Mercury Records Collection: MGE-26005: Plain Old Blues

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MGE-26005: Plain Old Blues / Art Hodes & Truck Parham

Label Type :	brown EmArcy type E
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG 26005A E 1 I RR
	SIDE-B	MG 26005B E 1 I RR

Comments

Equivalent release: EmArcy SRE-66005 (stereo).

Inside The Groove

An interesting duo performance by legendary Chicago pianist Art Hodes.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Art Hodes was born and grew up in Chicago, where he saw and listened to many great Chicago Jazz musicians. Later he started his career as a jazz pianist, then he had played a very important part of Chicago Jazz especially in the 1940s.

This album, consisting of all blues tracks, is a simple dialogue between Art Hodes and Truck Parham. Although there is not a thrilling musical battles between the two, the performances may present Art's root in music.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

7 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	24783 (PB7479)	Washboard Blues (H. Carmichael - I. Mills - B. Callahan)	2:37
A-2	24786 (PB7482)	How Long, How Long Blues (L. Carr)	4:16
A-3	24778 (PB7474)	Mister Blues (A. Hodes)	3:04
A-4	24777 (PB7473)	The Chimes Blues (J. Oliver)	3:50
A-5	24787 (PB7483)	Pine Top's Blues (C. Pinetop Smith)	3:23
A-6	24780 (PB7476)	By A And T (A. Hodes - T. Parham)	4:14
SIDE-B
B-1	24782 (PB7478)	Call To Attention (A. Hodes)	3:18
B-2	24776 (PB7472)	Randolph St. Shuffle (A. Hodes)	3:03
B-3	24779 (PB7475)	Basin Street Blues (S. Williams)	3:56
B-4	24785 (PB7481)	Snowy Morning Blues (J.P. Johnson)	2:23
B-5	24784 (PB7480)	Royal Garden Blues (S. Williams - C. Williams)	4:04
B-6	24781 (PB7477)	Buddy Golden's Blues (F. Morton)	3:56

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Art Hodes (p), Charles “Truck” Parham (b).
Recorded in Chicago, IL, May 1962.