Alec Seward
Late One Saturday Evening
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One of only a very few recordings by the late guitarist/singer, captured ‘live’ at a rollicking 1966 house party. Also featuring Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, it’s a rare look at a prodigious talent and a must for any serious blues collector.
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Alec Seward: guitar, vocal
Brownie McGhee: guitar, vocal
Sonny Terry: harmonica, vocal
Julia Carr: vocal
Washboard Doc: washboard
"Alec was a good guy. I miss the man. You know I got to, as good a friend as he was to me. There wasn't none better'n him at singing. If you've never heard him, it's
'cause he just never pushed hisself. But the man could sing now. He could sing a bitch."
--Sonny Terry
REVIEW / LIVING BLUES
Informal without being slapdash, “Late One Saturday Evening” presents Alec Seward as he was: a consummate musician who most often performed for friends. While not aurally perfect, the disc imparts the boisterous, house-party intimacy that always separates the best ‘field’ recordings from most studio efforts. Seward’s skills are shown to be largely undiminished in comparison to his 1940s recordings as Guitar Slim with the duo Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly (check out Arhoolie LP 2005). On roughly half the cuts he plays guitar and sings solo; on the rest he is accompanied by various combinations of Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Washboard Doc, and singer Julia Carr.
– Peter R Aschoff, LIVING BLUES
REVIEW / WBGU-FM / Bowling Green, Ohio
April 4, 1975
Dear Kent –
Got the Alec Seward LP today, am listening now and find it beautiful – really a tremendously evocative thing. Thanks so much – of course, others will hear about it, starting next show Monday night. I’m going to feature that Arhoolie 2005 reissue too, as I think it’s one of the most neglected LP’s around –– you’ve set things straight with this one. Keep ‘em coming.
Best wishes,
--Cliff Warnken,
WBGU-FM, Bowling Green Ohio