Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1987
Time:41:03
Size:96,5 MB
Label:Blue Suit Records
Styles:Blues/Chicago Blues
Art:Front
Year:1987
Time:41:03
Size:96,5 MB
Label:Blue Suit Records
Styles:Blues/Chicago Blues
Art:Front
Tracks Listing:
1. I Love The Woman - 4:11
2. The Thrill Is Gone - 3:50
3. Down In Virginia - 2:45
4. A.D.C. Blues - 2:43
5. Daddy Daddy - 4:22
6. Got My Mojo Working - 3:08
7. That's All Right - 3:33
8. It's Only Nine O'Clock - 6:07
9. Little Dog - 2:17
10. Mean And Evil - 4:58
11. She Must Be A Millionaire - 3:04
1. I Love The Woman - 4:11
2. The Thrill Is Gone - 3:50
3. Down In Virginia - 2:45
4. A.D.C. Blues - 2:43
5. Daddy Daddy - 4:22
6. Got My Mojo Working - 3:08
7. That's All Right - 3:33
8. It's Only Nine O'Clock - 6:07
9. Little Dog - 2:17
10. Mean And Evil - 4:58
11. She Must Be A Millionaire - 3:04
The two aces are Jack and Roman Griswold, guitar and vocals, or just vocals, who for whatever reason, perhaps just because of the record company's sloppiness, are sometimes known as the Griswalds on other productions, and Big Jack Reynolds, harp, vocals and guitar. The three are based in Toledo, which is a little south of Detroit and a little further east of Chicago - which I admittedly had to look up first. But that at least documents not only their decades-long geographical location, but also describes their musical location quite well. The Griswolds and Reynolds are innovation junkies' nightmare. If anything has changed in their blues after 1960, it is a house rockin' influence, perhaps from J. B. Hutto or Hound Dog Taylor, while the soulful Westside style of Chicago is completely left out.
Apart from that, absolutely nothing great, outstanding or unheard of happens here. This is just absolutely unpretentious, good old Chicago blues being brought to the hungry crowd. Roman's broad grin in the booklet, which is actually worth buying the album alone and could make a dentist a fortune from, actually illustrates the music congenially. Balancing perfectly between a charming invitation and a nasty horror film, it says 'yes, sure, everything here is crooked and twisted and patchy and rickety, but no matter who you are or what you look like, we'll throw the party for you'. Incidentally, although the Griswolds probably played in Reynolds' band for a while, our three heroes don't meet here at all. It's a split album, on which the Griswolds play the first six songs with their own band and Reynolds plays the last five with another. Not that the music is so different that it's particularly noticeable when listening to it superficially. Anyone who thinks that's a flaw doesn't understand blues. And of course it's no disadvantage that this late 80s production could have sounded like this in 1967 or 2011. There are probably a few hundred albums that are recommended for Chicago blues newbies to start with. 'Two Aces And A Jack' is certainly not one of them. But if you're already infected and can't get enough of the sound, these three are the right choice. The Griswold brothers have released a few other albums, of which 'All The Way Down' is the only one I know, expanded to include sax and lightened to include bass, and is recommendable in the same way.
Apart from that, absolutely nothing great, outstanding or unheard of happens here. This is just absolutely unpretentious, good old Chicago blues being brought to the hungry crowd. Roman's broad grin in the booklet, which is actually worth buying the album alone and could make a dentist a fortune from, actually illustrates the music congenially. Balancing perfectly between a charming invitation and a nasty horror film, it says 'yes, sure, everything here is crooked and twisted and patchy and rickety, but no matter who you are or what you look like, we'll throw the party for you'. Incidentally, although the Griswolds probably played in Reynolds' band for a while, our three heroes don't meet here at all. It's a split album, on which the Griswolds play the first six songs with their own band and Reynolds plays the last five with another. Not that the music is so different that it's particularly noticeable when listening to it superficially. Anyone who thinks that's a flaw doesn't understand blues. And of course it's no disadvantage that this late 80s production could have sounded like this in 1967 or 2011. There are probably a few hundred albums that are recommended for Chicago blues newbies to start with. 'Two Aces And A Jack' is certainly not one of them. But if you're already infected and can't get enough of the sound, these three are the right choice. The Griswold brothers have released a few other albums, of which 'All The Way Down' is the only one I know, expanded to include sax and lightened to include bass, and is recommendable in the same way.
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