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WHRA-6028(9) REALLY THE BLUES? A BLUES HISTORY, 1893-1959, by Allen Lowe. Volume 1 (of 4) [1893-1929] Rare recordings by Bert Williams, W.C. Handy, Al Bernard, Wilbur Sweatman, Mamie Smith, Kid Ory, Marion Harris, Ethel Waters, Sophie Tucker, Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Bessie Smith, King Oliver, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and many others, in state-of-the art digital restorations, with extensive notes copiously illustrated (over 100 pages on CD-ROM included). The most comprehensive audio history of the blues ever attempted. Special: 9 audio CDs + 1 CD-ROM for the price of 6 CDs! EAN # 5-425008-377094 BUZZ: When Allen Lowe's previous CD documentary, Minstrel to Mojo [American Pop] was released, it was acclaimed as one of the ten best boxed sets of the year by The New York Times and as the best independent production of the year in Pulse! magazine. Gary Giddins wrote in the U.S. magazine Modern Maturity (circulation: 23 million): "This astonishing trove of 215 selections lives up to its title... the sheer variety is overwhelming." Here are some other rave reviews: "No one has ever attempted anything like this before... these are the streams and tributaries that have fed the river of American music in this century, and it is an amazing experience to sit back and listen to them as they flow together." "There has never been such a fascinating collection of reissued vintage records... nor one that gives such an overview of American popular song..." |
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