Raven presents for the first time on one CD, the legendary concert by MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD and NICK GRAVENITES recorded at Bill Graham's Fillmore West in 1969. With bonus track, superb quality audio, color booklet and informative liner notes. The late, great Bloomfield is recognised as one of the finest and most influential blues guitarists that America has ever produced. Best known for his astonishing technique and the piercing tone of his solos, he was a member of the ground-breaking Paul Butterfield Blues Band, played on Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone' and backed him at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival when Dylan first went 'electric'. He helped pioneer horn-rock with the Electric Flag and the Super Session concept with Al Kooper as well as recording Triumvirate with John Hammond Jr and Dr. John. Bloomfield and Gravenites - lead singer of the Flag and a respected bluesman in his own right - cut an incendiary performance at the Fillmore West which yielded this phenomenal album. The concert was split across the original Live at Fillmore West vinyl and Gravenites' My Labors album, and the tracks have now been recombined on one stellar CD. Bloomfield positively burns on 'It Takes Time', 'Killing My Love', 'Gypsy Good Time', while his monumental solo on 'Blues on a Westside' is one of the greatest moments in blues rock history. Carlos Santana said Bloomfield "literally changed my life". Dylan said "he played circles around anything I could play". Gravenites called him "a huge giant of a person".
Originally recorded for Guitar Player magazine and released as "Guitar Player 3002" in 1976, this album is regarded as one of the highlights of Bloomfield's later career. Michael Bloomfield takes you through the blues guitar style of B.B. King, Jimmy Rogers, T-Bone Walker, Jim Jackson, Howling Wolf, Guitar Slim, Eddie Lang and others. The album was previously released in poor, butchered form on two budget CDs, but this is the first time it has been released in its entirety, including Bloomfield's track-by-track commentary.
2007 release, a two-fer featuring a double dose of Mike Bloomfield on one disc. Available for the first time on CD, these are Bloomfield's first two albums for the Takoma label. Analine was released in 1977 and mainly consists of solo acoustic recordings, while the following year's eponymous effort features Bloomfield and band running through mainly Blues standards. This self-titled release is regarded as among the best albums of his later period. Takoma.
I'm with You Always Music Artist : Michael Bloomfield Music Label : Benchmark Recordings Release Date : 2008-10-14 Artistopia's Price :$16.80
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Mike Bloomfield was one of the original Guitar Gods. As a teenager he hung out in Chicago blues clubs with legends like Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters before gaining fame as a member of Paul Butterfield's Blues band and also as a session player for Bob Dylan and it was Mike who played lead guitar when Dylan went electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked him #22 on their list of '100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time'. Recorded at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA, 1977, this release showcases the legendary electric-blues guitarist's talent in a live, intimate setting. Features solo acoustic performances as well as songs with him accompanied by pianist Mark Naftalin, drummer Buddy Helm and bassist Buell Neidlinger.
