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Corey Harris is adept at combining contemporary sensibilities with traditional country blues forms in a manner so natural that the cracks and fissures between now and then never seem to show, an accomplishment he expands on Mississippi to Mali to include two continents. Again, the music flows so naturally that the bridges and welds that join the African and African-American traditions on this record are never obvious, creating a seamless, wonderful album. The tracks were recorded live in the field, an approach that strengthens the intimate feel here, and there are numerous high points, including Africanized versions of Skip James' "Cypress Grove Blues" and Robert Petway's "Catfish Blues" that open new dimensions in each song without altering its original intent and tone. A version of "Sitting on Top of the World" (called "Station Blues" here) with the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band, and featuring Shardé Thomas, the 12-year-old granddaughter of Othar Turner, is a particular delight in its ramshackle exuberance. Mississippi to Mali closes with a credible and moving take on Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" that spotlights Harris' considerable acoustic slide skills. This is another fine album from a player whose reverence for the blues doesn't keep him from instilling the form with both joy and innovation.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Bobby Rush, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Carr, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Skip James, ComposerLyricist - Ali Farka Touré, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Souleyman Kane, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Farka Touré, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Magassa, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Souleyman Kane, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rodney Evans, Snare Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Shardé Thomas, Flute, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - R.L. Boyce, Snare Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Rising Star Fife And Drum Band, Unknown, Other - Otha Andre Evans, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Turner, Drum, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Farka Touré, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Magassa, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Souleyman Kane, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Farka Touré, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Magassa, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Souleyman Kane, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Bobby Rush, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Carr, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Farka Touré, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nehemiah James, ComposerLyricist - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Souleyman Kane, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rodney Evans, Snare Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Shardé Thomas, Flute, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - R.L. Boyce, Snare Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Rising Star Fife And Drum Band, Unknown, Other - Otha Andre Evans, Vocals, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Turner, Drum, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Farka Touré, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Souleyman Kane, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Corey Harris, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Farka Touré, Violin, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Souleyman Kane, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrell Rose, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Romano, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Petway, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Magassa, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Souleyman Kane, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
William Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Corey Harris, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Billington, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamal Millner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Corp.
Album review
Corey Harris is adept at combining contemporary sensibilities with traditional country blues forms in a manner so natural that the cracks and fissures between now and then never seem to show, an accomplishment he expands on Mississippi to Mali to include two continents. Again, the music flows so naturally that the bridges and welds that join the African and African-American traditions on this record are never obvious, creating a seamless, wonderful album. The tracks were recorded live in the field, an approach that strengthens the intimate feel here, and there are numerous high points, including Africanized versions of Skip James' "Cypress Grove Blues" and Robert Petway's "Catfish Blues" that open new dimensions in each song without altering its original intent and tone. A version of "Sitting on Top of the World" (called "Station Blues" here) with the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band, and featuring Shardé Thomas, the 12-year-old granddaughter of Othar Turner, is a particular delight in its ramshackle exuberance. Mississippi to Mali closes with a credible and moving take on Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" that spotlights Harris' considerable acoustic slide skills. This is another fine album from a player whose reverence for the blues doesn't keep him from instilling the form with both joy and innovation.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:56
- Main artists: Corey Harris
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rounder
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
© 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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