Junior Wells - Calling All Blues: The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963 (2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 249 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 144 MB | Covers - 12 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Westside (WESA 866)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 249 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 144 MB | Covers - 12 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Westside (WESA 866)
Following his recorded debut as a leader for States Records, Junior Wells signed with Mel London, producing a number of sides for the producer's Chief and Profile imprints. Perhaps best-known for his spectacular harmonica playing, this period, documented on Calling All Blues, saw Wells emerging as an outstanding vocalist as well. A consummate performer with a firm grasp of the range of emotions the music can produce, Wells wrings every drop of feeling out of the lyrics. The singer growls, shouts, howls, moans across these 24 tracks including two versions of his great "I Could Cry" and other classics like "Little By Little," "Cha-Cha-Cha in Blue," and "Lovey Dovey Lovey One." While it has a great deal of overlap with the collections from Paula Records, Calling All Blues remains a fine introduction with no glaring omissions…