This Is The Blues Volumes I, II, III & IV
(2010, Eagle Records)

Eagle Records latest release This Is The Blues is proof that the blues are alive and vibrant with many colors and flavorings. Volumes I & II contain 30 songs, from gritty, to delta to guitar soaked, the combination is a great collection.

Now check out this lineup! Some of finest blues rock players in history covering classic songs written by the likes of Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon, T-Bone Walker, Peter Green, and John Lee Hooker easily make this the most creative blues tribute to come along.

01. Hobo Blues – Jeff Beck
02. Black Magic Woman – Larry McCray
03. Rattlesnake Shake – Vince Converse & Innes Sibun
04. Going Down To Mobile – Savoy Brown
05. You Shook Me – Mick Taylor & Max Middleton
06. I Want To Hug You – Zakiya Hooker, Johnnie Johnson & Bobby Murray
07. I Loved Another Woman – Larry Mitchell & Jay Aston
08. Long Grey Mare – Harvey Mandel & Wilbur Bascomb
09. Evil Woman Blues – Ray Gomez
10. I’m In The Mood – Jack Bruce & Gary Moore
11. Crying Won’t Bring You Back – Luther Grosvenor, Jess Roden & Mike Kellie
12. Drop Down Mama – Tony (T.S.) McPhee
13. Play On Little Girl/T-Bone Shuffle – Paul Jones & Otis Grand
14. Ground Hog Blues – Tony (T.S.) McPhee & Dick Heckstall-Smith
15. Racketeer Blues – Chris Jagger & Mick Jagger

Volume II:

01. Leaving Town Blues – Rory Gallagher
02. Send For Me – Jack Bruce
03. Love That Burns – Dave Peverett, Rod Price & Southside Johnny
04. Red House – John Lee Hooker & Booker T. Jones
05. Watcha Gonna Do – Zoot Money & Bobby Tench
06. Stop Messin’ Round – Savoy Brown feat. Kim Summonds
07. Go Down Sunshine – Duffy Power
08. Albatross – Paul Jones, Bobby Tench & Max Middleton
09. Travelling Riverside Blues – Peter Green & Nigel Watson
10. Baby When The Sun Goes Down – Southside Johnny & The Uptown Horns
11. Ramblin’ Pony – Harvey Mandel & Wilbur Bascomb
12. Nine Below Zero – Nine Below Zero
13. Closing My Eyes – Naked Blue
14. Rocks In My Bed – Pete Brown & Phil Ryan
15. I’m Leaving – T.S. McPhee, Dick Heckstall-Smith & Clem Clempson

Following on the footsteps of this stellar collection will be This Is The Blues Volumes III & IV. III and IV is an arrangement of choice tracks from the Pete Brown-produced tribute albums Clarksdale to Heaven: Remembering John Lee Hooker, Knights of the Blues Table, and Rattlesnake Guitar: Music of Peter Green. The result is a complete set of blues music exaltation.

01. Crawlin’ King Snake – Peter Green Splinter Group
02. If You Be My Baby – Dave Peverett, Rod Price & Southside Johnny
03. Bad Like Jesse James – LLC
04. Little Red Rooster – Savoy Brown
05. Serve Me Right To Suffer – Gary Moore & Jack Bruce
06. Little Wheel – Gary Brooker & Andy Fairweather-Low
07. Showbiz Blues – Rory Gallagher
08. One More Mile – Mick Clarke & Lou Martin
09. I’ve Got News For You – Clem Clempson & Jack Bruce
10. The Same Way – Mick Abrahams
11. The Supernatural – Clas Yngstrom, Ulf Ivarsson, Christer Bjorklund & Frank Marstokk
12. Hellbound On My Trail – Ken Hensley
13. Fleetwood Mac – Larry Mitchell & Stu Hamm
14. Merry Go Round – Luther Grosvenor
15. Will The Circle Be Unbroken – Jeff Beck

Volume IV:

01. This Is Hip – Mick Taylor
02. Judgment Day - The Pretty Things
03. Looking For Somebody – Snowy White & Rabbit Bundrick
04. Baby Lee – Gary Brooker & Andy Fairweather-Low
05. Blind Man – Maggie Bell & Big Jim Sullivan
06. Man Of The World – Ian Anderson
07. The Green Manalishi – Arthur Brown & Dick Heckstall-Smith
08. Watch Out – Harvey Mandel & Jon Paris
09. Lazy Poker Blues – Ray Gomez
10. The Business – Suzanne Sterling
11. Drifting – Top Topham & Jim McCarty
12. A Fool No More – Kim Lembo
13. If You Live – Georgie Fame
14. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Miller Anderson
15. Oh Well – Billy Sheehan, Roy Z & Greg Bissonette

Wow! How’s that for a blast through history and the blues, 60 songs! The CD’s are sold individually and could just easily been in a most-have boxed set for blues newbies and diehards. It is nice to hear such a broad range of blues by these greats!