Live recording with two star musicians performing in front of enthusiastic audience.
Guys are in top form and it must have been exciting evening,but I can't shake the feeling that we are hearing note-perfect exercise in music genre - "here,this is what blues sounds like" - I am aware that this is not New Orleans of 1920s anymore but this is music that was played for fun and dancing,not in front of seated audience with long solo instrumentals. This brings up the whole question of live recordings - exciting as they might be to audience,it is very hard to share that particular magic with listeners who were not there - some records work,some don't.
Uptempo numbers like Louis Jordan's "Caldonia" are welcome change from flat-out monotony of blues,unfortunately there are also never-ending instrumental solos that prevent me from listening this album again. Two guys showing off.
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