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Larry Johnson – Fast and Funky
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Artist……………: Larry Johnson
Album…………….: Fast and Funky
Genre…………….: Blues
Source……………: NMR
Year……………..: 1970
Ripper……………: NMR
Codec…………….: LAME 3.92
Version…………..: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality…………..: Extreme, (avg. bitrate: 224kbps)
Channels………….: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags……………..: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information……….:
Ripped by…………: NMR
Posted by…………: viker on 2/22/2012
News Server……….:
News Group(s)……..:
Included………….: NFO, M3U
Covers……………: Front Back
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Tracklisting
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1. (00:02:25) Larry Johnson – Keep It Clean
2. (00:02:14) Larry Johnson – Charley Stone
3. (00:02:35) Larry Johnson – Four Women Blues
4. (00:02:25) Larry Johnson – Nobody’s Business If I Do
5. (00:02:33) Larry Johnson – Pick Poor Robin Clean
6. (00:03:33) Larry Johnson – Up North Blues
7. (00:02:45) Larry Johnson – The Beat from Rampart Street
8. (00:02:10) Larry Johnson – Spoonful Blues
9. (00:03:51) Larry Johnson – Two White Horses
10. (00:03:32) Larry Johnson – Ragged and Dirty
11. (00:02:05) Larry Johnson – Cookbook
12. (00:02:38) Larry Johnson – Frisco Blues
13. (00:02:30) Larry Johnson – My Game Blues
14. (00:02:57) Larry Johnson – Lordy Good Lord
Playing Time………: 00:38:15
Total Size………..: 61.36 MB
NFO generated on…..: 2/22/2012 9:54:47 AM
Album info
Fast & Funky, recorded in 1970 and released the following year, was Johnson’s third album, which followed The Blues/A New Generation (an LP from 1966 on which he was paired with guitarist Henry Adkins) and Presenting the Country Blues (a 1969 Blue Horizon title that compiled material probably recorded in 1964). It was also the debut release for Nick Perls’ fledgling Blue Goose label, a Yazoo Records subsidiary that specialized in new – as opposed to reissued – recordings of blues musicians. It’s not surprising that Johnson was selected for such an honor since he was held in high esteem by 78 collectors such as Stephen Calt, who refers to him as “the only black of the current generation to perfect forgotten styles” as well as “the only living country blues artist who continually develops his musical skills for his sake rather than to perpetuate or revive them to satisfy the curiosity of the professional folklorist” in his liner notes. Additionally, the blues scholar explains how an extended convalescence in 1968 allowed the guitarist to redevelop his playing style, transforming him from the “good blues artist” displayed on A New Generation to the “great blues artist” who recorded Fast & Funky. Of course, that’s just Calt’s opinion, but his notes also detail how Johnson’s adoption of Rev. Gary Davis-influenced “hard chords” allowed him to develop the “stride guitar” technique that gives his playing such a distinctive sound.
Whereas his earlier efforts found him performing in a manner almost totally derived from the East Coast Piedmont school of blues, this album shows Johnson branching out into other regional styles of the genre with similar success. “Keep It Clean” is his unique interpretation of St. Louis bluesman Charley Jordan’s signature piece, while “Four Women Blues” finds him reimagining a tune that originally appeared on his first LP. He gives new life to the old warhorse “Nobody’s Business If I Do,” with his take on “Pick Poor Robin Clean” comparing favorably with Luke Jordan’s original recording. “Up North Blues” (which displays similarities to “Pea Vine Blues”) and “Spoonful Blues” are both nods to the immortal Charlie Patton, and “Two White Horses” could have been inspired either by the Two Poor Boys or Blind Lemon Jefferson. Other outstanding covers include “Ragged and Dirty” – apparently first waxed under this title by William (not Willie) Brown for the Library of Congress in 1942 (although the song goes back much further than that) – and Memphis Minnie’s “‘Frisco Town,” which appears on this album as “Frisco Blues.” Johnson’s fantastic, roots-inspired originals – “Charley Stone,” “The Beat from Rampart Street,” “Cookbook,” “My Game Blues” (a guitar duet with Nick Perls), and “Lordy Good Lord” – sound like the recordings of a blues singer-guitarist who just stepped out of a time machine from 1935. Yes, Larry Johnson is that great.