Big Gilson - Blues Classics Live

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2010
Time: 79:53 
Size: 183,0 MB 
Label:  Blues Boulevard
Styles: Blues/Blues Rock
Art: Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Tribute To Roy Buchanan - 3:34
 2. Cab Driver Blues - 4:53
 3. Ghreen's Boogie - 6:12
 4. Blue And Lonesome - 6:24
 5. I Got To Go - 4:34
 6. The Messiah Will Come Again - 4:19
 7. Shake Your Moneymaker - 5:23
 8. Judgment Day - 4:27
 9. Hey Doe - 6:22
10. Drivin' Wheel - 5:48
11. Hey Now Baby - 4:54
12. Everyday I Have The Blues - 5:31
13. Sweet Home Chicago - 6:22
14. It Hurts Me Too - 6:03
15. I Just Wanna Make Love To You - 4:58

Brazil is commonly associated with Samba and Bossa Nova. But there is also a blues scene in the country. Names such as Big Allanbik, Victor Gaspar and Alvaro Assmar can be mentioned here. Big Gilson is also part of the ranks of Brazilian blues artists. On his album “Blues classics LIVE”, which was produced in the USA, Gilson presents himself as a quite good guitarist but at the same time as a weak singer. The concert recording documents excerpts of gigs from the Blue Note in New York from 2000 and the Blue Cat Blues Club in Dallas/Texas from September 1999. The setlist consists of five Gilson songs and ten Blues classics. Big Gilson seems to be a great admirer of Roy Buchanan. Both his own “Tribute to Roy Buchanan” and Roy's “The messiah will come” are among the highlights of the live album. On both instrumental titles, the guitarist impressively demonstrates his skill on the six-string. Snooky Prior's “Judgement Day” is celebrated by the combo as an earthy rhythm & blues. Bruce Ewan not only shows his virtuosity on the harmonica here. In addition, the man is a better singer than Big Gilson, which he proves on four songs. Gilson himself is not least a talented slide guitarist. Especially on Elmore James's classic “It hurts me too”, he shows this masterfully. Two other Elmore James titles are covered less convincingly. “Shake your moneymaker” seems to be smashed despite a guest appearance by American blues guitarist Bobby Radcliff. “Drivin' wheel” with underground vocals by Gilson, the boys really smash. The great Little Walter-Slow Blues “Blue and lonesome” with its magnificent guitar and harp contributions is unfortunately hidden unnicely. What else does the concert recording have to offer? A fast boogie (“Ghreen's boogie”) and a fast-paced shuffle (“Hey Doc”), on which the South American musician overexplores his slide-art. Solid shuffle fare is also available on Little Walter's “I got to go”. The almost inevitable “Everyday I have the blues” and “Sweet home Chicago” finally come over quite well. Lowpoints of the disc are the fade “Cab driver blues” and Willie Dixon's therefore overslept the upcoming “I just wanna make love to you”. It is hard to realize that Big Gilson's “Blues classics LIVE” is a rather contradictory concert document. Quite appealing songs are opposed to less convincing titles. While Gilson is a good guitarist who might sometimes be more economical, he should stay away from the vocal microphone under all circumstances. So the sound carrier is just picking up the average rating.

Blues Classics Live