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Blues Masters, Vol. 4: Harmonica Classics | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 38850
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 71124
UPC: 081227112424
EAN: 0081227112424
ASIN: B0000032X5
Release Date: November 10, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Juke - Little Walter | | • | Ends and Odds - Reed, Jimmy [1] | | • | Rocket 88 - Brenston, Jackie | | • | Help Me - Williamson, Sonny B | | • | Messin' with the Kid - London, Mel | | • | Blues with a Feeling - Little Walter | | • | Sugar Coated Love - Miller, J.D. | | • | Steady - McCain, Jerry | | • | I'll Be Around - Burnett, Chester | | • | I Was Fooled - Arnold, Billy Boy | | • | Take a Little Walk with Me - Lockwood, Robert Jr | | • | Easy - Horton, Walter | | • | Boogie Twist - Pryor, Snooky | | • | Wolf Call Boogie - Love, Coy "Hot Shot | | • | Last Night - Little Walter | | • | I Got Love if You Want It - Harpo, Slim | | • | Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Louiguy | | • | Christo Redemptor - Pearson, Duke |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Blues Harp July 18, 2008
D. Foster (Oklahoma)
Another excellent collection of blues harp playing. Buy this and you won't be disappointed!
 a good cd March 13, 2007
that girl (MD)
pretty much all the songs on here are actually good, unlike with a lot of compilations. a good buy.
well satisfied September 15, 2005
John McCrevey
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
cd was as advertised and arrived in good condition, in a timely fashion. this is the first used product i have purchased on the net and i am very satisfied with the results
Great and varied harping! September 24, 2004
S. Ryhn (St. Paul, MN)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Wow! A friend recommended this CD to me (as I am beginning to play), and what a treat this was. Terrific variety in style, and superb playing all around. Especially helpful were the extensive liner notes to the CD, listing each artist and going into their background as well as details about the songs. Really enjoyable reading. I just can't say enough about it if you are looking for a good sampling of harp songs. :)
A fine sampler for the casual blues fan December 7, 2003
Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Rhino's "Blues Masters" series is the best of its kind, and while this one disc obviously only scratches the surface of blues harmonica playing, it does feature a lot of good music.
Most longtime blues fans will own the lion's share of this material already, but "Harmonica Classics" also features several lesser-known songs like Jerry McCain's "Steady", Lazy Lester's superbly groovy "Sugar Coated Love", "Boogie Twist" by Snooky Pryor, and "Easy" by the greatest blues harmonica player of them all, the great Walter Horton (that's the song credited to "Jimmy and Walter").
Howlin' Wolf is here as well, Billy Boy Arnold is here, Little Walter Jacobs is here with his instrumental classic "Juke", and Jimmy Reed is here, doing the loping "Ends And Odds" in his lazy, minimalistic style. Other highlights include Junior Wells' tough "Messin' With The Kid" and Sonny Boy Williamson (II)'s "Help Me".
These songs don't necessarily rank among the artists' very best, since they were chosen primarily for the harp playing, and that may be seen as a little bit of a drawback. But that's not to say that these songs are generally below par, however, and this collection does focus on blues harmonica after all.
And there is some impressive instrumental prowess on display here, including the Fabulous Thunderbirds' lyrical "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White", "Last Night" by George "Harmonica" Smith, and the one-armed John Wrencher's rendition "Take A Little Walk With Me".
As I said, this is not excactly the defintive word on blues harmonica, or on the artists represented here, but "Harmonica Classics" and its companion volume (excitingly titled "More Harmonica Classics") are still a fine purchase for casual and "mid-level" blues listeners.
Lots of great music here.
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