Ace of Harps

by Charlie Musselwhite

Overview

"This is the best band I've ever had," Musselwhite proclaims on the back of this LP; longtime fans would find that debatable. Rather than schooled on the Chess sounds that provided Charlie with his foundation, these guys play a Malaco strain of blues, and Tommy Hill is simply one of the busiest (read: obnoxious) drummers anywhere. A "Boogie Chillen" takeoff ("River Hip Mama") is surprisingly not just same-old, same-old, but for the most part the funkified blues contrasts sharply with the album's two most poignant numbers, the jazz standard "Yesterdays" (with Charlie on chromatic, borrowing from trumpeter Clifford Brown's "strings" album) and "My Road Lies in Darkness" -- just Charlie and his acoustic guitar.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/15/1990
Label:	Alligator Records
UPC:	0014551478126
catalogNumber:	4781
Rank:	39699

Tracks

1. The Blues Overtook Me
2. Mean Old Frisco
3. She May Be Your Woman
4. Kiddeio
5. River Hip Mama
6. Yesterdays
7. Leaving Your Town
8. Hangin' On
9. Hello, Pretty Baby
10. My Road Lies

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Charlie Musselwhite   Primary Artist,Guitar,Harp,Vocals
Thomas Hill   Drums
Andrew Jones   Guitar,Electric Guitar
Artis Joyce   Bass
Jimmy Pugh   Keyboards
Tommy Hill   Drums

Technical Credits

Jerome Kern   Composer
Otto Harbach   Composer
Bruce Kaphan   Engineer
Matt Minde   Cover Design