Absolutely indispensable Blues

Chester Arthur Burnett, better known by his stage name Howlin 'Wolf, is in short one of urgewaltigsten votes that has spawned the blues. The Blues, or any other musical form of the 20th century. Wolf is in every respect one of the greats of the Blue Genres: a terrific singer, in his own way a great harmonica player, stylistically influential band leader, charismatic entertainer, incomparable original, one of the few true legends of the genre. For many, he is the incarnation of the early electric Big City Blue Mans - a stubborn, charmer, Bully, gifted, an original one musician with peasant roots, great physical strength, an enormous attraction to women and a voracious appetite for the same unpredictable, but competent to tight ship hold one of the most exciting bands of the time. In West Memphis, he modernized the Blue genre in a similar manner as it did Muddy Waters in Chicago. His recordings on Sun are among the most powerful, the blues has to offer. Sam Phillips gave his life Howlin 'Wolf, not Elvis Presley, for his greatest discovery. With his recordings for Chess Wolf was rightly famous and practiced a non-negligible influence on the burgeoning British blues scene from. He was to become one of the biggest stars of the famous Blue Labels Chicago.
This compilation provides a good cross-section of Wolf's Chess publications. That fortunately Sun recordings are under, is located on the fertile license agreement that Sam Phillips had concluded with the Chess brothers. The songs are, if I am not mistaken, created in chronological order, which, given the audible musical development also recommended. This evolution relates to mind the bands and modes of production, not Wolf himself, who was already as an experienced professional musician before he first crossed the threshold of Phillips' studio. The delightfully brutal distorted guitar of Willie Lee Johnson characterizes the band sound of Memphis recordings in Chicago enters the subtle, gifted Hubert Sumlin to the fore the remarkably sophisticated productions. Willie Dixon's influence is highly visible - his foxy songwriting style harmonizes perfectly with Wolf's archaic manner of performance. Some of the most famous Dixons pieces were set to music by Wolf before they found their way into the standard repertoire of European rockers. The newcomer is perhaps astonished to note how many of the represented at "The Genuine Art" Songs him versions of British bands are already familiar in (much juice looser). Wolf himself is an elemental force, his incomparable voice bursting with power, his harmonica playing may sound repetitive and simplistic at first glance, but is distinguished by great timing and an almost unbelievable rich tone. Who Howlin 'Wolf has so far never heard will definitely experience with this board a little. "Mr Highway Man" for example, I saw like Represented - - Of course, can be adapted to each work section pick holes in total I think the compilation but very well done. It includes his earliest recordings, followed by the well-known hits and ending with "The London Sessions", its at least economically successful collaboration with the world-famous British blues rockers. It is hard to imagine that a Blues fan, who is not only hatched from the egg yesterday, not already identified a number of Wolf slices his own. Therefore, it is advisable to determine the intersections before buying. Who has never heard of this stunning artist, should here or access necessarily similar position. What remains to be said - as is now customary, the Chess-Wiederveröfentlichungen have a beautiful, warm sound, the digipack is simple, but nicely decorated, the booklet is informative.
Conclusion: a really successful overview of the absolutely stunning music one of the greatest blues musicians of all time - absolutely vital in some form or another.