Mike Bloomfield

Artist:  Michael Bloomfield
Birth Name:  Michael Bernard Bloomfield
Born:  July 28, 1943.  Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Died:  February 15, 1981.  San Francisco, California, USA.
Genre:   Blues, Blues Rock
Occupations:  Musician
Instruments:  Guitar, Piano

Mike Bloomfield was one of America's First Great White Blues Guitarist, he became one of the first popular music Superstars of the 1960s who earn the reputation on his instrumental and became the Chicago's Blues Legends and in 2003 he was ranked at No. 22 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarist of All Time.

His early supporters were B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and Buddy Guy, later he joined with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag, Al Kooper, Nick Gravenites, Dr. John, John Hammond.

He also made an impact through his work with Al Kooper and Stephen Stills on the album Super Session in 1968, became the best-selling album and Masterpiece.

With Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Stephen Stills

Title:  Super Session  (1968)
Genre:  Blues
Label:  Columbia
Rating:   *****

Personnel:
Al Kooper:  Vocals, Piano, Organ, Guitar
Mike Bloomfield:  Guitar
Stephen Stills:   Guitar
Barry Goldberg:  Electric Piano
Harvey Brooks:  Bass
Eddie Hoh:  Drums, Percussion

With Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield

Title:  The Live Adventures Of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper (1969)
Genre:  Rock, Blues
Label:  Columbia
Rating:  *****

Personnel:
Al Kooper:  Piano, Organ
Mike Bloomfield:   Guitar
John Kahn:  Bass
Skip Prokop:  Drums
Carlos Santana:  Guitar
Elvin Bishop:  Guitar

With Mike Bloomfield, John Hammond, Dr. John

Title:  Triumvirate  (1973)
Genre:  Rock, Blues
Label:  Columbia
Rating:  ****

Personnel:
Mike Bloomfield:  Guitar
Dr. John:  Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar
John Hammond:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

With Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield

Title:  Fillmore East:  The Lost Concert Tapes  12/13/68  (1968)
Genre:   Rock, Blues
Label:  Columbia
Rating:  ****

With The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Title:  The Paul Butterfield Blues Band  (1965)
Genre:  Blues
Label:  Elektra
Rating:  *****

Personnel:  
Paul Butterfield:  Vocals, Harmonica
Mike Bloomfield:  Guitar
Elvin Bishop:  Guitar
Mark Naftain:  Organ
Jerome Arnold:  Bass
Sam Lay:  Drums, Vocals

Title:  East-West  (1966)
Genre:  Blues
Label:  Elektra
Rating:  *****

Personnel:  
Paul Butterfield:  Vocals,  Harmonica
Mike Bloomfield:  Guitar
Elvin Bishop:  Guitar, Vocals
Mark Naftain:  Piano, Organ
Jerome Arnold:  Bass
Billy Davenport:  Drums

With Electric Flag














Title:   A Long Time Comin'   (1968)
Genre:  Rock, Blues, Soul
Label:  Columbia
Rating:   *****

Personnel:
Mike Bloomfield:  Vocals, Guitar
Buddy Miles:  Drums, Vocals
Barry Goldberg:  Keyboards
Harvey Brooks:  Bass
Nick Gravenites:  Vocals, Guitar














Title:   Old Glory:  Best Of  (1995)
Genre:  Blues
Label:   Sony
Rating:  *****

Solo

Title:  It's Not Killing Me   (1969)
Genre:  Rock, Blues
Label:  Columbia
Rating:   ****

Title:  Try It Before You Buy It  k(1975)
Genre:   Rock, Blues
Label:   Columbia
Rating:  ****

Title:   If You Love These Blues/Play 'Em As You Please  (1976)
Genre:   Blues
Label:  Kicking Mule
Rating:   *****

Title:   Count Talent And The Originals   (1978)
Genre:  Rock, Blues
Label:  Akarma
Rating:   *****

Title:  I'm With You Always  (1977)
Genre:  Blues
Label:   Demon
Rating:   *****

Title:   Living In The Fast Lane   (1980)
Genre:  Blues
Label:  Akarma
Rating:   *****

Title:  Between A Hard Place And The Ground   (1979)
Genre:  Blues
Label:   Thunderbolt
Rating:   ****

Title:   Don't Say That I Ain't Your Man:  Essential Blues  (2008)
Genre:   Blues
Label:  Sony
Rating:  *****

Title:   Live At Bill Grahams Fillmore West 1969)  (2009)
Genre:  Blues
Label:   Raven
Rating:   *****