Michael Bloomfield

Artist:  Michael Bloomfield
Birth Name:  Michael Bernard Bloomfield
Born:  July 28, 1943, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Died:  February 15, 1981 (Age 37), San Francisco, California, USA.
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock
Occupations:  Musician
Instruments:  Guitar, Piano

Title: Blues At The Fillmore 1968-1969  (2012)
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock
Label:  Raven (Australia)
Rating:  ****

Tracks:

Michael Bloomfield & Nick Gravenites

 1.  Stronger Than Dirt  (6:15)
 2.  It I Ever Get Lucky  (14:01)
 3.  Born In Chicago   (10:00)
 4.  Work Me Lord   (4:21)
 5.  Wintry Country Side  (13:12)

Michael Bloomfield & Al Kooper

 6.  One Way Out   (4:17)
 7.  Mike Bloomfield's Introduction Of Johnny Winter (1:03)
 8.  It's My Own Fault (feat. Johnny Winter) (10:57)
 9.  Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong  (8:41)
10. Fat Grey Cloud  (4:36)

Personnel:

Live At Bill Graham's Fillmore West & My Labors (Tracks 1-5)

Michael Bloomfield:  Guitar, Vocals
Nick Gravenites:  Vocals, Guitar
Mark Naftalin: Piano
Ira Kamin: Organ
John Kahn:  Bass
Bob Jones:  Drums, Vocals
Rienol "Dino" Andino:  Conga
Noel Jewkis:  Tenor Sax
Gerald Oshirta:  Baritone Sax
Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers:  Baritone Sax
John Wilmeth:  Trumpet
Taj Mahal:  Vocals

Fillmore East:  The Lost Conrt Tapes (Tracks 6-9)

Michael Bloomfield:  Guitar, Vocals
Al Kooper:  Organ, Piano, Vocals
Paul Harris:  Piano
Jerry Jemmott:  Bass
Johnny Cresci:  Drums
Johnny Winter:  Guitar, Vocals (Track 8)

Super Session Live (Track 10)

Michael Bloomfield:  Guitar, Vocals
Al Kooper:  Organ, Vocals
John Kahn:  Bass
Skip Prokop:  Drums

Blues At The Fillmore 1968-1969 is the essential and rare live recordings from the Fillmore between 1968 and 1969, including classic tracks:  "Born In Chicago", "Work Me Lord" and "It's My Own Fault" (feat. Johnny Winter", released in 2012 on Raven Records (Australia) containing 10 live tracks, the first half by Mike Bloomfield performed with Nick Gravenites and the second half Mike Bloomfield performed with Al Kooper.