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:  Bloomfield:  A Retrospective   (2017)
Genre:   Blues, Blues Rock
Label:  Floating World
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  I've Got My Mojo Workin'  (2:29)
 2.  Interview Segment ('71-1)   (0:40)
 3.  Born In Chicago  (5:18)
 4.  Texas  (4:47)
 5.  Interview Segment ('71-2)  (4:31)
 6.  Killing Floor  (5:00)
 7.  You Don't Realize  (5:00)
 8.  Wine  (3:15)
 9.  Interview Segment ('81-1)  (0:41)
10. Albert's Shuffle  (6:55)
11. I've Got You In The Palm Of My Hand  (2:28)
12. Going Down Slow (by The Electric Flag)  (4:46)
13. Really (by Al Kooper & Michael Bloomfield) (5:26)

Disc 2:  

 1.  Stop  (4:18)
 2.  I Wonder Who  (6:09)
 3.  Interview Segment  (0:22)
 4.  You're Killing My Love  (5:11)
 5.  Goofers  (1:50)
 6.  It Hurts Me Too  (3:47)
 7.  Relaxin' Blues:  Blues For Jimmy Yancey's  (5:42)
 8.  Woodyard Street  (3:13)
 9.  Midnight On My Road  (2:56)
10. Why, Oh Lord Why  (2:47)
11. Easy Rider  (0:54)
12. Been Treated Wrong  (5:13)
13. Sammy Knows How To Party  (2:16)
14. Tell Me Partner  (5:20)

Bloomfield:  A Retrospective is the compilation album by Michael Bloomfield, was released on February 24, 2017 by Floating World.  This two CD Set comes complete with interview segment where he talks about his life and his works both as a solo artist, his time with The Electric Flag, and his collaborations with Al Kooper, in his career covering his work from 1964 to 1974, including unreleased  material.