Lonnie Johnson with Elmer Snowden - Blues & Ballads
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Free Music Review: Guitar Virtuoso
Hit: 5 Stars
Lonnie Johnson is THE guitar virtuoso. He is the inventor of Jazz guitar, for God's sake! This album is made by the first three songs, which are exquisite. Johnson recorded in the '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, and '60s, and sounded different in each decade. In my opinion, he was in his prime when backing Texas Alexander with those otherwordly guitar moans, and his guitar duets with Eddie Lang still sound fresh almost 100 years later. I've never heard guitar playing like there is on "The Risin' Sun". However, let's jump ahead three decades to this album that was made with Elmer Snowden. I highly suggest you purchase this disc, as Lonnie's guitar playing is beautifully romantic and his vocals are impeccable.Free Music Review: Recomendo
Hit: 5 Stars
Todo livro sobre jazz fala sobre blues. A maioria dos escritores, n?o sendo geralmente m?sicos, limita-se a tentar nos enrolar tecendo coment?rios sobre doloridas l?grimas africanas, o sofrimento, a ira e a melancolia da alma n?bia escravizada. Citam depoimentos at?nitos daqueles que ouviram gritos indiscern?veis que sobrevoavam campos esquecidos de algod?o. Tamb?m nunca faltam refer?ncias ? humilha??o e ao ?dio sofrido pelo povo colorido: alguns negros, em busca de liberta??o, suicidavam-se. Outros cantavam ora??es em igrejas ou clamavam por al?vio ao voodoo. Outros simplesmente cantavam o blues. Alguns escribas, quando tamb?m m?sicos, tentam nos explicar (ou talvez confundir) dizendo que o blues ? uma forma musical, composta quase sempre de 12 compassos, onde ? freq?ente o uso das chamadas blue notes, notas musicais inst?veis que n?o se enquadram no temperamento usual dos 12 semitons legados por Bach. Para o desorientado leigo basta dizer que o bluesman, ao inv?s de utilizar as velhas e conhecidas notas D? R? MI F? SOL L? SI, passa a utilizar as notas D?, R?, MI BEMOL, MI, F?, SOL BEMOL, SOL, L?, SI BEMOL, SI. O terceiro grau blue (mi bemol) tem fun??o exclusivamente mel?dica, dando aquele tom deprimente e melanc?lico a certas passagens do blues. O s?timo grau blue (si bemol) cumpre uma fun??o mel?dica e harm?nica, como que estabilizando o fraseado, al?m de ser bem menos sofrida que o terceiro grau. O quinto grau blue (sol bemol) ? mais moderno e decorre da tend?ncia dos m?sicos de jazz ao abaixamento da quinta (bemolizando a nota). Como nos esclarece brilhantemente Christian Bellest:
Enquanto o terceiro grau blue associa-se melodicamente ? t?nica e o s?timo grau blue ? dominante sem intermedi?rio, o quinto grau blue parece requerer, para sua resolu??o, um tr?nsito pela nota de passagem do sexto grau, a subdominante. Nota forte da escala, esse quarto grau tende, por sua vez, a resolver na fundamental (d?) atrav?s da ter?a maior ou, com mais frequ?ncia, menor.
Ou seja, nenhuma pessoa normal entende exatamente o que ? o blues. Por isso, nada melhor para o leigo que apenas ouv?-lo. Fazer como o n?o iniciado que, mesmo sem entender os c?lculos matem?ticos que o levam ? Lua, limita-se a entrar na nave e verificar que, de fato, a Terra ? azul.
Lonnie Johnson - Blues & Ballads - Compre sem medo.
Free Music Review: Absolutely captivating
Hit: 5 Stars
Wonderful slow blues. Song selection is great. A very intimate recording that goes far beyond three guys just making music. Some may find fault with the way the recording was mixed, with it's strict left and right channels, but going beyond that and listening to the raw emotion of each song left me speechless. This is an exquisite recording and one not to be missed.Free Music Review: Good ol way...
Hit: 5 Stars
Lately, i was eagering to listen to some acoustic melodic blues, and guess what? This record does the trick.
I have a couple of classics on cd from Missisippi john hurt, robert johnson, john lee hooker and so on.. And of course they're all great bluesman and great sounding acoustic records, but this particular album by Lonnie Johnson is very special. Maybe it's because I'm a fan of the standards, but the way he sings and plays it, I tell you, it's original, unique and outstanding.
Pay close attention and keep an open ear for every single track on this album, it's worth it. "Memories of you" even made me want to get up, grab my girl and dance to this wonderful ballad.
In the middle of some tracks, you hear conversations between Lonnie Johnson and Elmer Snowden really feeling the music and having fun with their playing.
It's amazing. Thumbs up for this record.
Free Music Review: Heartfelt music
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is a pleasure for any listener of good music. It gives the sensation that the performers are talking at the living room in front of the fire. It's sincere and heartfelt music. The ambient it creates is really warm, as warm and smooth are the guitars and the voice of Lonnie Johnson.
I always think that if this kind of records were available for everybody, the world would be more peaceful.
Get it, you'll never regret.
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