It’s hard to believe thAt Alligator <strong>Records</strong>haS been around for nearly 40 years.<strong>The</strong>y’ve put out some darn good blues records in that time. Here’s a handfulof our favorites on CD that are ON SALE for just $13.99 (Reg $17.99)ALBERT COLL<strong>IN</strong>SIce Pickin’ (4713)BUDDY GUY & JUNIOR WELLSAlone & Acoustic (4802)MAGIC SLIM & THETEARDROPS,Raw Magic (4728)PROFESSOR LONGHAIR,Crawfish Fiesta (4718)KOKO TAYLORLive from Chicago - An Audiencewith the Queen (4754)LUTHER ALLISON, Soul Fixin’ Man (4820)MARCIA BALL, Peace, Love & BBQ (4922)LONNIE BROOKS, Live from Chicago – Bayou Lightning (4759)ROY BUCHANAN, When A Guitar Plays the Blues (4741)WILLIAM CLARKE, Blowin’ Like Hell (4788)EDDIE “THE CHIEF” CLEARWATER, West Side Strut (4921)ALBERT COLL<strong>IN</strong>S / JOHNNY COPELAND / ROBERT CRAYShowdown (4743)SHEMEKIA COPELAND, <strong>The</strong> Soul Truth (4905)JAMES COTTON / JUNIOR WELLS / CAREY BELL /BILLY BRANCH, Harp Attack! (4790)BUDDY GUY, Stone Crazy (4723)COREY HARRIS, Greens From the Garden (4864)SMOK<strong>IN</strong>’ JOE KUBEK & BNOIS K<strong>IN</strong>G, Blood Brothers (4920)SON SEALS, Live & Burning (4712)SUGAR BLUE, In Your Eyes (4831)HOUND DOG TAYLOR & THE HOUSEROCKERS(the one that started it all…) (4701)VARIOUS ARTISTS, Living Chicago Blues Vol 1 w/ JimmyJohnson, Eddie Shaw, Left Hand Frank, & Carey Bell (7701)VARIOUS ARTISTS, Living Chicago Blues Vol 2 withLonnie Brooks, Big Moose Walker, Magic Slim & PinetopPerkins (7702)VARIOUS ARTISTS, Living Chicago Blues Vol 3w/ AC Reed, Scotty & the Rib Tips, Lovie Lee with CareyBell, Lacy Gibson & Sons of Blues w/ Billy Branch (7703)VARIOUS ARTISTS, Living Chicago Blues Vol 4 withDetroit Junior, Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson, Leon Brooks,Andrew Brown, & Queen Sylvia (7704)VARIOUS ARTISTS, <strong>The</strong> New Bluebloods – <strong>The</strong> NextGeneraration with Michael Coleman, Lil Ed, Dion Payton,Professor’s Blues Review, Gloria Hardiman, Sons ofBlues, Chi-Town Hustlers, Melvin Taylor, and more. (7707)Sale prices good through 4/30/10BONUS OFFER!GET THEJRM TOTEFOR1/2 PRICEWITH ANYPURCHASE OF$30 OR MORE!(REG. $12)LIVE JAZZ SPECIAL!VARIOUS ARTISTS, A Night at RonnieScott’s V1 w/ Roy Ayers, GeorgeColeman, Chico Freeman, Arthur Blythe,Irakere, Arturo Sandoval, Sarah Vaughan,etc…12 trax (RSJH 6) $3.99AL COHN MEETS THE JAZZ SEVEN, Keeper of the Flame(RSJH 4) $5.99CHICO FREEMAN & ARTHUR BLYTHE, Luminous –Live at Ronnie Scott’s (RSJH 10) $7.99LIONEL HAMPTON, In Concert 8 tracks w/ the Oliver JacksonOrchestra (GALAXY MUSIC ZYX 3886082) $5.99MCCOY TYNER TRIO, Live at Musician’s Exchange in 1987(WHO’S WHO 21031) $3.99TIM WHITEHEAD, Authentic w/ Pete Jacobsen, ArnieSomogyi, & Dave Berry (RSJH 23) $5.99VARIOUS ARTISTS, A Night at Ronnie Scott’s V2 w/ IanShaw, Irakere w/ Chucho Valdes, Zachary Breaux, Airto Moreira’sFourth World, Arturo Sandoval… 10 trax (RSJH 11) $3.99VON FREEMAN’S 75TH BIRTHDAYCELEBRATION w/ Chico Freeman,George Cables, Santo DeBrianoand Dianne Reeves(HALF NOTE 4903) $5.99TUBBY HAYESNight & Day - Live at Ronnie Scott’s(RSJH 13)$5.99VARIOUS ARTISTS, A Night at Ronnie Scott’s V3(Latin Jazz) w/ Arturo Sandoval, Irakere, Fourth World,& Afro Cuba (RSJH 12) $3.99VARIOUS ARTISTS, A Night at Ronnie Scott’s V4w/ John Dankworth, Arturo Sandoval / Chucho Valdes Quartet,Roy Ayers, Irakere… (RSJH 25)VARIOUS ARTISTS, A Night at Ronnie Scott’s V5(the Ballad Album) w/ Sarah Vaughan, Jack Sharpe Big Band,Arturo Sandoval, Chico Freeman… (RSJH 26)VARIOUS ARTISTS, Salute to Satchmo w/ Blue Note Six,Arvell Shaw, Barrett Deems, etc live Beim Jazzfest Wien1995 (RST 91609) $5.99Prices good through 4/30/10
<strong>Delmark</strong> DoingsA big Congrats goes out to the following <strong>Delmark</strong> blues artists for the 31st National Blues Music Awards(formerly called the Handys) coming up May in Memphis: :Album of the Year – Eddie C. Campbell, Tear This World Up (<strong>Delmark</strong> 799)Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year –Zora Young (<strong>The</strong> French Connection, <strong>Delmark</strong> 802 and It Ain’t Over! DVD 1800)** andShirley Johnson (Blues Attack, <strong>Delmark</strong> 798 and It Ain’t Over! DVD 1800)DVD of the Year- <strong>Delmark</strong> <strong>Records</strong>, It Ain’t Over! <strong>Delmark</strong> Celebrates 55 Years of Blues, Live at Buddy Guy’sLegends (<strong>Delmark</strong> DVD 1800, also on CD as DE 800)Don’t forget about the sidemen! (<strong>The</strong>y’re all on the aforementioned It Ain’t Over! as well as past <strong>Delmark</strong>s.)Bass player of the Year- Bob Stroger • Drummer of the Year - Kenny SmithGuitarist of the Year - Lurrie Bell • Horn Player of the Year - (sax) Eddie ShawYou can vote for your favorite blues nominees at: www.blues.org/#ref=bluesmusicawards_nomineesZora Young’s version of Sunnyland Slim’s “Goin’ Back To Memphis” on her fantastic new CD, <strong>The</strong> FrenchConnection, now has extra special significance! Hopefully she will be performing an acoustic duet with herFrench musical collaborator, Bobby Dirninger, in Memphis at the Awards! Zora’s CD is currently #1 on theLiving Blues Radio Charts, and word just came in that French Connection won the prestigious Prix du Disquedu Hot Club de France, the same long-coveted French award that Jimmy Dawkins’ Fast Fingers won in 1971!Congrats, Zora!And the one and only Eddie C. Campbell’s birthday happens to fall on the same day as the Blues MusicAwards- May 6th- Hopefully this will be an extra special Birthday celebration! Eddie just left for a month longtour in Spain, after a wildly successful winter European tour in France and Germany.Speaking of awards, the results came in for <strong>The</strong> Grammy awards and although we were disappointed thatthe CD, Chicago Blues: A Living History (with Lurrie Bell, Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch) didn’twin, a former <strong>Delmark</strong> recording artist surprisingly/strangely won the blues grammy, the folk legend Ramblin’Jack Elliott. Bet you didn’t know there was a Ramblin’ Jack Elliott <strong>Delmark</strong> LP out there! Talkin’ WoodyGuthrie (DL-801) released in ’68 from a ’57 Topic session. Thankfully, the blues was represented (deservedly)in that Little Walter’s Complete Chess Masters Box Set won for best Historical Album.You never know what’s gonna come out of the <strong>Delmark</strong> vaults. We’re excited to announce that a long lostWillie Buck session from ‘82, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Life</strong> I Love (was called I Wanna Be Loved in a limited edition LP) is out atthe end of April on CD! This buried treasure blues recording features the much-missed Aces, brothers Louis& Dave Myers, along with Little Mack Simmons on harp and Big Moose Walker on keys. Willie Buck is oneof the best standup traditional blues singers still performing in Chicago. Check his MySpace!More Vinyl! We’re excited to announce more <strong>Delmark</strong> back on LP with the return of Little Walter’s firstrecordings (from the tiny Parkway label from 1950) with Muddy Waters, Sunnyland Slim, Baby Face LeroyFoster, JB Lenoir, and Robert Jr Lockwood - <strong>The</strong> Blues World of Little Walter, <strong>Delmark</strong> LP 648. <strong>The</strong>se sidesfeature the best blues harmonica player of all time when he was 19 years old, including I believe Little Walter’sonly recordings on guitar. Don’t miss the pre-Chess versions of the chilling classic “Rollin’ & Tumblin’” (w/Muddy Waters)! Look for more <strong>Delmark</strong> on vinyl, including Otis Rush’s ‘70s <strong>Delmark</strong> classics.Speaking of which, Living Blues #205 has a fascinating article on ‘70s blues, and <strong>Delmark</strong> is represented,naturally! Jimmy Dawkins (All For Business with Otis Rush) Jimmy Johnson (Johnson’s Whacks), RobertJr. Lockwood (Steady Rollin’ Man), Otis Rush (Cold Day In Hell), and Junior Wells (South Side Blues Jam)are all listed in “30 of the Very Best Blues Albums of the ‘70s”, compiled by long time Living Blues writer, JimDeKoster. Congrats to Living Blues on their 40th Anniversary!!!!Look for a feature article coming out soon on country blues legend and former Jazz Record Mart“employee/talent scout” Big Joe Williams in our friend Marcel’s fantastic French Blues Magazine, ABS-Arvern’ Blues Society.<strong>On</strong> March 19-24, the 2nd Annual Fred Anderson Birthday Benefit Festival for the Velvet Lounge will takeplace at Chicago’s home for creative and thrilling jazz. <strong>The</strong> inspirational Chicago ageless legend, FredAnderson will perform, celebrating his 81st Birthday, along with many other <strong>Delmark</strong> artists, including JeffParker, Ernest Dawkins, Hamid Drake, and Corey Wilkes.Esteemed jazz critic, Neil Tesser, wrote a very interesting article recently in the Chicago Jazz MusicExaminer called “Dear Oprah: a little jazz before you split, please?” It is so frustrating that Oprah has neverfeatured any Chicago Jazz or Blues on her show. This really hit home for me as my pitches to have theamazingly talented and charismatic Nicole Mitchell on the show have fallen on deaf ears. I truly think that thegreatest living jazz flutist would be a perfect match to guest on Oprah- anyone reading agree?Young Chicago creative jazz men, composers, improvisers, Jazz Record Mart employees and cohorts,cornetist Josh Berman (most recently of the <strong>Delmark</strong> LP & CD Old Idea) & saxophonist Keefe Jackson havebeen on a European tour, including Switzerland & Serbia.Coming up on May 1, Bob Koester will travel back to his original <strong>Delmark</strong> home base town of St Louis, tospeak about <strong>Delmark</strong> history at the Sheldon Art Gallery – presenting “Legends of St. Louis Blues Music” (detailspage 15). Have you picked up artist Kevin Belford’s amazing St Louis music book, Devil at the Confluence?We just heard the sad news that our friend Jimmy Burns’ wife of over 40 years passed away. Dorothywas always by his side, and was a huge blues fan, seen at his shows always dancing and smiling. She will bemissed, and our condolences to Jimmy and the family.- Kevin Johnson, <strong>Delmark</strong> promotionsContents-Ira Sullivan - 5<strong>The</strong> Hungry Brain - 9Little Smokey Smothers - 7Rockin’ Johnny - 7Blues Reissue Survey - 9Frank Rosaly reviewed - 9<strong>Judi</strong> K on Jazz - 11Al Miller reviewed - 13Buying LP Collections - 13Jazz & Blues on Video - 17Jazz & Blues Books - 21CD Specials - 23Cassette Specials - 27OUT OF PR<strong>IN</strong>T LPs -29<strong>Delmark</strong> Catalog - 36<strong>Delmark</strong> Other Formats - 38Order Form - 39phone: 1-800-684-3480Hours: Monday - Friday 10am - 8pmSaturday 10am - 8pmSunday Noon - 5pmRhythm & NewsPublisher - Robert G. KoesterEditor - Bob J. KoesterJRM Manager - Ron BiermaFeature & Ad Design - Kate MossCover Photo - Bill KlewitzContributors - Michael Jackson,R.T. 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