Saturday, May 12, 2018

Mike Bloomfield





































Artist:  Mike 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.














Title:  Live At Bill Graham Fillmore West  (2017)
Genre:   Blues, Blues Rock
Label:  Floating World
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  It Takes Time  (4:12)
 2.  Oh Mama  (3:22)
 3.  Love Got Me  (2:37)
 4.  Blues On A Westside  (15:26)
 5.  One More Mile To Go  (11:08)
 6.  It's About Time  (7:01)
 7.  Carmelita Skiffle  (5:17)
 8.  If I Ever Get Lucky  (14:05)
 9.  Stronger Than Dirt  (6:20)

Personnel:

Mike Bloomfield:  Lead Guitar
Mark Naftalin:  Piano
Ira Kamin:  Organ
John Kahn:  Bass
Bob Jones:  Drums
Dino Andino:  Conga
Noel Jewkis:  Tenor Sax
Gerald Oshita:  Baritone Saxophone
Snooky Flowers:  Baritone Saxophone
John Wilmeth:  Trumpet

Live At Bill Graham Fillmore West is reissued album by Mike Bloomfield, was released on August 11, 2017 by Floating World, recorded live at the Fillmore West in 1969.

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