Lonnie Johnson - Blues & Balads (2023)

Tracklist

01. Haunted House
02. Memories Of You
03. Blues For Chris
04. I Found A Dream
05. St. Louis Blues
06. Another Night To Cry
07. I'll Get Along Somehow
08. Savoy Blues
09. Back Water Blues
10. Elmer's Blues
11. Jelly Roll Baker
12. Some Day Baby

One of Lonnie Johnson's numerous comeback albums of the early 1960s, Blues & Ballads coincides with the folk/blues revival of that era, and presents the revered New Orleans-born guitarist/singer in fine form, despite years of inactivity. Ably assisted by guitarist Elmer Snowden and bassist Wendell Marshall, Johnson applies his plaintive croon and deft guitar playing to both sauntering rural blues tunes (the weary "Back Water Blues") and gorgeous jazz-tinged ballads (a spare, poignant take on "Memories of You"), effortlessly revealing his artistic range. A must for fans of the underrated bluesman, this record is followed by the excellent companion piece Blues, Ballads, & Jumpin' Jazz.

DOWNLOAD ALBUM [flac]