This stuff passed me by over the years, I don't know how.
Universal, who now own Fantasy/Bluesville have reissued Joe's 2 1961 Bluesville albums on one cd which I spotted for ?6 ($10?) on Friday. Money well spent!
This is some of the best stuff of Joe's 2nd career, despite (in fact enhanced by!) the presence of Willie Dixon on bass and an initially faltering young Larry Johnson on harp.
I'm sure this is no news to those who have had these recordings for years, but it's rekindled my interest in Big Joe to the extent that my Stella Harmony 12-string has become a 9-string a la Joe overnight.
Universal, who now own Fantasy/Bluesville have reissued Joe's 2 1961 Bluesville albums on one cd which I spotted for ?6 ($10?) on Friday. Money well spent!
This is some of the best stuff of Joe's 2nd career, despite (in fact enhanced by!) the presence of Willie Dixon on bass and an initially faltering young Larry Johnson on harp.
I'm sure this is no news to those who have had these recordings for years, but it's rekindled my interest in Big Joe to the extent that my Stella Harmony 12-string has become a 9-string a la Joe overnight.