Blues Singer＜限定盤＞

Arriving after the unexpected blast of raw energy that was 2001's Sweet Tea, 2003's Blues Singer could idealistically be seen as the acoustic flip side of that high-voltage, raw electric blues. Like Sweet Tea, Blues Singer is supposed to exist deep down within the Delta blues tradition, only finding Buddy Guy armed with an acoustic guitar and the occasional minimal accompaniment; it's even recorded at the same Mississippi studio that gave its name to the 2001 platter and is helmed by the same producer, Dennis Herring. Where Sweet Tea was filled with unpredictable song choices, however, this plays it safe, hauling out such familiar items as "Hard Time Killing Floor," "Crawlin' Kingsnake," "I Love the Life I Live," and "Sally Mae." And while this retains Jimbo Mathus on guitar, when other musicians pop up, it's not the lively Fat Possum crew, it's studio pros like Jim Keltner, or guest shots by superstars Eric Clapton and B.B. King. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

バディ・ガイの新作は、師匠マディ・ウォーターズが63年に発表した、初のフル・アコースティック・アルバムにしてフォークのヒット曲を歌うという企画盤をモチーフにしたもの。ジョン・リー・フッカー、ロバート・ナイトホーク、ライトニン・ホプキンスら偉大なる先人たちの名曲をカヴァーしている。ゲストにはB.B.キング、エリック・クラプトンも参加。バディだからこその味わい深さをたっぷりと感じることができる。
bounce (C)吉田 淳