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Neal
Pattman-Prison Blues
January 26, 1999
Original Release Date: 1999
1. Momma Whoopin' Blues
2. Catfish Blues
3. Shortnin' Bread
4. Talking About You Baby
5. Market Blues
6. Neal's Testimony
7. Prison Blues
8. Disco Twist
9. Going Back To Georgia
10. 5 Long Years
11. Bottle Up And Go
12. Oklahoma City Blues
13. I Want Jesus To Walk With Me
Review
Go Neal, go brother! That's what I can say about this
fantastic blues album, another collaboration by Musicmaker
and Mark Levinson's notorious Cello label. Like Guitar
Gabe, Neal Pattman is a unique, wild cat of the blues,
playing, singing and feeling the blues like a pro. But
the variety of this album is incredible. It's got blues
from all types and all kinds of levels. There even features
a song with Mark Levinson on upright bass and Lee Konitz
on sax featuring Pattman singing "Talk About My Baby."
Damn, ain't the blues good or what? This album makes
me believe blues ain't dead yet. As long as there are
guys like Pattman or Gabe or John Campbell (unfortunately,
2 out of 3 are dead) playing and singing the blues,
there will still be people carrying out the tradition
after the death of B.B. King and John Lee Hooker. Let
just hope it happens. This is an album not only for
harmonica fans (like me), but also for true blues fans.
Yes, for true blues fans only. If you only listen to
blues for pretty white boys, go listen to Kenny Wayne
Shepherd and Jonny Lang. And I'll lose all respects
for you.
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