Al Miller - Wild Cards (1995) Lossless

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Artist: Al Miller

Title: Wild Cards

Year Of Release: 1995

Label: Delmark

Genre: Blues, Soul, Harmonica Blues, Chicago Blues

Quality: Flac (tracks, log, .cue)

Total Time: 01:10:04

Total Size: 432 Mb

Tracklist:

01. I Don't Play

02. Stuck In Chicago

03. Seventy-Four

04. Long Grey Mare

05. Can't Stay Here No More

06. Special Way

07. Deal The Cards

08. Red Top Boogie

09. Fallin' Rain

10. I Had A Dream

11. Jockey Blues

12. Big 'C' Blues

13. Blues For John Littlejohn

14. Sittin' Here Thinkin'

 

Al Miller had been contributing to the Chicago blues scene for over 30 years when, in 1994, he finally recorded his first album as a leader, Wild Cards. The singer/guitarist/harpist was far from a huge name in the blues world, but then, a lack of commercial success wasn't something that discouraged Delmark founder Bob Koester; if Koester felt that a blues or jazz artist deserved to be documented, he would put out an album regardless of how obscure he/she was. For this enjoyable, if unremarkable, session, Delmark hired Dave Specter (an excellent guitarist who shouldn't be confused with software public relations man David Spector) to do the producing, and employed his guitar on eight of its 14 selections. The personnel varies from song to song, and the CD's vocals are handled not only by Miller, but also by Willie Kent, Tad Robinson (whose gruff style recalls Dave Prater of Sam & Dave) and Steve Freund. Miller, in fact, lays out on six tracks; in other words, he lays out on almost half of his own album. Electric Chicago blues is Wild Cards' primary focus, although the CD successfully detours into '60s-type soul on "Stuck in Chicago" and acknowledges jazz with a gutsy version of Gene Ammons' "Red Top." Specter isn't heard on the latter, which is surprising because the bluesman is heavily influenced by jazz and would have been perfect for the tune. Wild Cards isn't fantastic, but it's a competent offering from an artist who deserved to be documented as a leader.

 

 

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