Poet Of The Blues

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All tracks have been digitally remastered. This is part of Legacy's Mojo Workin' series. Composer: Willie Dixon. Personnel: Willie Dixon (vocals, upright bass); The Big Three Trio (vocals); Johnny Shines, Ollie Crawford (guitar); Sunnyland Slim (piano); Clifton James, Hillard Brown, Charles Sanders (drums). Recording information: Chicago, IL (03/11/1947-??/??/1970). Photographer: Ray Avery. Arranger: Willie Dixon. In 1970, Willie Dixon released an album entitled I AM THE BLUES. It was a brash claim, but if anyone in blues history could make it, it was Dixon. Over the course of his career, he penned a suitcase full of tunes that defined Chicago blues, easily the most influential strand of the blues in the post-war era. This anthology collects several of his best known songs, in versions from the aforementioned I AM THE BLUES ALBUM, along with some lesser-known material that he recorded in the late '40s with his band the Big 3 Trio. Some of it--particularly instrumentals like "Big 3 Stomp" and "O.C. Bounce"--is reminiscent of what Nat "King" Cole was doing at the time, and is considerably jazzier than you might expect.
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