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Jimmy Rogers Blue Bird Release Date: 1994 Running Time: 57:23 Label: JVC Compact Discs This was Jimmy Rogers' last "proper" Chicago blues album, and it deservedly won a W.C. Handy Award in 1995. There are no moonlighting rock stars here; they would come out in droves for Rogers' subsequent album Blues Blues Blues. And with the exception of the last track -- which is basically pianist Johnnie Johnson showing off for eight minutes -- Rogers sits squarely in the spotlight for the duration of Blue Bird. As expected, Rogers revisits a fair amount of his earlier repertoire ("Walking By Myself," "I Lost a Good Woman"), but he also digs up several original tunes that he had never gotten around to recording until now. Throw in a few Chicago standards ("Big Boss Man," "Rock Me," "Smokestack Lightning"), and you have a solid, laid-back, and tremendously satisfying album by one of the underrated masters. The backing band is a mix of Chicago blues brethren (Carey Bell on harp, Dave Myers on bass, Ted Harvey on drums) and family (Rogers' son Jimmy D. Lane on lead guitar), plus Johnson, who is perhaps a rock star by association since he played with Chuck Berry for 18 years. This one's a must-have. Ken Chang, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 I'm Tired of Crying over You Lane 3:45 2 Blue Bird Lane 4:46 3 Walkin' by Myself Lane 2:30 4 Rock Me Jackson 4:22 5 I Lost a Good Woman Lane 4:18 6 Howlin' for My Darlin' Howlin' Wolf, Dixon 4:12 7 Whay Are You So Mean to Me Lane 5:28 8 Blues Falling Lane 2:23 9 Lemon Squeezer Lane 3:57 10 That Ain' It ( Baby I Need Your Love) Lane 2:08 11 Smokestack Lightning Howlin' Wolf 4:25 12 Blue and Lonesome Lane 4:08 13 Big Boss Man Smith, Dixon 3:06 14 Jam Session/Jammin' With Johnnie/Saint Louis Blues Public Domain [1], Johnson, Handy 8:15 Releases: Year Type Label 1997 CD JVC Compact Discs 1997 CD JVC/XRCD

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