While more horn-driven and less guitar reliant than other forms of blues, the urban style nonetheless provides its own spectacular highlights, some of the best of which are right here. The first volume in this 15 volume series features classic performances by Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Dinah Washington, T-Bone Walker, Charles Brown, Joe Turner, and Jimmy Witherspoon. Where the blues meets the jazz and heads uptown for a party. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide
Blues Masters, Vol. 1: Urban Blues
01/01/1992
All Music Guide Review
Blues Masters, Vol. 1: Urban Blues Track Listing
Credits of Blues Masters, Vol. 1: Urban Blues
- Redd Lyte
- Vocals
- William McLenore
- Guitar
- Pete McShann
- Drums
- Frank Mitchell
- Trumpet
- Jimmy Mitchelle
- Sax (Alto)
- Phatz Morris
- Trombone
- Bobby Nicholson
- Bass
- Junior Parker
- Performer
- Avery Parrish
- Piano
- Sonny Payne
- Drums
- Benny Powell
- Trombone
- Forest Powell
- Trumpet
- Robert Range
- Trombone
- Otis Rush
- Guitar, Performer, Vocals
- Ray Shanklin
- Leader
- Edward Sims
- Trombone
- Frank Sleet
- Sax (Alto)
- Louis Speiginer
- Guitar
- Lennie Stanfield
- Bass
- Teddy Stewart
- Orchestra
- Charles Thomas
- Sax (Tenor)
- Joe Tillman
- Sax (Tenor)
- Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
- Performer
- James Von Streeter
- Sax (Tenor)
- Van "Piano Man" Walls
- Piano
- Lucius Washington
- Sax (Baritone)
- Frank Wess
- Flute, Sax (Tenor)
- Frankie White
- Piano
- Devonia Williams
- Piano
- Jimmy Witherspoon
- Performer, ?
- Al Jackson, Jr.
- Drums
- Count Basie Orchestra
- Performer
- Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra
- Performer
- James Morrison
- Drums
- Bill Davis
- Bass
- Fred Jackson, Jr.
- Sax (Tenor)
- Johnny Otis Quintette
- Performer
- Eddie Jones
- Performer
- Eddie Williams
- Bass
- William Johnson
- Sax (Alto)
- Ed Jones
- Bass, Guitar, Vocals
- Roy Gaines
- Guitar
- The Robins
- Vocals, Performer
- Choker Campbell
- Sax (Tenor)
- T-Bone Walker
- Guitar, Performer, Vocals
- Julien Beasley
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- Wayne Bennett
- Guitar
- Benny Booker
- Bass
- David Booth
- Drums
- Otis Lee Bradley
- Drums
- Charles Burbeck
- Sax (Tenor)
- Henry Coker
- Trombone
- Wendell Culley
- Trumpet
- Maxwell Davis
- Sax (Tenor)
- Paul Drake
- Piano
- Al Duncan
- Drums
- Donald "Duck" Dunn
- Bass
- Little Esther
- Vocals, Performer
- Buddy Floyd
- Sax (Tenor)
- Gus Fontenette
- Sax (Alto)
- Frank Foster
- Sax (Tenor)
- Charlie Fowlkes
- Sax (Baritone)
- Sonny Freeman
- Drums
- Philip Gilbeaux
- Trumpet
- Bill Graham
- Sax (Alto)
- Marcellus Green
- Trumpet
- Auburn Hare
- Guitar
- Shakey Jake Harris
- Trumpet
- Bill Harvey
- Sax (Tenor)
- Frank Henry
- Clarinet, Sax (Baritone)
- Bill Hughes
- Trombone
- Wayne Jackson
- Trumpet
- David Lee Johnson
- Piano
- Booker T. Jones
- Piano
- Reunald Jones
- Trumpet
- Albert King
- Guitar, Vocals, Performer
- Lloyd Lambert
- Bass
- Lafayette Leake
- Piano
- Pete "Guitar" Lewis
- Guitar
- Sam Lowe
- Trumpet
- Ray Charles
- Piano
- Chuck Willis
- Performer
- Paul Bascomb
- Sax (Soprano)
- Count Basie
- Piano, Performer
- Freddie Green
- Guitar
- Erskine Hawkins
- Trumpet, Performer
- Candy Johnson
- Drums
- Thad Jones
- Trumpet
- Joe Newman
- Trumpet
- Marshall Royal
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Dinah Washington
- Performer
- Joe Williams
- Performer
- Harold Ashby
- Sax (Tenor)
- Julian Dash
- Sax (Tenor)
- Oscar Moore
- Drums
- Bobby "Blue" Bland
- Performer
- Charles Brown
- Piano, Vocals, Performer
- Pee Wee Crayton
- Vocals, Performer
- Willie Dixon
- Bass
- Lowell Fulson
- Guitar, Vocals, Performer
- Lloyd Glenn
- Piano
- Guitar Slim
- Performer
- Big Walter Horton
- Harmonica
- Johnny Otis
- Vibraphone, Performer
- Little Johnny Taylor
- Performer, ?
- Big Joe Turner
- Performer











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