McDowell, Fred – The Alan Lomax Recordings - New LP

McDowell offered many great recordings, but I have to wonder if any others match these 1959 recordings.  One also has to wonder how the world of American music might have unfolded without this 1959 discovery.  I imagine so many took notice, Dylan and Zeppelin to just name a few.  On these recordings, McDowell offers many variations of the blues, and explores different tempos but offers plenty of focus on the faster side of country blues, everything tied up into the songs without a hint of excess, sinking deep into it, tying it up tight like reins on a horse tied to a wagon, and bringing that wagon along like a team of stallion, racked with tension, full of release, acoustic music rarely sounded so electric.  Essential for any fan of the blues.  I don't even like most blues recordings, but these are simply stunning. -- winch (green noise)The Alan Lomax Recordings by Fred McDowell    "These are Fred McDowell's first recordings—before the folk festivals and blues clubs, before “Mississip