Jamming The Blues

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Total Tracks: 7   Total Length: 35:45

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The Cincinnati Blues Sound

By John Morthland, eMusic Contributor

To the best of my knowledge, nobody has ever made a good case for a Cincinnati blues sound, but the Queen City was no stranger to the blues. A rough-hewn, urban backwater on the banks of the Ohio River (which is also the Kentucky state line), Cincinnati is arguably the most southern city to find itself misplaced north of the Mason-Dixon line, and as home to King Records played occasional host to a variety of… more »

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For this lesser-known outing (reissued on CD), the great altoist and blues singer Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson is heard in fine form at the 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival. With fine support from a four-piece rhythm section that includes pianist Peter Wingfield and some solo space for tenor-saxophonist Hal Singer, Vinson plays a few of his familiar but always welcome numbers (“Just A Dream,” “Person To Person” and “Hold It Right There”) plus “Laura” and some basic instrumental blues. An excellent outing from a performer who was claimed by both the jazz and blues worlds. – Scott Yanow