Elmore James - Saga Blues: Slide My Blues (2005)

The blues, in all its harshness and violence, its inflexible, contagious rhythm, its strident, painful, metallic, bewitching sounds played on guitar strings, could be summed up in two names: Robert Johnson for the old blues, Elmore James for the modern blues. The latter is an extension of the former. In fact, Elmore James is a powerfully electrified Robert Johnson with a vehement, heart-rending voice. To the harshness of a tormented and harassing existence in the segregated South, Elmore James adds urban aggression, the merciless struggle to survive, but also the fraternity of the ghetto with a power of expression that remains unequalled. Even by his many emulators and descendants, who devote a veritable cult to him. Elmore James is blues with a razor’s edge.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Elmore James - Dust My Broom (2:48)
1.02 - Elmore James - Please Find My Baby (3:06)
1.03 - Elmore James - Hand In Hand (2:53)
1.04 - Elmore James - Rock My Baby Right (2:37)
1.05 - Elmore James - I Held My Baby Last Night (3:29)
1.06 - Elmore James - Baby What’s Wrong (2:54)
1.07 - Elmore James - Sinful Woman (2:53)
1.08 - Elmore James - I Believe (3:17)
1.09 - Elmore James - Whose Muddy Shoes (3:19)
1.10 - Elmore James - Country Boogie (2:42)
1.11 - Elmore James - She Just Won’t Do Right (3:05)
1.12 - Elmore James - My Best Friend (3:37)
1.13 - Elmore James - Early In The Morning (2:49)
1.14 - Elmore James - Dark And Dreary (2:49)
1.15 - Elmore James - Strange Kinda Feeling (2:34)
1.16 - Elmore James - Make A Little Love (2:50)
1.17 - Elmore James - Where Can My Baby Be (2:57)
1.18 - Elmore James - Sho’ Nuff I Do (2:54)
1.19 - Elmore James - 1839 Blues (3:17)
1.20 - Elmore James - Standing At The Crossroads (2:48)
1.21 - Elmore James - No Love In My Heart (2:26)
1.22 - Elmore James - Mean And Evil (2:16)
1.23 - Elmore James - Happy Home (2:47)
1.24 - Elmore James - Sunny Land (3:18)