| Artist | Carey Bell |
| Brand | Unbranded |
| Format | Audio CD |
| Label | Alligator Records |
| Release Date | 20000714 |
| Manufacturer | Alligator Records |
Now one of the few survivors of the Chicago blues harmonica scene that once included Little Walter and Sonny Boy Williamson, Bell has the control, full tone, and attack of his mentors. A former sideman for Muddy Waters, he was one of the last to learn his craft at the hands of the masters. This, his first Alligator album from 1995, updates several blues harmonica classics (Little Walter's "I Got to Go," Sonny Boy Willliamson's "After You," and a superb reading of Walter Horton's "Easy"), without ever losing sight of Alligator's company credo of "House Rockin' Music." In truth, Bell is not a great vocalist, and if the Walters and the Sonny Boys were still around, he wouldn't get a look-in.
As it is, he's one of the few surviving bluesmen to come up from Mississippi, having seen and heard much of what the old guys saw. --Colin Escott
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