Champion Jack Dupree

2 LPs ON 1 CD !

BLUES FROM THE GUTTER + NATURAL & SOULFUL BLUES Plus 3 BONUS TRACKS!

Jack Dupree was one of the barrelhouse champions. Weaned on the coarser piano styles of the brothels and speakeasies of his New Orleans youth, Dupree’s utilitarian approach to the instrument always favored infectious grooves over technical virtuosity. What set him apart from the legion of juke joint pianists were his endearing voice and his authenticity – he lived and breathed the life recounted in his colorful lyrics.

This quintessential CD includes two of Dupree's finest albums for the Atlantic label: the masterwork debut LP Blues from the Gutter (1958), plus the equally splendid follow-up, Natural & Soulful Blues (1960), which featured such stalwart British bluesmaen as Alexis Korner on guitar and Jack Fallon on bass. Both albums have been remastered and packaged together in this special collector's edition, which also includes 3 bonus tracks from the same period. All of these fabulous songs form an essential part of Jack Dupree's musical legacy. It is truly indispensable material for any blues devotee.

PERSONNEL:

CHAMPION JACK DUPREE, vocals and piano, plus:

ALEXIS KORNER, LARRY DALE, guitar
WENDELL MARSHALL, bass
WILLIE JONES, drums
PETE BROWN, sax
Among others

Tracks 1-10 & 21-23: Recorded in New York, 1957-1958.
Tracks 11-20: Recorded in London, 1959.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

BLUES FROM THE GUTTER
01. Strollin'
02. T.B. Blues
03. Can't Kick the Habit
04. Evil Woman
05. Nasty Boogie
06. JUnker's Blues
07. Bad Blood
08. Goin' Down Slow
09. Frankie & Johnny
10. Stack-O-Lee

NATURAL & SOULFUL BLUES
11. Seafood Blues
12. Death of Big Bill Broonzy
13. Don't Leave Me Mary
14. Rampart Street Special
15. How Long Blues
16. Bad Life
17. Mother-in-Law Blues
18. Slow Drag
19. Dennis Rag
20. Bad Luck Bound to Change

BONUS TRACKS
21. Dirty Woman
22. Rock Mountain
23. Lollipop Baby

TOTAL TIME: 78:21