban released. Several successive albums followed: It Ain't Easy Bein' Sleazy (1993), Steppin' to the Shadows (1994), Dreamtime (1994), Dark Side of the Shadows (1995), Pale Interpretators (1997), and One Night of Sin (2000). Unfortunately, Lorenz died an accidental death on July 3, 2001, when his car caught on fire behind his home after he'd fallen asleep with the car running.

     Artist: Grant Geissman
     Album: Rustic Technology
     Label: Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings
     Year: 1993
     Genre: Smooth Jazz
     Tracks: 11
     Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ CBR 320
     File Size: 62 MB + 64 MB

Imagine a cinematic scenario where one day Eddie Murphy turns into Lawrence Olivier and you'll have some idea of the pleasant shock of Grant Geissman's Rustic Technology. Till now, like Murphy, Geissman has been a lighthearted, people pleasing entertainer; his three previous Bluemoon releases all caught airplay fire but sacrificed artistic growth for friendly compositional flair. No longer, as the acoustic guitarist grows in quantum leaps, forgoing that fluffy, sax driven jacuzzi jazz sound for such down home, creative and swinging elements as recorder, flute, upright bass and Charlie Bisharat's remarkable gypsy violin. Bisharat's vibrant touches take Geissman's career to another level entirely. Stylistically, Geissman is all over the board, with Strunz & Farah like naivete, saucy Latin, solid jazz and even a classical tour de force with flutist David Shostac. And yet that melodic guitar ties all the elements together. "Silent movies" features wildly enchanting acoustic piano work from Emil Palame and Pat Coil. Geissman's plucky string dynamics have neve shone brighter, and after years of strong but less ambitious pop, he's at last found a way to reconcile true art with agreeable craftsmanship. The result: as organically brilliant an album as the smooth jazz genre has ever heard. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

     Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
     Album: A Hard Road
     Label: Deram
     Year: 1967
     Genre: Blues
     Tracks: 14
     Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ CBR 320
     Size: 86 MB


Eric Clapton is usually thought of as John Mayall's most important right-hand man, but the case could also be made for his successor, Peter Green. The future Fleetwood Mac founder leaves a strong stamp on his only album with the Bluesbreakers, singing a few tracks and writing a couple, including the devastating instrumental "Supernatural." Green's use of thick sustain on this track clearly pointed the way to his use of this feature on Fleetwood Mac's hits "Albatross" and "Black Magic Woman," as well as providing a blueprint for Carlos Santana's style. Mayall acquits himself fairly well on this mostly original set (with occasional guest horns), though some of the material is fairly mundane. Highlights include the uncharacteristically rambunctious "Leaping Christine" and the cover of Freddie King's "Someday After a While (You'll Be Sorry)." ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide     

     Encyclopedia Of The Blues
     Author: Edward Komara
     Hardcover: 1440 pages
     Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (October 28, 2005)
     Language: English
     Size: 8 MB



An impressive list of contributors... Besides being rich with biographical entries, this Encyclopedia also includes entries for important record labels, instruments, styles, geographic regions, aspects of the business, and additional topics that have been lacking in other encyclopedic efforts... This is a valuable addition to the reference shelf of blues literature... Highly recommended.
This two-volume A-to-Z set effectively categorizes the history of the blues. A great benefit is that the book features blues artists from all time periods, and the number of obscure blues artists listed in remarkable. Essential for any library collecting the history of the blues.

     Artist: Taj Mahal
     Album: Blues With A Feeling: The Very Best Of
     Label: RCA Victor
     Year: 2003
     Genre: Blues
     Tracks: 20
     Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ VBR 320
     File Size: 87 MB + 86 MB


hroughout his career, Taj Mahal has always been considered a bluesman, which is true enough, since the basis for everything he does has been the country blues, but he is not a traditionalist at heart, and he has always looked for ways to push the blues into new places and shapes. Adding at times rhythms and sensibilities that are drawn from reggae, ragtime, calypso, zydeco, and other genres, Mahal practices a kind of blues hybrid that is his alone, and he has been a huge influence on newer artists like Chris Thomas King and Corey Harris. This collection derives from the five albums he recorded with Private Records during the 1990s, and overlaps somewhat with The Best of the Private Years, released in 2000. Highlights include his version of Doc Pomus' "Lonely Avenue," a bebop blues take on Horace
Silver's "Senor Blues," and an atmospheric reading of Goffin King's "Take a Giant Step." Among the most interesting tracks here are the ones penned by Taj Mahal himself ("Mailbox Blues," "Cakewalk into Town," "New Hula Blues"), each of which demonstrates aptly the singer's meltingpot approach to the blues.

     Artist: George Thorogood
     Album: Platinum: George Thorogood
     Label: Capitol
     Year: 2008
     Genre: Blues
     Tracks: 12
     Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ CBR 320
     Size: 58 MB + 58 MB


This budget-priced George Thorogood compilation from EMI hits most of the blues-rock giant's high points by including "Bad to the Bone," "I Drink Alone," "Who Do You Love?" and maybe "Willie and the Hand Jive" or "No Particular Place to Go", but fans looking for a little more staying power ( or at least a copy of "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer") should check out 2004's CD/DVD Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock, 2000's Anthology, or 1992's short and sweet Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

     Artist: Kenny "Blue" Ray
     Album: Soulful Blues
     Label: Tone King
     Year: 2000
     Genre: Blues
     Tracks: 11
     Format: mp3, Bitrate: @ CBR 320
     Size: 53 MB + 54 MB

Kenny "Blue" Ray has utilized his experience with numerous Blues Legends over the past 30 years to develop into the kind of solo artist who inspires because his great guitar playing sounds effortless. Whether it's the slow burn on "Blue Monday" or the punched-up turn on Albert Collins' "Hot 'N' Cold," Kenny Ray let's his guitar do the talking. He's teamed up with vocalist Jackie Payne for all but one cut on this release, scaling back the guitar attack a bit to allow Payne's vocals to simmer on their soulful cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile," punctuating Payne's singing on Howlin Wolf's "Who's Been Talking," and letting it sing to us on Leo Gooden's "C.O.D." This set makes a great disc for a road trip.