VA - Blues Harp Meltdown [2001-2006] (6 x CDs)

BLUES HARP

VA - Blues Harp Meltdown [2001-2006] (6 x CDs)

The “Blues Harp Meltdown” series stands as a monumental collection in the realm of blues music, particularly for its celebration of the harmonica’s role in shaping the genre’s distinctive sound. Released by the record company Mountain Top Productions, this series encapsulates the raw energy and soulful expressiveness that the harmonica injects into blues music.

Each installment of the series is a curated live recording from concerts that bring together the finest harmonica performances, offering listeners a front-row experience to the dynamism and versatility of this modest instrument. The series is not just an auditory experience; it’s a journey through the heart of blues music, where the harmonica’s wails and whispers narrate tales of life’s ebbs and flows.

The “Blues Harp Meltdown” series CDs include a mix of solo performances and collaborations, offering listeners a rich experience of harmonica-driven blues music. The series is more than a collection of tracks; it’s a historical archive that preserves the live concert atmosphere, an element often lost in studio recordings. The spontaneous interactions between the harmonica and the audience, the improvisational flares, and the unfiltered acoustics all contribute to a palpable authenticity that resonates with enthusiasts of the genre.

This series serves as a tribute to the harmonica’s enduring legacy in blues music. It’s a testament to the instrument’s ability to convey deep emotions, from the deepest sorrows to the highest joys, all within the span of a few bent notes and soul-stirring vibratos. The “Blues Harp Meltdown” series, therefore, is not just a set of recordings; it’s a vibrant, breathing canvas of blues harmonica artistry. (B)

These albums are highly regarded in the blues community for their authentic representation of live blues music and the harmonica’s role within it. 

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Track lists

Vol 01 CD1

01 Rj Mischo - You Messed Me Up 6:13

02 Rj Mischo - Sleepin' In The Ground 8:40

03 Mark Hummel - Gary Smith Intro 0:22

04 Gary Smith - You're So Fine 5:26

05 Gary Smith - Gary Smith Comments 0:17

06 Gary Smith - Elevate Me Mama 6:46

07 Gary Smith - Minor Mamba Intro 0:18

08 Gary Smith - Minor Mamba 5:29

09 Mark Hummel - Mark Hummel Intro 0:19

10 Mark Hummel - They Don't Want Me To Rock 3:38

11 Mark Hummel - Can't Judge Nobody 6:49

12 Mark Hummel - Humblebug 7:47

Vol 01 CD2

01 Mark Hummel - Billy Branch Intro 0:36

02 Billy Branch - Billy's Boogie 3:22

03 Billy Branch - Eyesight To The Blind 8:34

04 Billy Branch - Blues Keep Following Me Around 9:19

05 Mark Hummel - James Harman Intro 0:16

06 James Harman - Helsinki Laundromat Blues 9:40

07 James Harman - Harman's Comments 0:42

08 James Harman - Back Door Rhumba 7:47

09 Mark Hummel - Rick Estrin Intro 0:23

10 Rick Estrin - Rick Estrin Comments 0:12

11 Rick Estrin - Your Gonna Need My Help 7:59

12 Rick Estrin - Estrin's Rap 2:08

13 Rick Estrin - Work With Me 7:10

14 Mark Hummel - Kim Wilson Intro 0:50

15 Kim Wilson - Don't Lose Your Eye 9:13

16 Kim Wilson - Just A Dream 5:49

Vol 02 CD1

01 Rj Mischo - Telephone Blues 6:50

02 Rj Mischo - Moe's Blues 5:44

03 Gary Smith - You Can't Hurt Me No More 6:02

04 Gary Smith - Story Telling Woman 6:36

05 Gary Smith - It Ain't Alright 4:48

06 Paris Slim - Intro 0:21

07 Paris Slim - All These Blues 4:32

08 Mark Hummel - Intro 0:11

09 Mark Hummel - Seven Nights To Rock 5:08

10 Mark Hummel - I'm Gone 5:28

11 Mark Hummel - Love Shock 7:25

12 Paul & Annie - Nothing But The Devil 9:28

Vol 02 CD2

01 Paul & Annie - Intro 0:10

02 Paul & Annie - Even Good Women Have Bad Days 4:22

03 Paul & Annie - Little Dog 3:59

04 Paul & Annie - Annie's Rocker 5:24

05 Johnny Dyer - Intro 0:14

06 Johnny Dyer - Everything Gonna Be Alright 4:09

07 Johnny Dyer - Mojo Boogie 4:52

08 Johnny Dyer - Long Distance Call 4:48

09 Johnny Dyer - Blow Wind 5:58

10 Gary Primich - Intro 0:10

11 Gary Primich - Real Gone Lover 4:15

12 Gary Primich - Can't Stand You When You're Drinking 6:24

13 Gary Primich - Playgirl 3:55

14 Gary Primich - Primich Song Intro 0:16

15 Gary Primich - Ain't She Trouble 5:15

16 Gary Primich - Goodbye Intro 0:51

17 Gary Primich - Goodbye Little Girl 5:02

Vol 03 CD1

01 Mark Hummel - Introduction 0:06

02 Mark Hummel - Where Y'at 5:26

03 Mark Hummel - City Livin' 9:14

04 Mark Hummel - My Kind Of Baby 4:38

05 Mark Hummel - Rollercoaster 4:30

06 Steve Freund - My Little Playhouse 5:20

07 Steve Freund - Done You Wrong 7:38

08 Willie 'big Eyes' Smith - Hoodoo Man Blues 5:02

09 Cephas & Wiggins - Piedmont Blues Jam 3:49

10 Cephas & Wiggins - Big Boss Man 4:57

11 Cephas & Wiggins - Going To The River 5:46

12 Cephas & Wiggins - Walkin' Blues 6:17

13 Cephas & Wiggins - Broke & Hungry 3:35

Vol 03 CD2

01 Carey Bell - Introduction 0:14

02 Carey Bell - Dirty Shame 5:19

03 Carey Bell - It Ain't Right 3:41

04 Carey Bell - I Shudda Did 5:45

05 Carey Bell - When I Get Drunk 5:52

06 Carey Bell - I'm Ready 4:38

07 Carey Bell - Too Bad, Too Bad 6:19

08 Carey Bell - One Day 5:32

09 Lazy Lester - Instrumental Ally Rock 2:23

10 Lazy Lester - Blues Stop Knocking 4:43

11 Lazy Lester - Bloodstains On The Wall 3:59

12 Lazy Lester - Nothing In This World 3:04

13 Lazy Lester - Raining In My Heart 6:27

14 Lazy Lester - Jambalaya 6:24

15 Lazy Lester - Sugar Coated Love 3:01

16 Mark Hummel - Hummel's Sign Off 0:27

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VA - Harmonica Rock (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2

HARMONICA ROCK 

VA - Harmonica Rock (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2 

The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. There are many types of harmonica, including diatonic, chromatic, tremolo, octave, orchestral, and bass versions. A harmonica is played by using the mouth (lips and tongue) to direct air into or out of one or more holes along a mouthpiece. Behind each hole is a chamber containing at least one reed. A harmonica reed is a flat elongated spring typically made of brass, stainless steel, or bronze, which is secured at one end over a slot that serves as an airway. When the free end is made to vibrate by the player's air, it alternately blocks and unblocks the airway to produce sound...   The harmonica was developed in Europe in the early part of the 19th century. Free-reed instruments like the Chinese sheng were fairly common in Asia since ancient times. They became relatively well known in Europe after being introduced by the French Jesuit Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (1718-1793), who lived in Qing-era China. Around 1820, free-reed designs began being created in Europe. Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann is often cited as the inventor of the harmonica in 1821, but other inventors developed similar instruments at the same time. Mouth-blown free-reed instruments appeared in the United States, South America, the United Kingdom and Europe at roughly the same time. These instruments were made for playing classical music. The harmonica first appeared in Vienna, where harmonicas with chambers were sold before 1824. Richter tuning, invented by Joseph Richter (who also is credited with inventing the blow and draw mechanism), was created in 1826 and was eventually adopted nearly universally. In Germany, violin manufacturer Mr. Meisel from Klingenthal bought a harmonica with chambers (Kanzellen) at the Exhibition in Braunschweig in 1824. He and the ironworker Langhammer copied the instruments in the Graslitz three miles away; by 1827 they had produced hundreds of harmonicas. Many others followed in Germany and also nearby in what would later become Czechoslovakia. In 1829, Johann Wilhelm Rudolph Glier also began making harmonicas...  (Wikipedia)

The Harmonica has a long history in America. It’s said President Abraham Lincoln carried a harmonica in his pocket, and soldiers on both sides of the Civil War kept them in camp. The harmonica’s is a staple in blues, folk rock and some rock bands. It’s hard to even picture Bob Dylan or Neil Young without a harmonica slung around their necks. Harmonicas are such amazing instruments. In such a tiny package it can produce riffs and full solos that range from very upbeat and happy to ones that touch you deeply and give the whole song a sad vibe even if they only last for ten seconds and are made of six notes as with The Hollies'  He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother.

Here are 51 great tracks that use harmonica as a feature. There are some blues tracks included but mostly with a rock feel and upbeat mood. Enjoy!

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Track list 1

01 Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine 04:17 1990
02 Supertramp - School 05:34 1974
03 John Popper & The Duskray Troubadours - End of the Line 02:41 2011
04 Whispering Smith - Harmonica Twist 02:08 1963
05 Headband (NZ) - The Laws Must Change 14:45 1971
06 Hawkwind - Hurry on Sundown 04:56     1970
07 Matt Andersen & Mike Stevens - I Wanna Be a Float Plane 04:30 2009
08 Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks 07:10 1971
09 Jason Ricci & New Blood - Loving Eyes 11:15 2007
10 Canned Heat - On the Road Again 05:02 1970
11 Blues Traveler - Hook 04:50 1994
12 Little Sonny - Hung Up 03:38 1972
13 Billy Joel - Piano Man 05:37 1985
14 Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Mystery Train 02:36 1972
15 Brother Cane - Got No Shame 04:35 1993
16 Ophiucus - Je Joue Toujours De L'harmonica 03:08 1973
17 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Railroad Song 04:15 1975
18 Doors - Roadhouse Blues 04:06 1970
19 Sonny Flaharty and the Mark V - Harmonica Man 02:25 2000
20 Hollies     - He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother (Mono) 04:21 1969
21 Bonnie Raitt - Runaway 03:57 1977
22 Taj Mahal - Leaving Trunk 06:26 1968
23 Steve Miller Band - Winter Time 03:14 1977
24 J. Geils Band - Whammer Jammer 02:37 1971
25 Stevie Wonder - Hey Harmonica Man 02:41 1977

Track list 2

26 Christelle Berthon - Melting Snow 05:49 2010
27 Beatles - Love Me Do 02:21 1963
28 John Mayall - Room To Move 04:58 1970
29 Neil Young - Heart of Gold 03:02 1972
30 War - Gypsy Man 05:24 1973
31 Blues Traveler - Run-Around 04:41 1994
32 George Harmonica Smith - Rocking 02:35 1991
33 Janis Joplin - One Night Stand 03:11 1982
34 Black Sabbath - The Wizard 04:24 1970
35 Bruce Springsteen - The River 05:01 1979
36 Graham Bond - Harmonica 02:50 1965
37 Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - The Sinister Minister 04:37 1990
38 Ox-Bow Incident - Harmonica Man 02:47 1968
39 Chris Wilson & Geoff Achison - Long Distance Call 07:45 2012
40 Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Driftin' Blues 08:09 1967
41 Little Walter - Roller Coaster 02:54 1955
42 Bacon Fat - Juicy Harmonica 03:56 1970
43 Ernest Ranglin & the G.B.S - The Harmonica Twist 02:00 1962
44 Harmonica Slim - She Wants to Rock 'n' Roll 03:49 1969
45 Sammy Myers - My Love is Here to Stay 02:33 1957
46 Alice in Chains - Don't Follow 04:22 1994
47 Bob Dylan - I Want You 03:06 1966
48 Jazz Gillum - Harmonica Stomp 03:08 1947
49 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Poorboy Shuffle 02:25 1969
50 Jason Ricci - Take a Walk on the Wild Side (Live)     10:02 2010
51 Stevie Wonder - Fingertips (Full Version) 06:20 1962
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