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Henry Gray - Lucky Man (1988) CD Release 1990

Posted By: Designol

Date: 8 Jan 2025 01:13:31

The lustrous Chicago blues scene of the 1950s was predominated by great pianists, and Henry Gray was one of the finest. His rolling two-fisted keyboard work graced countless Chicago blues recordings during the '50s for leading labels like Chess and Vee Jay. He recorded on classic sides by Jimmy Reed, Bo Diddley, Little Walter, and Jimmy Rogers, among others. Starting in 1956, Henry spent twelve years as pianist for the legendary Howlin' Wolf. The sessions for Lucky Man, his first solo American album, were recorded in 1988, and marked something of a comeback for Henry, who had recorded only sporadically in the previous two decades. Audio magazine said that on the album, "Gray performs as if the heyday of Chicago blues never ended."

Renowned as a piano-rippling sideman on the 1950s Chicago scene, Henry Gray returned to his native Louisiana in 1968 before anyone recorded him too prolifically as a leader. This album at least partially makes up for the oversight; backed by a solid Chicago combo, Gray alternates his own stuff with classics by Big Maceo, Little Walter, and Jimmy Reed, his ruminative voice and rumbling ivories prowess nicely spotlighted.

Review by Bill Dahl, Allmusic.com

Henry Gray at Allmusic
Henry Gray at Wiki

Tracklist:

01. My Girl Josephine (2:44)
02. Cold Chills (3:12)
03. Gray's Bounce (2:57)
04. Out On The Road (3:16)
05. Lucky, Lucky Man (2:57)
06. I'll Be Up Again Someday (2:56)
07. Mojo Boogie (3:02)
08. Mean Old World (3:49)
09. I'm Talkin' About You (2:05)
10. It Ain't No Use (2:42)
11. Boogie In The Dark (2:54)
12. Finger Snappin' Boogie (3:13)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 14. September 2011, 13:02

Henry Gray / Lucky Man

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Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
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Add ID3 tag : No
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Additional command line options : -8 -V %s

TOC of the extracted CD

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DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2017-05-17 18:15:24

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Analyzed: Henry Gray / Lucky Man
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.61 dB -9.97 dB 2:44 01-My Girl Josephine
DR8 -0.61 dB -9.99 dB 3:12 02-Cold Chills
DR8 -0.61 dB -9.89 dB 2:57 03-Gray's Bounce
DR9 -0.61 dB -10.52 dB 3:16 04-Out On The Road
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DR9 -0.61 dB -10.87 dB 2:42 10-It Ain't No Use
DR9 -0.61 dB -10.53 dB 2:54 11-Boogie In The Dark
DR9 -0.61 dB -11.67 dB 3:13 12-Finger Snappin' Boogie
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR9

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 877 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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