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Points: 12818 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2005 at 13:19
Originally posted by FragileDT FragileDT wrote:

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers are a great blues band (saw them mentioned in the post.) If your thinking about getting a Mayall CD, pick up the one with Clapton. The guitar work on that album is Claptons best IMO. I love blues but don't think it is progressive. A lot of blues is very, very talented, but does not seem to progress with musical style.


No I would agree with you The 'Beano' album is straight British blue eyed blues, ala Chicago style via the Delta. Check out Bare Wires for Mayall in blues progressive mode. And the elusive two separate album set Diary Of A Band - which in part is about Mick Taylor growing up musically on tour, on the road.
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Points: 12818 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2005 at 13:20
Originally posted by Vingatondooda Vingatondooda wrote:



Third, and listed on this site, the Flock's big band epic "Truth" from their first album. This was a big favorite on late night FM radio back in the late sixties.
 


John Mayall wrote the liner notes for the first Flock album..................
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Points: 3928 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2005 at 16:50

I was gonna mention 'Bare Wires' too- it also pretty much triggered the jazz rock boom in the UK as well, with various future members of Colosseum and other such ensembles.

Colosseum's first album 'Those Who Are About To Die We Salute You', and elements of their second 'Valentyne Suite', have many prog blues/jazz tracks like 'Those Who Are About To Die...', 'Butty's Blues', 'The Kettle' and other songs.

I've heard a few of the Keef Hartley Band albums, and 'Halfbreed' is a classic record, which is one of the blues boom's greatest and most adventurous albums. They are hard to trace, though a few of these albums are scheduled for re-release.
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2005 at 19:48
That's great news to hear Salmacis!

I have "Halfbreed" on Vinyl and it's not the best quality ever, lots of background hiss.  I have a Korean import of "The Battle of North West Six", which musically is fine, but it lacks liner notes and details.

I really want all of the Keef Hartley Band albums re-issued.  I have yet to hear "Little Big Band" so I have this to look forward too.  Miller Anderson is an amazing guitar player and also a good lyricist also.  Has anyone heard Savoy Brown - "Boogie Brothers"?  This features Miller Anderson (Keef Hartley Band), Kim Simmonds (original Savoy Brown member) and Stan Webb (Chicken Shack) on guitar.  I've yet to hear it, but I was curious to know if it's any good?

Actually, you can add Chicken Shack and Savoy Brown possibly to the above list of mine.

James.
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