Los mejores recopilatorios: «This is The Blues»

Hablar de Blues es entrar en un terreno con raíces tan profundas y sentidas como la melancolía y la tristeza que se representan en sus canciones, donde la música tradicional de ciertas comunidades afroamericanas ha ido dejando con el paso de las décadas un incalculable legado discográfico, pero que a su vez es sólo una muestra del Blues de ahora y siempre. Por propia naturaleza, y por las grandes figuras que se han creado alrededor de este estilo, el Blues ha estado presente en todos los niveles socioeconómicos y artísticos, desde los grandes festivales internacionales hasta la hamaca de mimbre del abuelo Joe.

Dentro del extenso recetario discográfico que nos ofrece el Blues más espectacular, el más elaborado, el Blues de «sus majestades», nos encontramos con un excelente recopilatorio que nos lleva a través de este género musical, temazo tras temazo, dosis por dosis. Un recopilatorio perfecto para descubrir el Blues, para ahondar y rememorar.

Recopilatorio «This is The Blues» Vol.1

00:00 – (01) Hobo Blues [ David Hadley, Earl Green, Jeff Beck, Richard Bailey ]
05:54 – (02) Black Magic Woman [ Larry McCray, Neal Noel, Steve McCray, Tony Z ]
09:52 – (03) Rattlesnake Shake [ Gerry Joffe, Innes Sibun, John Baggott, ‘Little Joe’ Frenchwood, Steve Robinson, Vince Converse ]
15:20 – (04) Going Down To Mobile [ Savoy Brown ]
19:14 – (05) You Shook Me [ Jeff Allen, Kuma Harada, Max Middleton, Mick Taylor, Robert Ahwai ‘Crackle’ ]
29:38 – (06) I Want To Hug You [ Bobby Murray, David Daniel, Johnnie Johnson, Marlon Green, Tony Cook, Victor Puebla, Zakiya Hooker ]
33:42 – (07) I Loved Another Woman [ Jay Aston, Jonathan Mover, Larry Mitchell, Wilbur Bascomb ]
38:41 – (08) Long Grey Mare [ Wilbur Bascomb, Damon Duewhite, Harvey Mandel, Jon Paris, Peter Brown ]
43:33 – (09) Evil Woman Blues [ Bobby Chouinard, ‘Even’ Steven Levee, Peter McMahon, Ray Gomez ]
45:39 – (10) I’m In The Mood [ Gary Husband, Gary Moore, Jack Bruce ]
52:00 – (11) Cryin’ Won’t Bring You Back [ Peter Brown, Ariel Bender, Dave Moore, Jess Roden, Luther Grosvenor, Mike Kellie, Steve Dolan ]
57:15 – (12) Drop Down Mama [ Tony (T.S.) McPhee ]
01:00:19 – (13) Play On Little Girl_T-Bone Shuffle [ Chico Lopez, Mike Hobart, Otis Grand, Pasco ‘Junior’ Delmas, Paul Jones, Steve Wren ]
01:06:24 – (14) Ground Hog Blues [ Tony (T.S.) McPhee, Dick Heckstall-Smith ]
01:12:10 – (15) Racketeer Blues [ Charlie Hart, Chris Jagger, Ed Beane, Malcolm Mortimore, Mick Jagger ]

Recopilatorio «This is The Blues» Vol.2

00:00:00 – (01) Leaving Town Blues [ John Cook, Rich Newman, Rory Gallagher, Spoon ]
00:06:50 – (02) Send For Me [ Jack Bruce, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Clem Clempson, Neal Wilkinson, Ronnie Leahy ]
00:10:20 – (03) Love That Burns [ Dave Peverett, Harvey Brooks, Mo Potts, Rod Price, Southside Johnny, Tommy Mandel ]
00:16:32 – (04) Red House [ Booker T. Jones, Bruce Gary, John Lee Hooker, Phillip Chen, Randy California ]
00:21:30 – (05) Watcha Gonna Do [ Jeff Allen, Bobby Tench, John McKenzie, Zoot Money ]
00:25:31 – (06) Stop Messin’ Round [ Savoy Brown ]
00:28:40 – (07) Go Down Sunshine [ Dick Heckstall-Smith, Alex Keen, Duffy Power ]
00:33:36 – (08) Albatross [ Max Middleton, Peter Brown, Paul Jones, Bobby Tench, Bob Jenkins ]
00:38:16 – (09) Travelling Riverside Blues [ Nigel Watson, Peter Green ]
00:42:16 – (10) Baby When The Sun Goes Down [ Dave Peverett, Harvey Brooks, Mo Potts, Rod Price, Southside Johnny, Tommy Mandel ]
00:47:08 – (11) Ramblin’ Pony [ Wilbur Bascomb, Damon Duewhite, Harvey Mandel, Jon Paris ]
00:52:29 – (12) Nine Below Zero [ Nine Below Zero ]
00:56:27 – (13) Closing My Eyes [ Naked Blue ]
01:01:25 – (14) Rocks In My Bed [ Peter Brown, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Bob Jenkins, Henry Thomas, Les Davidson, Phil Ryan ]
01:04:56 – (15) I’m Leaving [David Hadley, Jeff Allen, Tony (T.S.) Mcphee, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Clem Clempson ]

Recopilatorio «This is The Blues» Vol.3

00h00m00s – (01) – Crawlin’ King Snake [ Peter Green Splinter Group ]
00h05m43s – (02) – If You Be My Baby [ Southside Johnny, Dave Peveretti, Rod Price ]
00h10m19s – (03) – Bad Like Jesse James [ Vince Converse, Leo Lyons, Ric Leo ]
00h17m27s – (04) – Little Red Rooster [ Savoy Brown ]
00h25m10s – (05) – Serves Me Right To Suffer [ Gary Moore, Jack Bruce ]
00h31m37s – (06) – Little Wheel [ Andy Fairweather-Low ]
00h37m13s – (07) – Showbiz Blues [ Rory Gallagher ]
00h44m04s – (08) – One More Mile [ Lou Martin, Mick Clarke ]
00h49m16s – (09) – I’ve Got News For You [ Clem Clemson ]
00h54m12s – (10) – The Same Way [ Mick Abrahams ]
00h57m57s – (11) – The Supernatural [ Clas Yngstrom ]
01h01m19s – (12) – Hellhound On My Trail [ Ken Hensley ]
01h04m36s – (13) – Fleetwood Mac [ Stu Hamm, Larry Mitchell ]
01h07m20s – (14) – Merry Go Round [ Luther Grosvenor, Jess Roden ]
01h12m00s – (15) – Will The Circle Be Unbroken [ Jeff Beck ]

Recopilatorio «This is The Blues» Vol.4

00h00m00s – (01) – This Is Hip [ Mick Taylor, Max Middleton ]
00h03m51s – (02) – Judgement Day [ The Pretty Things ]
00h07m36s – (03) – Looking For Somebody [ Snowy White, Rabbit Bundrick ]
00h14m51s – (04) – Baby Lee [ Gary Booker, Andy Fairweather-Low ]
00h19m40s – (05) – Blind Man [ Maggie Bell, Big Jim Sullivan ]
00h24m37s – (06) – Man Of The World [ Ian Anderson ]
00h27m32s – (07) – The Green Manalishi [ Arthur Brown, Dick Hackstall-Smith ]
00h32m40s – (08) – Watch Out [ Jon Paris, Harvel Mandel, Wilbur Bascomb ]
00h37m10s – (09) – Lazy Poker Blues [ Ray Gomez, Troy Turner ]
00h40m01s – (10) – The Business [ Gregg’s Eggs ]
00h44m39s – (11) – Drifting [ Top Topham, Jim McCarty ]
00h50m51s – (12) – A Fool No More [ Kim Limbo ]
00h55m19s – (13) – If You Live [ Georgia Fame ]
00h59m42s – (14) – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood [ Miller Anderson ]
01h03m31s – (15) – Oh Well [ Billy Sheehan, Roy Z ]

Nuestro agradecimiento a Paul Atreides por compartir estas cuatro maravillas en Youtube, sin duda, uno de los mejores recopilatorios de Blues de la historia.