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Ry Cooder is not frequently considered a prolific recording artist, yet he has amassed a sizeable catalog of original albums and film scores over the decades. He has also participated in some truly and even historic projects from the 1960s on, including the Rising Sons with Taj Mahal, the Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band, Little Village, and the Buena Vista Social Club. Likewise, many of his collaborative dates are regarded as particularly noteworthy, especially his albums with Ali Farka Touré, V.M. Bhatt, Manuel Galban, and the Chieftains. This box collects in encyclopedic fashion Cooder's solo records for Warner beginning with his self-titled debut album and continues through his final album for the label proper, the brief yet classic Get Rhythm. In between, are Into the Purple Valley, Boomer's Story, Paradise and Lunch, Chicken Skin Music, Show Time, Jazz, Bop 'Til You Drop, Borderline, and The Slide Area. None of his soundtracks from this period are included -- too bad, actually. When tolled and juxtaposed with more recent recordings for Nonesuch, including his L.A. trilogy -- Chávez Ravine, My Name Is Buddy, I, Flathead: The Songs of Kash Buk & the Klowns -- and even Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down, it is obvious that Cooder has been mining a deep, rich vein in his exploration of North American, Hawaiian music, country, folk, blues, mariachi, Tejano, Norteño, rock & roll, swing, and more, placing them in a variety of contexts, all of which yield meaning as they underscore musical and cultural history and what gets lost as it evolves. He is not a preservationist, but one of our great historians. Each chapter in his recorded legacy is worthy of investigation. As is de rigueur in this Rhino series, each album is presented bare bones, in a paper LP-cover sleeve with original, scaled-down art contained in a cardboard slipcase sans bonus material or booklet. That said, given the price, having these records in one place -- as they've all been in and out of print over the past couple of decades -- is a real plus for fans.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Jones, Writer - Van Dyke Parks, Producer, Piano - Chris Ethridge, Performance - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Performance - Ry Cooder, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Young, Writer - Max Bennett, Performance - Ritchie Hayward, Performance - Higginbotham, Writer - Kirby Johnson, Orchestration - Roy Estrada, Performance - John Barbeda, Performance
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1970 Warner Records Inc.
Van Dyke Parks, Producer, Piano - Chris Ethridge, Performance - Joe Callicott, Writer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Performance - Ry Cooder, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Bennett, Performance - Ritchie Hayward, Performance - Kirby Johnson, Orchestration - Roy Estrada, Performance - John Barbeda, Performance
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1970 Warner Records Inc.
Louis Singer, Writer - Van Dyke Parks, Producer, Piano - Chris Ethridge, Performance - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Performance - Ry Cooder, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Bennett, Performance - HY ZARET, Writer - Ritchie Hayward, Performance - Kirby Johnson, Orchestration - Roy Estrada, Performance - John Barbeda, Performance
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1970 Warner Records Inc.
Van Dyke Parks, Producer, Piano - Chris Ethridge, Performance - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Performance - Ry Cooder, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Bennett, Performance - Woody Guthrie, Writer - Ritchie Hayward, Performance - Kirby Johnson, Orchestration - Roy Estrada, Performance - John Barbeda, Performance
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1970 Warner Records Inc.
Van Dyke Parks, Producer, Piano - Chris Ethridge, Performance - Randy Newman, Writer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Performance - Ry Cooder, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Bennett, Performance - Ritchie Hayward, Performance - Kirby Johnson, Orchestration - Roy Estrada, Performance - John Barbeda, Performance
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1970 Warner Records Inc.
Van Dyke Parks, Producer, Piano - Chris Ethridge, Performance - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Performance - Ry Cooder, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Bennett, Performance - Ritchie Hayward, Performance - Kirby Johnson, Orchestration - Roy Estrada, Performance - Alfred Reed, Writer - John Barbeda, Performance
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1970 Warner Records Inc.
Van Dyke Parks, Producer, Piano - Chris Ethridge, Performance - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Performance - Ry Cooder, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Max Bennett, Performance - Ritchie Hayward, Performance - Kirby Johnson, Orchestration - Roy Estrada, Performance - John Barbeda, Performance
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1970 Warner Records Inc.
Van Dyke Parks, Producer, Piano - Chris Ethridge, Performance - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Performance - Ry Cooder, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Bennett, Performance - Ritchie Hayward, Performance - Huddie Ledbetter, Writer - Kirby Johnson, Orchestration - Roy Estrada, Performance - John Barbeda, Performance
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1970 Warner Records Inc.
Van Dyke Parks, Producer, Piano - Arthur Blake, Writer - Chris Ethridge, Performance - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Performance - Ry Cooder, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Bennett, Performance - Ritchie Hayward, Performance - Kirby Johnson, Orchestration - Roy Estrada, Performance - John Barbeda, Performance
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1970 Warner Records Inc.
Van Dyke Parks, Producer, Piano - Chris Ethridge, Performance - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Performance - Ry Cooder, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Bennett, Performance - Ritchie Hayward, Performance - Kirby Johnson, Orchestration - Roy Estrada, Performance - John Estes, Writer - John Barbeda, Performance
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1970 Warner Records Inc.
Van Dyke Parks, Producer, Piano - Chris Ethridge, Performance - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Performance - Ry Cooder, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Blind Willie Johnson, Writer - Max Bennett, Performance - Ritchie Hayward, Performance - Kirby Johnson, Orchestration - Roy Estrada, Performance - John Barbeda, Performance
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1970 Warner Records Inc.
DISC 2
LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Ry Cooder, Slide Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - JIM DICKINSON, Producer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Ry Cooder, Slide Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - JIM DICKINSON, Producer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Ry Cooder, Slide Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Jesse Stone, Writer - JIM DICKINSON, Producer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Ry Cooder, Slide Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - JIM DICKINSON, Producer - Fitz Maclean, Writer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
Marion Smith, Writer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Ry Cooder, Slide Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - JIM DICKINSON, Producer - Dickie Doo, Writer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Ry Cooder, Slide Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - JIM DICKINSON, Producer - Washington Phillips, Writer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Ry Cooder, Slide Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Huddie Ledbetter, Writer - JIM DICKINSON, Producer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
Johnny Cash, Writer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Ry Cooder, Slide Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - JIM DICKINSON, Producer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Ry Cooder, Slide Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Joseph Spence, Writer - JIM DICKINSON, Producer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Ry Cooder, Slide Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - JIM DICKINSON, Producer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Ry Cooder, Slide Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Woody Guthrie, Writer - JIM DICKINSON, Producer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
DISC 3
Jim Keltner, Drums - LEE HERSCHBERG, Engineer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Ry Cooder, Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - George Bohanon, Horn - Dan Penn, Vocals - Tommy McClure, Bass Guitar - JIM DICKINSON, Producer, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals - John Fry, Engineer - Charles Lawing, Clarinet - Gene Finney, Harmonica - Jerry Lee Masters, Engineer - Judy Maizel, Co-ordinator Production - Richard Rosebrough, Engineer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
Jim Keltner, Drums - LEE HERSCHBERG, Engineer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Ry Cooder, Vocals, MainArtist - George Bohanon, Horn - Dan Penn, Vocals - Tommy McClure, Bass Guitar - JIM DICKINSON, Producer, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals - Skip James, Writer - John Fry, Engineer - Charles Lawing, Clarinet - Gene Finney, Harmonica - Jerry Lee Masters, Engineer - Judy Maizel, Co-ordinator Production - Richard Rosebrough, Engineer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
Jim Keltner, Drums - LEE HERSCHBERG, Engineer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Ry Cooder, Vocals, MainArtist - George Bohanon, Horn - Dan Penn, Vocals - Tommy McClure, Bass Guitar - JIM DICKINSON, Producer, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals - John Fry, Engineer - Charles Lawing, Clarinet - Gene Finney, Harmonica - Jerry Lee Masters, Engineer - Judy Maizel, Co-ordinator Production - Richard Rosebrough, Engineer - Lawrence Wilson, Writer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
Jim Keltner, Drums - LEE HERSCHBERG, Engineer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Ry Cooder, Vocals, MainArtist - George Bohanon, Horn - Dan Penn, Vocals - Tommy McClure, Bass Guitar - JIM DICKINSON, Producer, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals - John Fry, Engineer - SLEEPY JOHN ESTES, Writer - Charles Lawing, Clarinet - Gene Finney, Harmonica - Jerry Lee Masters, Engineer - Judy Maizel, Co-ordinator Production - Richard Rosebrough, Engineer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
Jim Keltner, Drums - LEE HERSCHBERG, Engineer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Ry Cooder, Vocals, MainArtist - George Bohanon, Horn - Dan Penn, Vocals - Tommy McClure, Bass Guitar - JIM DICKINSON, Producer, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals - Lorenzo Barcelata, Writer - John Fry, Engineer - Charles Lawing, Clarinet - Gene Finney, Harmonica - Jerry Lee Masters, Engineer - Judy Maizel, Co-ordinator Production - Richard Rosebrough, Engineer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
Jim Keltner, Drums - LEE HERSCHBERG, Engineer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Ry Cooder, Vocals, MainArtist - Chips Moman, Writer - George Bohanon, Horn - Dan Penn, Vocals, Writer - Tommy McClure, Bass Guitar - JIM DICKINSON, Producer, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals - John Fry, Engineer - Charles Lawing, Clarinet - Gene Finney, Harmonica - Jerry Lee Masters, Engineer - Judy Maizel, Co-ordinator Production - Richard Rosebrough, Engineer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
George F. Root, Writer - Randy Newman, Piano - Jim Keltner, Drums - LEE HERSCHBERG, Engineer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Ry Cooder, Vocals, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - George Bohanon, Horn - Dan Penn, Vocals - Tommy McClure, Bass Guitar - JIM DICKINSON, Producer, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals - John Fry, Engineer - Charles Lawing, Clarinet - Gene Finney, Harmonica - Jerry Lee Masters, Engineer - Judy Maizel, Co-ordinator Production - Richard Rosebrough, Engineer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
Jim Keltner, Drums - LEE HERSCHBERG, Engineer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Ry Cooder, Vocals, MainArtist - George Bohanon, Horn - Dan Penn, Vocals - Tommy McClure, Bass Guitar - Harold Adamson, Writer - JIM DICKINSON, Producer, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals - John Fry, Engineer - Charles Lawing, Clarinet - Gene Finney, Harmonica - Jerry Lee Masters, Engineer - Judy Maizel, Co-ordinator Production - Richard Rosebrough, Engineer - Jimmie McHugh, Writer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
Jim Keltner, Drums - LEE HERSCHBERG, Engineer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Ry Cooder, Vocals, MainArtist - George Bohanon, Horn - Dan Penn, Vocals - Tommy McClure, Bass Guitar - JIM DICKINSON, Producer, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals - John Fry, Engineer - SLEEPY JOHN ESTES, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Charles Lawing, Clarinet - Gene Finney, Harmonica - Jerry Lee Masters, Engineer - Judy Maizel, Co-ordinator Production - Richard Rosebrough, Engineer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
Jim Keltner, Drums - LEE HERSCHBERG, Engineer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Ry Cooder, Vocals, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - George Bohanon, Horn - Dan Penn, Vocals - Tommy McClure, Bass Guitar - JIM DICKINSON, Producer, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals - John Fry, Engineer - Charles Lawing, Clarinet - Gene Finney, Harmonica - Jerry Lee Masters, Engineer - Judy Maizel, Co-ordinator Production - Richard Rosebrough, Engineer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
DISC 4
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Russ Titelman, Producer, Bass - Ry Cooder, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Plas Johnson, Alto Saxophone - Ronnie Barron, Piano - John DUKE, Bass - Red Callendar, Bass
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Russ Titelman, Producer, Bass - Ry Cooder, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Phillips, Writer - Plas Johnson, Alto Saxophone - Ronnie Barron, Piano - John DUKE, Bass - Titelman, Writer - Red Callendar, Bass
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.
Willie McTell, Writer - Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Russ Titelman, Producer, Bass - Ry Cooder, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Plas Johnson, Alto Saxophone - Ronnie Barron, Piano - John DUKE, Bass - Red Callendar, Bass
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Russ Titelman, Producer, Bass - Ry Cooder, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Plas Johnson, Alto Saxophone - Ronnie Barron, Piano - John DUKE, Bass - Red Callendar, Bass
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.
Shirley Womack, Writer - Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Russ Titelman, Producer, Bass - Ry Cooder, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - BOBBY WOMACK, Writer - Plas Johnson, Alto Saxophone - Ronnie Barron, Piano - John DUKE, Bass - Red Callendar, Bass
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Russ Titelman, Producer, Bass - Ry Cooder, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Plas Johnson, Alto Saxophone - Ronnie Barron, Piano - John DUKE, Bass - Red Callendar, Bass - Sidney Bailey, Writer - J B Lenoir, Writer - Jim Dickenson, Writer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Russ Titelman, Producer, Bass - Ry Cooder, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Plas Johnson, Alto Saxophone - Ronnie Barron, Piano - John DUKE, Bass - Red Callendar, Bass - Bobby Miller, Writer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Russ Titelman, Producer, Bass - Ry Cooder, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Burt Bacharach, Writer - Bob Hilliard, Writer - Plas Johnson, Alto Saxophone - Ronnie Barron, Piano - John DUKE, Bass - Red Callendar, Bass
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.
Arthur Blake, Writer - Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Milt Holland, Percussion - Russ Titelman, Producer, Bass - Ry Cooder, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Plas Johnson, Alto Saxophone - Ronnie Barron, Piano - John DUKE, Bass - Red Callendar, Bass
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.
DISC 5
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - Russ Titelman, Producer - Ry Cooder, Accordion, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Red Callender, Tuba - George Bohannon, Arranger - Leadbelly, Writer - Atta Isaacs, Guitar - Flaco Jimenz, Accordion - Hugo Gonzales, Banjo
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - Russ Titelman, Producer - Ry Cooder, Accordion, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - Red Callender, Tuba - George Bohannon, Arranger - Atta Isaacs, Guitar - Flaco Jimenz, Accordion - Hugo Gonzales, Banjo
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - Russ Titelman, Producer - Ry Cooder, Accordion, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Red Callender, Tuba - Traditonal, Writer - George Bohannon, Arranger - Atta Isaacs, Guitar - Flaco Jimenz, Accordion - Hugo Gonzales, Banjo - Alfred Reed, Writer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Ry Cooder, Vocals, MainArtist - Allison/Allison, Writer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - Russ Titelman, Producer - Ry Cooder, Accordion, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Red Callender, Tuba - George Bohannon, Arranger - Calhoun, Writer - Atta Isaacs, Guitar - Flaco Jimenz, Accordion - Hugo Gonzales, Banjo
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - Russ Titelman, Producer - Ry Cooder, Accordion, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Ben E. King, Writer - Jerry Leiber, Writer - Mike Stoller, Writer - Red Callender, Tuba - Atta Isaacs, Guitar - Flaco Jimenz, Accordion - Hugo Gonzales, Banjo
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - Russ Titelman, Producer - Ry Cooder, Accordion, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Red Callender, Tuba - George Bohannon, Arranger - Nichols, Writer - Devine, Writer - Atta Isaacs, Guitar - Flaco Jimenz, Accordion - Hugo Gonzales, Banjo
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - Russ Titelman, Producer - Ry Cooder, Accordion, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Red Callender, Tuba - KAHN, Writer - Moret, Writer - George Bohannon, Arranger - Atta Isaacs, Guitar - Flaco Jimenz, Accordion - Hugo Gonzales, Banjo
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Chris Ethridge, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - Russ Titelman, Producer - Ry Cooder, Accordion, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Red Callender, Tuba - George Bohannon, Arranger - Leadbelly, Writer - LOMAX, Writer - Atta Isaacs, Guitar - Flaco Jimenz, Accordion - Hugo Gonzales, Banjo
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Ry Cooder is not frequently considered a prolific recording artist, yet he has amassed a sizeable catalog of original albums and film scores over the decades. He has also participated in some truly and even historic projects from the 1960s on, including the Rising Sons with Taj Mahal, the Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band, Little Village, and the Buena Vista Social Club. Likewise, many of his collaborative dates are regarded as particularly noteworthy, especially his albums with Ali Farka Touré, V.M. Bhatt, Manuel Galban, and the Chieftains. This box collects in encyclopedic fashion Cooder's solo records for Warner beginning with his self-titled debut album and continues through his final album for the label proper, the brief yet classic Get Rhythm. In between, are Into the Purple Valley, Boomer's Story, Paradise and Lunch, Chicken Skin Music, Show Time, Jazz, Bop 'Til You Drop, Borderline, and The Slide Area. None of his soundtracks from this period are included -- too bad, actually. When tolled and juxtaposed with more recent recordings for Nonesuch, including his L.A. trilogy -- Chávez Ravine, My Name Is Buddy, I, Flathead: The Songs of Kash Buk & the Klowns -- and even Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down, it is obvious that Cooder has been mining a deep, rich vein in his exploration of North American, Hawaiian music, country, folk, blues, mariachi, Tejano, Norteño, rock & roll, swing, and more, placing them in a variety of contexts, all of which yield meaning as they underscore musical and cultural history and what gets lost as it evolves. He is not a preservationist, but one of our great historians. Each chapter in his recorded legacy is worthy of investigation. As is de rigueur in this Rhino series, each album is presented bare bones, in a paper LP-cover sleeve with original, scaled-down art contained in a cardboard slipcase sans bonus material or booklet. That said, given the price, having these records in one place -- as they've all been in and out of print over the past couple of decades -- is a real plus for fans.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 11 disc(s) - 105 track(s)
- Total length: 07:10:52
- Main artists: Ry Cooder
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 2013 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company
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