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Eddie Boyd, Lafaette Leake, Willie Mabon, Otis Spann - Chess Blues Piano Greats [Recorded 1951-1972] (1997)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 691 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 332 MB | Covers - 81 MB
Genre: Blues, Piano Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Chess/MCA Records (CHD2-9385)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 691 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 332 MB | Covers - 81 MB
Genre: Blues, Piano Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Chess/MCA Records (CHD2-9385)
Back before the electric guitar became the primary focal instrument of the blues, two-fisted piano players dominated the genre, and record companies flocked to record them. Chess Records was no exception, and this two-disc, 45-track anthology shines the spotlight on four of the best who ever sat on the piano stool at the Chess studios. The first disc begins with 20 tracks from Eddie Boyd (eight of them previously unissued in the U.S.), full of introspective reflection and the darkest of moods. Kicking off with one of his big hits, "24 Hours," and the dourness of Boyd's work reaches epic proportions on tunes like "I Began to Sing the Blues," "Third Degree," and "Blues for Baby," the latter featuring stellar jazz guitar runs and chordal work from Robert Jr. Lockwood…