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Taj Mahal - Like Never Before (1991)

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Taj Mahal - Like Never Before (1991)

Taj Mahal - Like Never Before (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 327 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 138 Mb | Scans ~ 68 Mb
Label: Private Music | # 261 679 | Time: 00:47:19
Contemporary Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Jazz-Blues, Country-Blues

This record was originally released in 1991 after Taj had taken a break for a number of side projects including children's records. He was obviously refreshed - the record is full of new ideas and incorporates new production techniques, check out the lovely song "Every wind in the river" and also the scratching and rap stylings of "Squat that rabbit". A bit radical for blues but both work very well. Taj revists the song "Giant step" and also takes the traditional blues "Blues with a feeling" to New Orleans, with an added dash of steel guitar (!?!). Guests include banjo player David Johnson, guitarist David Lindley, Andy Kravitz and Bill Summers and the backing band sound great throughout. This is a really good, imaginative record that saw Taj coming back to form and his next couple of records in the 90s were even better.

Ellis Hooks - Up Your Mind (2003)

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Ellis Hooks - Up Your Mind (2003)

Ellis Hooks - Up Your Mind (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 316 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 109 Mb | Scans ~ 58 Mb
Soul-Blues, Contemporary Blues | Label: Evidence | # ECD 26129-2 | Time: 00:47:33

Up Your Mind is the American debut by soul-blues singer/songwriter Ellis Hooks. Originally hailing from Mobile, AL, he was an itinerant musician, scrambling and scuffling across the globe, often as a busker. His debut album, Undeniable, garnered a slew of attention on the other side of the Atlantic and has afforded him the notoriety and critical acclaim to play the Montreux Jazz Festival and the esteemed Poretta Festival in Italy. Hooks resides in New York and is remaking music in his own image by using and fusing traditional elements from soul, rock, and the Mississippi Delta played in a direct, gritty manner. Hooks doesn't sift and he doesn't blend, he sculpts and shapes, leaving the rough grain on the surface to admire. Hooks and veteran producer Jon Tiven offer a streetwise, passion-filled toughness in their deep, sensual mix. Hooks has a voice that owes a great debt to Otis Redding first and Wilson Pickett second (who Tiven produced for many years), and an approach in his songwriting that is eclectic, knotty, and groove-solid.

Taj Mahal - Senor Blues (1997)

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Taj Mahal - Senor Blues (1997)

Taj Mahal - Señor Blues (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 381 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 155 Mb | Scans included
Label: Private Music | # 01005 82151 2 | Time: 00:51:43
Contemporary Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Jazz-Blues, Country-Blues

Señor Blues is one of Taj Mahal's best latter-day albums, a rollicking journey through classic blues styles performed with contemporary energy and flair. There's everything from country-blues to jazzy uptown blues on Señor Blues, and Taj hits all of areas in between, including R&B and soul. Stylistically, it's similar to most of his albums, but he's rarely been as effortlessly fun and infectious as he is here.

Janiva Magness - Albums Collection 2001-2014 (4CD)

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Janiva Magness - Albums Collection 2001-2014 (4CD)

Janiva Magness - Albums Collection 2001-2014 (4CD)
EAC | FLAC/WV | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 1.23 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 485 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Contemporary Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Rhythm & Blues | Time: 03:05:32

Detroit-born blues and soul singer known for her passionate phrasing and vocal delivery. Collection includes: Blues Ain't Pretty (2001); The Devil Is An Angel Too (2010); Stronger For It (2012); Original (2014).

Fiona Boyes - Box & Dice (2015)

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Fiona Boyes - Box & Dice (2015)

Fiona Boyes - Box & Dice (2015)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 240 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 105 Mb | Scans included
Contemporary Blues | Label: Blue Empress/Reference | # FR-717 | Time: 00:44:16

Fiona Boyes plays deep Blues, influenced by a myriad of traditional regional styles. She has carved out an international reputation as a blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, and American reviewers have described her as a 'musical anomaly' and 'Bonnie Raitt's evil twin'! Equally at home on acoustic or electric guitars, her mostly original repertoire is like a Blues travelogue. Listen to her play and you'll hear pre-war Delta slide, single chord Mississippi Hills grooves, intricate country blues finger picking along with material drawn from the classic blues sounds of New Orleans, Chicago and Memphis. Fiona continues to joyfully explore the music she loves with recent acquisitions such as a cigarbox guitar and a rare ResoLectric Baritone adding new textures to her live shows and recordings.

Jimmy Burns - Night Time Again (1999)

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Jimmy Burns - Night Time Again (1999)

Jimmy Burns - Night Time Again (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 439 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 170 Mb | Scans included
Label: Delmark Records | # DE-730 | Time: 01:03:12
Modern Electric Blues, Electric Blues, Contemporary Blues, Soul-Blues

A second CD for Burns follows on the heels of his National Association of Independent Record Distributors Blues CD of 1998, Leaving Here Walking. It's as good as that award winner, with Burns presenting the complete package of commercially appealing, blues-faithful tunes, mostly self-written. His guitar playing is economical but not sparse, tinged with excitable phrases but never over the top, the perfect cool, burning balance. Burns also has a fine band, with veteran keyboardist Allen Batts, bassist Sho Komiya, and drummer Kenny Smith (from Rockin' Johnny's band) and second guitarist Michael Dotson, whose taste and supportive nature is the perfect foil for the leader. Of these 14 cuts, three are some pretty convincing soul-blues à la Robert Cray, the best being "Spend Some Time with Me," including an outstanding piano solo by Batts. The easy rocker kicking off the CD, "No Consideration," has Burns at his emotional edge, frustrated by his woman, a great modern blues song. "Shake for Me" and "You Say You Need Lovin'" are crackling, and fiery horns accentuate "Baby Don't Do It" and "Too Much Loving." A quieter heat is prevalent during the shuffle "Hard Road" and the 12-bar guitar instrumental workout "Don't Be Late."

Eric Bibb - Painting Signs (2001)

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Eric Bibb - Painting Signs (2001)

Eric Bibb - Painting Signs (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 315 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 128 Mb | Scans ~ 140 Mb
Contemporary Blues, Folk-Blues | Label: EarthBeat! | # R2 74382 | 00:56:09

With Painting Signs, Eric Bibb makes a fine case for blues as a music of introspection, warmth, and supreme nuance. Easily his most mature album to date, Painting Signs continues Bibb's formula of socially aware songs performed from an acutely personal point-of-view; standout tracks "Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down" and a cover of "Hope in a Hopeless World" hammer home his message of individual freedom and the responsibilities that accompany it. (It's no coincidence that Pops Staples, to whom Bibb dedicates this album, once recorded the latter song.) That's not to say Painting Signs is overly didactic or, indeed, "heavy" in any way; even the most serious songs here, like the plea for peace and unity "Got To Do Better," are leavened by a musical backdrop that's soulful and immediately accessible. Gospel-leaning backing vocals by Linda Tillery and her Cultural Heritage Choir help flesh out several cuts, and robust accordion fills by Bibb's longtime accompanist Janne Petersson add a subtle Louisiana flavor to the rolling, propulsive "Kokomo" and, to surprisingly good effect, the deep-grooved version of Jimmy Reed's "Honest I Do."

Otis Taylor - Albums Collection 1997-2017 (14CD) [Re-Up]

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Otis Taylor - Albums Collection 1997-2017 (14CD) [Re-Up]

Otis Taylor - Albums Collection 1997-2017 (14CD)
EAC/XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 5 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 2.2 Gb | Time: 11:34:18 | Scans Included
Contemporary Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues, Electric Country Blues, Blues-Rock, Americana

A collection of 14 studio albums by American blues musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist whose talents include the guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and vocals. Includes: When Negroes Walked the Earth (1997); White African (2001); Respect The Dead (2002); Truth Is Not Fiction (2003); Double V (2004); Below The Fold (2005); Defintion of a Circle (2006); Recapturing The Banjo (2008); Pentatonic Wars And Love Songs (2009); Clovis People Vol.3 (2010); Otis Taylor's Contraband (2012); My World Is Gone (2013); Hey Joe Opus Red Meat (2015); Fantasizing About Being Black (2017).

Gary Clark Jr. - The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim (2015)

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Gary Clark Jr. - The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim (2015)

Gary Clark Jr. - The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim (2015)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 421 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 188 Mb
Full Scans | 00:53:42 | RAR 5% Recovery
Alternative R&B / Contemporary Blues / Electric Blues / Blues Rock
Warner Bros. Records #550131-2

The original line on Gary Clark, Jr. was that the young Texas guitarist was supposed to be the future of the blues, having been mentored by Jimmie Vaughan and Eric Clapton, but as his star rises, Clark has made it increasingly clear that his creative ambitions run a lot deeper than being the next hotshot guitar slinger. On his major-label debut, 2012's Blak and Blu, Clark demonstrated he isn't interested in following the path of blues traditionalists, and while there's plenty of great guitar work on 2015's The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, this is by no means a conventional blues album. Rather, The Story of Sonny Boy Slim is a thoughtful and passionate amalgam of African-American music past and present, and the blues is one of many crucial ingredients in the formula along with R&B, soul, rock & roll, funk, gospel, and hip-hop (the cyclical drum and guitar patterns that dominate many tracks demonstrate in themselves that the aural dividing line between blues and hip-hop isn't as wide as some like to imagine).

Deborah Coleman - Albums Collection 1994-2007 (8CD)

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Deborah Coleman - Albums Collection 1994-2007 (8CD)

Deborah Coleman - Albums Collection 1994-2007 (8CD)
EAC/XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 2.8 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 1.1 Gb | Scans included
Genre: Modern Electric Blues, Blues-Rock | Time: 06:11:16

Although she was a powerful blues guitarist, songwriter, and singer, Deborah Coleman got her first inspiration from an unlikely place: seeing the pop group the Monkees on TV. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia and raised in a military family, Coleman took to music easily enough, since her dad played piano, two brothers played guitar, and a sister played guitar and keyboards. She picked up the guitar at age eight after seeing the Monkees and began to play professionally at 15, playing bass with a series of Portsmouth-area R&B and rock bands. She later switched to guitar after hearing Jimi Hendrix, also taking to James Brown and the Beatles. Coleman began buying records by blues-rock groups like Cream and Led Zeppelin, and slowly followed the music's origins back to basic blues. Collection includes: Takin' A Stand (1994); I Can't Lose (1997); Where Blue Begins (1998); Soft Place To Fall (2000); Livin' On Love (2001); Soul Be It! (2002); What About Love? (2004); Stop The Game (2007).

Jonny Lang - Turn Around (2006)

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Jonny Lang - Turn Around (2006)

Jonny Lang - Turn Around (2006)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 361 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 127 Mb | Scans ~ 156 Mb
Label: A&M Records | # B0007292-02 | Time: 00:55:07
Blues-Rock, Gospel, R&B, Contemporary Blues

On 2003's Long Time Coming, Jonny Lang made the first turn from his rap as an itinerant blues-rocker to being a spiritually inspired rock and pop songwriter. Producer Marti Frederiksen took Lang's tunes and glossed them to the breaking point, leaving the album an unfocused gobbledygook set of songs that had no center. Three years later, Lang returns with Turn Around. And the title does not refer to him turning back to his blues guitar slinger roots. Instead, the title refers to the biblical term that is the definition of the word "repent." (No mistake.) Lang's overt spirituality comes ringing through the mix created by Drew Ramsey Lang and Shannon Sanders. Turn Around is funkier, dressed in contemporary gospel, gritty rock and yes, the blues. Lang's still got a way to go as a songwriter, but the material here is infinitely better than it was on his last outing.

Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band - Bang That Bell (2000) [Re-Up]

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Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band - Bang That Bell (2000) [Re-Up]

Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band - Bang That Bell (2000)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 369 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 118 Mb
Label: Evidence | # ECD 26107-2 | Time: 00:48:44 | Scans ~ 80 Mb
Contemporary Blues, Electric Blues, Blues-Rock

For something less traditional but no less killing, try Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band’s Bang That Bell. A post-Hendrix exercise in funky-blue wah-wah wailing, this one has more allusions to Prince and the Isley Brothers than Muddy and the Wolf. In the course of a single tune (“Another Bad Day”) he can blend jazzy, Wes Montgomery-styled octaves with over-the-top wah-wah work and metalesque speed picking. But in spite of all the virtuosic six-string technique, Taylor can also get up into some nasty real-deal shuffles and earthy funk, as he proves so convincingly on “It’s Later than You Think,” which features some brilliant harmonica playing by Sugar Blue, and on a super-funky updating of the Earl King classic “Trick Bag.” And he digs into a slow blues, “A Quitter Never Wins,” with fangs bared. The closer, “Even Trolls Love Rock & Roll,” is a wild fretboard scorcher featuring guest guitar slinger Eric Gales. A tremendous guitarist and soulful singer, Taylor is a major versatile talent on the crossover blues-rock circuit that includes the likes of Robert Cray, Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

Jonny Lang - Fight For My Soul (2013)

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Jonny Lang - Fight For My Soul (2013)

Jonny Lang - Fight For My Soul (2013)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 369 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 128 Mb | Scans ~ 112 Mb
Blues-Rock, Contemporary Blues, Gospel | Label: Provogue | # PRD 7419 2 | 00:55:57

Since the release of his 1997 major label debut Lie To Me, the then 16 year-old Lang has built a reputation as one of the best live performers and guitarists of his generation. It s been seven years since he released a new studio album but the wait is finally over. On September 17th, 2013 Lang will release Fight For My Soul the follow up to his 2006 GRAMMY Award-winning album Turn Around. Recorded over a period of three years, Lang collaborated with producer/songwriter Tommy Sims (who co-wrote Eric Clapton s GRAMMY-winning Change the World ) crafting the album s elegant rock n soul tracks from the ground up.

Keb' Mo' - Good To Be... (2022)

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Keb' Mo' - Good To Be... (2022)

Keb' Mo' - Good To Be… (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 324 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 121 Mb
Full Scans | 00:47:57 | RAR 5% Recovery
Contemporary Blues, Modern Electric Blues | Rounder Records #1166101542

As an album title, Good to Be… drifts off on a wave of ellipses, but on the record itself, it's presented as "Good to Be (Home Again)," making the spirit of Keb' Mo's 15th studio album explicit: he's settled into a comfortable groove, appreciating good vibes and mellow grooves. Despite cameos from Darius Rucker and Americana stalwarts Old Crow Medicine Show, there's not a pronounced country or folk undercurrent here. Good to Be… is cut from the same cloth as 2011's slick, soulful The Reflection, only it's even smoother and mellower – so low-key, it can veer into adult contemporary territory, a connection underscored by Kristin Chenoweth's appearance on the album closer "Quiet Moments." If Good to Be… sometimes is a little too cozy – it's executed well and its unifying spirit is evident, but a cover of "Lean on Me" still feels a little overly familiar – it's nevertheless a warm, welcoming album that's every bit as soothing and comforting as Keb' Mo' intended it to be.

Buckwheat Zydeco - Lay Your Burden Down (2009)

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Buckwheat Zydeco - Lay Your Burden Down (2009)

Buckwheat Zydeco - Lay Your Burden Down (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 309 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 108 Mb | Scans ~ 135 Mb
Label: Alligator Records | # ALCD 4929 | Time: 00:47:05
Genre: Zydeco, Creole, Soul-Blues, Contemporary Blues

Lay Your Burden Down is a studio album by Buckwheat Zydeco, released in 2009 through Alligator Records. The album ranked number five on Billboards Top Blues Albums. In 2010, the album earned Buckwheat Zydeco the Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album.