Hubert Sumlin – Blues Guitar Boss (1990) [Reissue 2005] [SACD / JSP Records – JSP5110]

Title: Hubert Sumlin – Blues Guitar Boss (1990) [Reissue 2005]
Genre: Blues
Format: MCH SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Hubert Sumlin was a brilliant guitarist who was a Howlin’ Wolf sideman and a vast influence on Eric Clapton and Peter Green amongst others. This killer album started with a five-week tour of Europe with these musicians before they hit the UK. There was a lot of songwriting in hotel rooms which paid off handsomely. Here are 5 brand new songs from Hubert, a couple of well thought-out instrumentals and Hubert playing his usual imaginative lead guitar on 3 new songs by Richard Studholme. Musically, it’s all tough blues but within that there is tremendous variation ranging from some nice modern touches to a couple of Jimmy Reedish tracks with just two guitars and drums. Altogether a superb team effort and a real revelation.

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Tracklist:

01. All I Can Do
02. You Got To Help Me
03. Blues Is Here To Stay
04. Sometimes I’m Right
05. Spanish Greens
06. Still Playing The Blues
07. It Could Be You
08. Pickin’
09. Look Don’t Touch
10. I’ve Stopped Crying

Personnel:

Hubert Sumlin – vocals, guitar
Richard Studholme – guitar, bass, vocals
Jack Hill – piano, Hammond organ
Steve Thorneycroft – drums

Note:

Produced by Bruce Stedman. Engineered by Gavin Lewis.
Recorded in June -July 1990 at Triple X Studio, London.
Newly Mixed by Martin Atkinson at M.A.R.S. England.

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