The Blues You Would Just Hate To Lose Vol II

The Blues You Would Just Hate To Lose Vol II

Editorial Reviews
<"b00004hypq5540"> DC Blues Society Newsletter
The long-awaited latest installment of Wayne Kahn's documentation of D.C.'s blues and jazz scene. The Blues You Hate to Lose, Volume 2, has just been issued on Right on Rhythm. Like the prior volume, this one collects a number of mostly live performances, although there are some unissued studio tracks. Wayne Kahn's booklet provides a detailed discussion of a slice of DC's music history. And then there is the music. Plenty of first rate stuff to be heard including the opening Be Bop Girl, by Robert Lighthouse, a rocking band performance with Kevin McKendree on keyboards. It is followed by a nice Cathy Ponton King vocal on Tore Up. John Cocuzzi is not an unknown name in jazz circles, and his Wabash Blues with Big Joe, Joe Stanley and Jeff Sarli is a nice jazz blues vocal with Chris Watling adding a strong baritone solo after Stanley's solo ends. The Nighthawks, Linwood Taylor and Tom Principato are heard on representative cuts, while the version of Okie Dokie Stamp, by Big Joe and the Dynaflows allows guitarist Ivan Appleruth to shine. More top harp is heard on Doug Jay's Slinky, while Artie Sherman on keyboards and Steve Jacobs conjure up Jimmy McGriff and Albert Collins on Left Overs. Other selections feature the J Street Jumpers and Joe Stanley. In all, there is plenty of terrific music here, excellent annotations, and the sound seems better than the earlier edition. Wayne has received plenty of praise for the first volume in this series, and this new one will certainly earn him more well deserved kudos.

<"b00004hypq5020"> Music Monthly
The folks at Right on Rhythm have released a 13-song compilation of D.C. blues players. The disc, which was recorded all over D.C. in clubs (mainly City Blues) and in studios represents easily, some of the best there are. This album, The Blues You Would Just Hate to Lose, Vol. II features the sounds of Robert Lighthouse, Cathy Ponton King, John Coccuzzi with Joe Stanley (John plays a mean piano) and Chris Watling, Bruce Ewan with Marty Baumann, Honey Joe Brown, The Nighthawks, Linwood Taylor,... read more

<"b00004hypq4999"> Album Description
The long awaited follow up to Vol I and another great view of the fantastic blues scene of the DC area with a 10 page history.

The Blues You Would Just Hate To Lose Vol II

The Blues You Would Just Hate To Lose Vol II, Music, Various Artists, This superb collection of samples of a long-neglected Blues scene is both an eye-opener and an ear-opener for the uninitiated

The Blues You Would Just Hate To Lose Vol II

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