JOHNNY WINTER

JOHNNY WINTER

1969

U.S.

MUSICIENS :

Johnny Winter – lead guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, vocals

Uncle John Turner – percussion

Tommy Shannon – bass

Edgar Winter – keyboards on "I'll Drown in My Tears", alto saxophone on "Good Morning Little School Girl"

Elsie Senter – backing vocals on "I'll Drown in My Tears"

Carrie Hossel – backing vocals on "I'll Drown in My Tears"

Peggy Bowers – backing vocals on "I'll Drown in My Tears"

Stephen Ralph Sefsik – alto saxophone on "I'll Drown in My Tears"

Norman Ray – baritone saxophone on "I'll Drown in My Tears"

Walter "Shakey" Horton – harmonica on "Mean Mistreater"

Willie Dixon – acoustic bass on "Mean Mistreater"

Karl Garin – trumpet on "Good Morning Little School Girl"

A. Wynn Butler – tenor saxophone on "Good Morning Little School Girl"

TITRES :

1. I'm Yours And I'm Hers

2. Be Careful With A Fool

3. Dallas

4. Mean Mistreater

5. Leland Mississippi Blues

6. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

7. When You Got A Good Friend

8. I'll Drown In My Tears

9. Back Door Friend 

Bonus:

10. Country Girl

11. Dallas (With a Band)

12. Two Steps From the Blues

Le premier opus de johnny winter est la quintessence du blues dans tous ses etats.demonstration de slide a gogo "i'm yours and i'm hers" sur un tempo envoutant,un slown blues de bbking avec une guitare et une voix obsessionelles"be careful with a fool",du blues acoustique joue seul de haute facture "dallas",puis "mean mistreater" 100% chicago blues avec mr willie dixon en personne,du delta blues electrique"leland mississippi",une reprise de "good morning little school girl" avec orchestration de cuivres(merci edgar),du blues roots avec 2 national steel"when you got a good friend",du rhythm'n' blues sophistique "i'll drown in my own tears"et pour finir un blues a la lightnin' "back door friend".bref,toutes les facettes du blues revisitees par le texan pour le pur bohneur des nos oreille. sans oublier que la reedition 2004 nous offre d' excellents bonus qui aurait eu le merite d'etre sur l'album original.a consommer sans moderation. (pascal 49)

THE PROGRESSIVE BLUES EXPERIMENT - 1969