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This release added yet another wrinkle to Jimmy Reed's mystique. Even most of his fans would concede that Reed's guitar skills were far short of virtuoso level. Yet, Jimmy Reed -- not a celebrated 12-string guitar player like Leadbelly or any of the other renowned instrumentalists who came up in Leadbelly's wake -- cut this acoustic 12-string instrumental album, which has become an enduring classic of the genre. Reed was as skilled at presenting his guitar work as he was as a singer, and his playing on 12 String Guitar Blues is smooth, sinewy, lean, and lyrical, with a tight band behind him. Consisting of recognizable Reed originals and a couple of other blues standards thrown in, the music comes off very well, mixing electric guitar with acoustic 12-string and Reed's harmonica substituting for the vocal parts. The harmonica is on a separate track, making use of a natural sounding stereo separation that keeps the sound of the band -- featuring Eddie Taylor and Lefty Bates on guitar, Marcus Johnson on bass, and Morris Wilkerson and Earl Phillips on drums -- unified. The result is yet another classic album by Reed, and one of the more straightforward and accessible bodies of blues played on 12-string that one can find. This fall 2000 Collectables reissue, licensed through Rhino Records, features impeccable sound and recreates the original album art and jacket notes.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Jimmy Reed, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Jimmy Reed, MainArtist - W.C. Handy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Jimmy Reed, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Jimmy Reed, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Luther Dixon, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Reed, MainArtist - Al Smith, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Jimmy Reed, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Jimmy Reed, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Jimmy Reed, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Calvin Carter, Producer - Jimmy Reed, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Jimmy Reed, MainArtist - Charles Singleton, ComposerLyricist - Waldence Hall, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1959 Concord Music Group, Inc. instead of Vee-Jay Limited Partnership
Jimmy Reed, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Jimmy Reed, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
This release added yet another wrinkle to Jimmy Reed's mystique. Even most of his fans would concede that Reed's guitar skills were far short of virtuoso level. Yet, Jimmy Reed -- not a celebrated 12-string guitar player like Leadbelly or any of the other renowned instrumentalists who came up in Leadbelly's wake -- cut this acoustic 12-string instrumental album, which has become an enduring classic of the genre. Reed was as skilled at presenting his guitar work as he was as a singer, and his playing on 12 String Guitar Blues is smooth, sinewy, lean, and lyrical, with a tight band behind him. Consisting of recognizable Reed originals and a couple of other blues standards thrown in, the music comes off very well, mixing electric guitar with acoustic 12-string and Reed's harmonica substituting for the vocal parts. The harmonica is on a separate track, making use of a natural sounding stereo separation that keeps the sound of the band -- featuring Eddie Taylor and Lefty Bates on guitar, Marcus Johnson on bass, and Morris Wilkerson and Earl Phillips on drums -- unified. The result is yet another classic album by Reed, and one of the more straightforward and accessible bodies of blues played on 12-string that one can find. This fall 2000 Collectables reissue, licensed through Rhino Records, features impeccable sound and recreates the original album art and jacket notes.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:28:35
- Main artists: Jimmy Reed
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Vee-Jay Records
- Genre: Blues
© 1963 Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 1993 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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