Jean -Jacques Milteau - Inspiration : 22 rare harmonica performances inspiration selected by J.J. Milteau
Label: EMARCY RECORDS - 2003 | Time: 0h 58m 29s | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | Size 155 MB
Genre: Harmonica Blues/Compilation
When I first got Inspiration I thought it would be one of those boring novelty records. Besides, who but a confirmed harmonicat would enjoy over 72 solid minutes of harp music? Spinning the first two tracks, I was startled by the segue: Toots Thielemans jazzily interpeting Eric Satie in the familiar "Gymnopedie," followed by some yee-hah whooping by Sonny Terry on "Lost John." I thought, "What market is this one for?", shook my head, and continued doing some filing in my office.
I left the CD on, and as it continued through its 22 tracks - careening from jazz to gut-bucket blues to rock, folk, pop, Argentinian tango and Irish reels - it started to grow on me. What an intriguing range of sound, mood, and geography, that harmonica. It has a broad range of chronology and interpreters, too, including Stevie Wonder doing "Alfie," Larry Adler and Django on "Body and Soul," and Magic Dick and the J. Geils Band on "Whammer Jammer." There's also a train (not Trane) imitation, something jolly that sounds like the soundtrack to a "Little Rascals" episode, and the ultimate romantic harmonica anthem, "Paris Skies." Once you get used to the concept, it's a very well-paced and pleasing musical mix.
C'est un acte de tendresse et de gratitude que celui de J.J. Milteau rassemblant dans Inspiration 23 enregistrements d'harmonica "rares ou historiques, de 1928 à nos jours". Ici, le plus célèbre harmoniciste français a réuni ses confrères les plus éminents, et ceux qui lui ont apporté ce qu'affiche le titre de la collection. Aussi, le profane ne s'étonnera pas de relever dans la sélection quelques-uns des grands maîtres du blues, le registre favori de Milteau. James Cotton, Sonny Terry, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson… illustrent, chacun à leur manière, l'usage du petit Marine Band – l'harmonica fétiche des bluesmen – et du chromatique. Mais le travail de Milteau se veut aussi historique, et, guidé par un livret complet riche en références, dates, et détails, on va à la rencontre de figures comme Larry Adler (avec Django Reinhardt), qui demeure la star mondiale de l'harmonica au même titre que celui qui l'accompagne fut celle de la guitare. On croise aussi l'harmonica dans des styles inattendus (Hugo Diaz dans "La Campañera") et dans des registres complexes, comme cette "Gymnopédie n° 1" d'Erik Satie jouée par Toots Thielemans. Et le moindre des mérites de J.J. Milteau n'est pas de nous présenter, à côté de ces signatures prestigieuses, la relève de l'instrument avec les virtuoses et les créateurs que sont Greg Szlapczynski ("Moody") ou Eric Chafer ("Intro"), auteur d'un instrument personnel à l'accordage unique. Rarement hommage aussi complet et aussi éclectique fut rendu à l'harmonica. –José Ruiz
Personnel: Toots Thielemans, Sonny Terry, Mark Graham, Stevie Wonder, Big Walter Horton, Hugo Diaz, Michel Herblin, Jimmie Riddle (with Roy Acuff), Sonny Boy Williamson, Olivier Ker Ourio, Magic Dick (with the J. Geils Band), Phil, John, & Pip Murphy, Greg Szlapczynski, James Cotton (with Muddy Waters), Borrah Minevitch & the Rascals, Thierry Crommen, Charlie McCoy, Eric Chafer, Robert Lee McCoy (with Lee Brown), Little Walter, Larry Adler, Deford Bailey
Tracks
- Gymnopédie n°1 [THIELEMANS, TOOTS]
- Lost John [TERRY, SONNY]
- Tour de taille [GRAHAM, MARK WITH OPEN HOUSE]
- Alfie [REDNOW, EIVETS & WONDER, STEVIE]
- Christine [BIG HORTON, WALTER]
- La compañera [DIAZ, HUGO]
- Voice [HERBLIN, MICHEL]
- Freight train blues [RIDDLE, JIMMIE & ACUFF, ROY]
- Trust my baby [SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON]
- Sous le ciel de Paris [OLIVIER KER ORIO]
- Whammer jammer [DICK, MAGIC WITH J. GEILS BAND]
- The ballygow reel & the trip to cullenstown [JOHN, PHIL & PIP MURPHY]
- Moody [SZLAPCZYNSKI, GREG]
- You don't have to go [COTTON, JAMES WITH WATERS, MUDDY]
- On the loose [MINEVITCH, BORRAH & RASCALS (THE)]
- Mellow man [CROMMEN, THIERRY]
- Orange blossom special [MCCOY, CHARLIE]
- Intro [CHAFER, ERIC] - My drivin' wheel [MCCOY, ROBERT LEE]
- That's it [LITTLE WALTER]
- Body & soul [ADLER, LARRY WITH REINHARDT, DJANGO]
- Ice water blues [BAILEY, DEFORD]
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- Gymnopédie n°1 [THIELEMANS, TOOTS]
- Lost John [TERRY, SONNY]
- Tour de taille [GRAHAM, MARK WITH OPEN HOUSE]
- Alfie [REDNOW, EIVETS & WONDER, STEVIE]
- Christine [BIG HORTON, WALTER]
- La compañera [DIAZ, HUGO]
- Voice [HERBLIN, MICHEL]
- Freight train blues [RIDDLE, JIMMIE & ACUFF, ROY]
- Trust my baby [SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON]
- Sous le ciel de Paris [OLIVIER KER ORIO]
- Whammer jammer [DICK, MAGIC WITH J. GEILS BAND]
- The ballygow reel & the trip to cullenstown [JOHN, PHIL & PIP MURPHY]
- Moody [SZLAPCZYNSKI, GREG]
- You don't have to go [COTTON, JAMES WITH WATERS, MUDDY]
- On the loose [MINEVITCH, BORRAH & RASCALS (THE)]
- Mellow man [CROMMEN, THIERRY]
- Orange blossom special [MCCOY, CHARLIE]
- Intro [CHAFER, ERIC] - My drivin' wheel [MCCOY, ROBERT LEE]
- That's it [LITTLE WALTER]
- Body & soul [ADLER, LARRY WITH REINHARDT, DJANGO]
- Ice water blues [BAILEY, DEFORD]
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