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Recorded at Columbia Studio A, Chicago, IL; December 7, 1964*; March 1, 1965+; other dates through 1969. Personnel includes: Michael Bloomfield (vocals, guitar) Diane Tribuno, The Ace Of Cups (vocals) Michael Melford, Mike Johnson (guitar) Orville Rhodes (steel guitar) Gerald Oshita (tenor & baritone saxophones) Peter Strazza, Ron Stallings (tenor saxophone) Herbie Rich (tenor saxophone, keyboards) Snooky Flowers, Mark Teel (baritone saxophone) Richard Santi (accordion) Marcus Doubleday, John Wilmeth (trumpet) Ira Kamin, Mark Naftalin (piano, organ) Mike Fonfara (piano, keyboards) Brian Friedman (piano) Ron Ruby (organ) Jerome Arnold, Sid Warner (bass) Bob Jones (drums) This is part of Legacy's ROOTS 'N' BLUES series. Here's the amazing thing the first five cuts here reveal: Bloomfield, idolized as a walking encyclopedia of Chicago guitar greats from the moment he came to recognition with the Butterfield Blues Band, already had a remarkably developed style when these previously unreleased demos were cut for Columbia in 1964. Oh yes--and he could sing too, though he wouldn't do so on record for another four years, until LIVE ADVENTURES OF MIKE BLOOMFIELD AND AL KOOPER. This compilation offers an overview of the years when Bloomfield was in the national spotlight, a bona fide guitar hero (and happily, the bias here is towards the blues cuts). Aside from his work with Dylan (on HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED) the touchstones are here: his work with Butterfield and his own adventures as a bandleader (with the Electric Flag). Also included are Bloomfield's let-loose efforts in the studio (SUPER SESSION) and the subsequent live gigs with Kooper (LIVE ADVENTURES...). A few assorted live and studio cuts from 1969 with longtime pals Nick Gravenites, Mark Naftalin, Ira Kamin round things out. The CD starts out with 3-4 of Paul Butterfield's songs which featured Mike Bloomfield, the son of a rich Chicago industrial family who abandoned the wealth and dedicated his life to the blues without ever selling out to sell potato chips. The CD then goes into a single Electric Flag song, which I think gave the band short shrift, but thats life in the compilation business. It then moves on to 2 Super Session tracks, which will blow you away, especially Albert's Shuffle. For you purists out there, check out the Remastered version of Super Session which has this track without the annoying horns. Then to the best part of the CD, which is Mikes work with Nick Gravenites and Mike's work at the Fillmore, previously only available in bootleg CD's albeit widely distributed. Carmelita Shuffle, It Takes Time and Don't Think About It Baby are the best tracks in the CD. So sit back and enjoy the blues, played by one of the great masters of the genre: Mike Bloomfield. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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