Various: Magic Slim, Willie Kent, John Primer, Smokey Smothers
Sittin' In With The Greats: The Chicago Blues Play-Along CD
© 2002 Larry Skoller
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The first and only authentic Chicago blues Play-Along CD. The ultimate blues tool for amateurs, pros and blues enthusiasts featuring the greatest Chicago blues artists on the scene. Learn by Sittin' In With The Greats. 19 vocal and instrumental tracks.
tracks
- 1 Chicken Shack - Instr.
- 2 That's All Right - vocal version
- 3 That's All Right - Instr. version
- 4 Everytime You Leave Me - vocal version
- 5 Everytime You Leave Me - Instr. version
- 6 Old Blue Ribbon - vocal version
- 7 Old Blue Ribbon - Instr. version
- 8 The Thrill Is Gone - vocal version
- 9 The Thrill Is Gone - Instr. version
- 10 Rough Dried Woman - vocal version
- 11 It's My Own Fault - vocal version
- 12 It's My Own Fault - Instr. version
- 13 If You Love Me Like You Say - vocal version
- 14 If You Love Me Like You Say - Instr. version
- 15 A Man and his Blues - vocal version
- 16 A Man and his Blues - Instr. version
- 17 Got My Mojo Working - vocal version
- 18 Got My Mojo Working - Instr. version
- 19 Sweet Home Chicago - vocal version
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Sittin' In With The Greats is a seriously fun learning tool that offers a unique opportunity to play an instrument or sing with the artists who helped create Chicago blues and who remain pillars of the music in the Windy City and around the world. With 19 instrumental and vocal tracks to develop your vocal, accompaniment and soloing skills, Sittin' In With The Greats uses a strictly aural instructional approach, emphasizing the concept that the best way to understand and get the feel of the blues is to hear it from the practitioners of the music and play it with them until it becomes natural.
Sittin' In With The Greats provides both the chance to hear the "real thing" and the opportunity to practice and perform with the finest musicians of the genre. These artists include some of the greatest veteran blues singers in Chicago as well as the most sought after rhythm players on the scene. These players have also backed such Chicago blues stars as, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Otis Rush, Albert Collins, Koko Taylor, James Cotton and many, many others.
The material on the CD ranges from the traditional Chicago blues of the 1950s' post-war period to its modern present-day style. All of the major grooves that define Chicago blues are represented from the traditional shuffles, slow blues and mojo beats to Chicago funk styles.
The CD was created for all musicians regardless of personal experience, style, or choice of instrument. All but two of the tracks have both vocal and instrumental versions allowing one to practice the art of accompaniment as well as having a straight rhythm track over which to improvise and practice solos. The CD was produced so that guitar players wanting to practice rhythm chops can eliminate guitar tracks by turning the "balance" completely to the right; piano and organ players wanting only guitar for rhythm practice, turn it completely to the left. All others, including vocalists singing over the rhythm track can take advantage of the full band. Lyrics are provided to all songs.
Sittin' In With The Greats other function is to turn a great rhythm section into a learning tool by using it as an example of how blues rhythm chops should be played. The rhythm section reinforces the notion that blues musicians will be playing far more rhythm than solos. In other words, the rhythm section reminds musicians that their primary responsibility is to make a band sound as together and tight as possible.
Since most of you can't go down the street here in Chicago to sit in with artists like Magic Slim, Willie Kent, John Primer, or Little Smokey Smothers, we invite you, wherever you are, to take the stage, step into the spotlight, and sit in with the Greats!