Mouth Harp Blues
| Mouth Harp Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | November 17, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 35:35 | |||
| Label | Bluesville BVLP 1027 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
| Shakey Jake chronology | ||||
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Mouth Harp Blues is an album by blues musician Shakey Jake Harris recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.[1][2][3]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [5] |
AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "When Harris returned to New Jersey later that same year to wax his Bluesville encore, he brought along fellow Chicagoan Jimmie Lee Robinson as his guitarist. A full rhythm section was used this time (New York cats all), but the overall approach was quite a bit closer to what he was used to hearing on Chicago's West side".[4] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings considers the accompaniment to be not entirely suited to Harris’s style, and the album not to be one of his best.[5]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Jimmy D. Harris (Shakey Jake) except where noted
- "Mouth Harp Blues" – 5:00
- "Love My Baby" – 3:15
- "Jake's Cha Cha" – 2:05
- "Gimme a Smile" – 4:25
- "My Broken Heart" – 3:10
- "Angry Lover" (Armand "Jump" Jackson) – 3:00
- "Things Is Alright" – 2:15
- "Easy Baby" – 5:00
- "Things Are Different Baby" (Ozzie Cadena) – 5:15
- "It Won't Happen Again" – 2:10
Personnel[edit]
Performance[edit]
- Shakey Jake – harmonica, vocals
- Jimmie Lee – guitar
- Robert Banks – piano
- Leonard Gaskin – bass
- Junior Blackmon – drums
Production[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series accessed October 29, 2018
- ^ Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed October 29, 2018
- ^ Wirz' American Music: Shakey Jake discography accessed October 29, 2018
- ^ a b Dahl, Bill. Shakey Jake Harris: Mouth Harp Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 571. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.