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Kriitikoiden vuoden 2004 parhaat
Pertti Nurmi
Clarence Gatemouth Brown – Timeless (Hightone)
Nora Jean Bruso - Going Back To Mississippi (Severn)
W. C. Clark - Deep In The Heart (Alligator)
Jimmy Dawkins - Tell Me Baby (Fedora)
Johnny Dyer & Mark Hummel - Rolling Fork Revisited (Mountain Top)
Snooks Eaglin / Boogie Bill Webb - Blues Of (Storyville)
Theodis Ealey - It’s A Real Good Thang (IFGAM)
Fillmore Slim - The Game (Mountain Top)
Lowell Fulson - Classic Cuts Remastered, 1946-1953 (JSP boxi)
J.B. Hutto - Stompin’ At Mother Blues (Delmark)
Jelly Roll All-Stars - Must Be Jelly (Severn)
Keb’ Mo’ - Keep It Simple (Epic/ oKeh)
Albert King - The Complete King & Bobbin Recordings (Collectables)
Ermest Lane - The Blues Is Back! (Acoustic Music)
Floyd Lee - Full Moon Lightnin’ (Amogla)
Robert Jr. Lockwood / Boogie Bill Webb - Blues Of (Storyville)
Doug Mac Leod - Dubb (Black & Tan)
Sam Myers - Coming From The Old School (Electro-Fi)
Michael Powers - Onyx Root (Baryon)
Bobby Rush – Folkfunk (Deep Rush)
Hound Dog Taylor - Release The Hound (Alligator)
Mojo Watson - Black Beauty (Watashea)
Jody Williams - You Left Me In The Dark (Evidence)
V. A. - Post Records Story (PRCD)
V. A. - Welcome To The Club (Ace)
Vuoden fiaskot:
Joe Louis Walker - New Direction (Provogue)
R. L. Burnside - A Bothered Mind (Fat Possum)
Vuoden keikat:
1. Chris Cain - JämSession
2. Campbell Brothers - Pori Jazz
3. Mighty Sam McClain - Imatra Big Band Festival
4. Bettye LaVette - Rauma Blues
Sami Ruokangas
Jelly Roll All-Stars - Must Be Jelly (Severn)
Bobby Rush - Folkfunk (Deep Rush)
W.C. Clark - Deep In The Heart (Alligator)
Sam Taylor - Voice Of The Blues (Bluzman)
Jody Williams - You Left Me In The Dark (Evidence)
Dr. John - N´Awlins Dis Dat Or D´udda (Parlophone)
The Neville Brothers - Walkin´ In The Shadow Of Life (Back Porch)
John Lee Hooker - Jack O´Diamonds – 1949 Recordings (Eagle)
Hound Dog Taylor - Release The Dog (Alligator)
Lost Blues Tapes / More American Folk Blues Festival 1963-65 (ACT)
Memphis Slim - Paris Mississippi Blues (Universal)
Canned Heat - The Boogie House Tapes Volume 2 (Ruf)
J-P Berg
J.B Hutto - Stompin‘At Mother Blues (Delmark)
Byther Smith - Hold That Train ‘81 (Delmark)
The Blues Of Snooks Eaglin & Boogie Bill Webb (Storyville)
Albert Washington - Sad And Lonely (Westbound)
Charles Wilson - If Heartaches Were Nickels (Delmark)
Artie ”Bluesboy” White - First Thing Tuesday Morning (Chilltown)
W.C Clark - Deep In My Heart (Alligator)
Mavis Staples - Have A Little Faith (Alligator)
Jelly Roll All-Stars - Must Be Jelly-Live At WROX (Severn)
Sam Carr‘s Delta Jukes - Down In The Delta (R.O.A.D)
Modern Down Home Blues Sessions vol. 3 (Ace)
Jimmy ”T 99” Nelson - Cry Hard Luck (Ace)
B.B King - ”The Crown Series” vol. 5-7 (Ace)
Percy Mayfield - His Tangerine & Atlantic Sides (Rhino Handmade)
Lowell Fulson - Classic Cuts (JSP, 4-cd)
Candi Staton - Fame Sides 1969-73 (Astralwerks)
Staple Singers - Family Affair 1955-84 (Kent, 2-cd)
Crescent City Funk (Grapevine)
Midwest Funk 1967-73 (Jazzman)
Antibalas - Who Is This America (Ropeadope)
DVD:t
American Folk Blues Festival vol. 3 (Hip-O)
Gunsmoke Blues (Hip-O)
Wattstax 30th Anniversary Special Edition (Warner Home Video)
Keikat
1. Lil‘Ed & Blues Imperials (HeVen, Järvenpää)
2. Alvin ”Youngblood” Hart (Rauma Blues)
3. Walter ”Wolfman” Washington & Roadmas ters (Rauma Blues)
Levyt eivät ole paremmuusjärjestyksessä.Vuoden mieluisimpia cd:itä itselleni olivat J.B Hutto sekä Albert Washington.
Vesa Walamies
Down Home Blues Classics 1943-53 (Boulevard Vintage)
Sonny Boy Williamson II - Best Of (Spectrum)
Hound Dog Taylor - Release The Hound (Alligator)
Blowing The Blues - History Of Blues Harmonica (Indigo)
The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions - DeLuxe Edition (Chess/MCA)
The Barrelhouse Brothers - Pick It Up, Pass It On (Provogue)
Roll And Tumble Blues - History Of Slide Guitar (Indigo)
Sven Zetterberg - Moving In The Right Direction (Last Buzz)
Muddy Waters - Live 1977/-78 (Epic/Legacy)
Roll ’Em Pete - History Of Piano Blues (Indigo)
Juke Boy Bonner - Ghetto Poet (Arhoolie)
Carey & Lurrie Bell - Second Nature (Alligator)
I Blueskvarter, Vol. 3 - Chicago 1964 (Jefferson)
Knock-Out Greg, Grahn, Hammarlund & Zetter berg - Back To Their Roots (CeePeeVee)
Franklin, Harpe & Usilton - Hokum Blues (Patuxent)
Bob Margolin - All-Star Blues Jam (Telarc)
1953 R&B Hits (Indigo)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Co. - Will The Circle ..., Vol. 3 (Capitol)
Marc Breitfelder & Ryan Donohue - Take A Butcher’s Knife (Juke Joint)
Eric Clapton - Me And Mr. Johnson (Reprise)
Normaalin tyylini mukaisesti levyt henkilökohtaisessa paremmuusjärjestyksessä.
Pauli Koivula
Texas Blues; Early Masters 1927 – 1937 (JSP) 4cd
Masters Of Memphis Blues 1927 – 1939 (JSP) 4cd
Mississippi John Hurt – D.C. Blues; Library Of Congress Recordings Vol. 1 (Fuel 2000)
Robert Pete Williams – Poor Bob’s Blues (Arhoolie) 2cd
Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection Discs (Arhoolie) 5cd
Virginia Traditions; Southwest Virginia Blues 1928 – 1984 (Global Village)
Diz & Doormen – Bluecoat Man (Ace)
Neal “Big Daddy” Pattman – Live In London (Erwin)
Little Hatch with Bill Dye – Goin’ Back (Analogue)
William Howse & Jack Pearson (Candlefly)
Robert Lockwood Jr – The Legend Live (M.C.)
Jody Williams – You Left Me In The Dark (Evidence)
Big Joe Duskin – Big Joe Jumps Again (Yellow Dog)
Oscar Peterson – Dimensions (Pablo) 4-Cd
Fred Anderson Quartet – Dark Day; Live At Museum Of Contemporary Art (Unheard)
Fred Anderson & Hamid Drake – Back… Disc 1 (Thrill Jockey)
Boubacar Traoré – Je Chanterai Pour Toi (Marabi / Mélodie)
Mavis Staples – Have A Little Faith (Alligator)
DVD:t
American Folk Blues Festival Vols. 1, 2 & 3 (Hip-O)
Legends Of Country Blues Guitar Vol. 2 (Vestapol)
John Lee Hooker / Furry Lewis – Masters Of Country Blues (Yazoo)
Lester Young & Count Basie – Jammin’ The Blues (Efor Films)
Paras Pohjoismainen levy
H.P. Lange & Troels Jensen – Alongside the Blues (Olufsen)
Parhaat konsertit
Walter “Wolfman” Washington – Rauma Blues
Fred Anderson & Hamid Drake – Tampere Jazz Happening
Campbell Brothers – Pori Jazz
Aarno Alén
Johnny Moore – Lonely Heart In The City (Grapevine)
Sven Zetterberg – Moving In The Right Direction (Last Buzz)
Barbara Randolph – Collection (Spectrum)
Mavis Staples – Have A Little Faith In Me (Alligator)
Neville Brothers – Walking In The Shadow Of Life (Back Porch)
W.C. Clarke – Deep In The Heart (Alligator)
Welcome To The Club (Ace)
Candi Staton (Honest Jons – EMI)
Jimmy McCracklin – I Had To Get With It (Stateside)
Pete Hoppula
Sam Carr’s Delta Jukes - Down In The Delta (Bluesland)
Sam Myers - Coming From The Old School (Electro Fi)
Jody Williams - You Left Me Here In The Dark (Evidence)
Sam Taylor - Voice Of The Blues (Bluzman/ Aradia Music)
Nick Curran & The Nitelifes - Player (Blind Pig)
Richard Berry - Have ‘Louie’ Will Travel (Ace)
Jimmy McCracklin - Blues Blastin’ (Ace)
Modern Downhome Blues, Vol.3 - Memphis On Down (Ace)
Welcome To The Club (Ace)
Great Black Cooga Mooga (Still)
No Black Money Baby (Still)
C.C. Adcock - Lafayette Marquis (Yep Roc)
Tom Waits - Real Gone (Anti)
The Blasters - 4-11-44 (Evangeline)
Robert Gordon - Satisfied Mind (Jungle)
Eero Raittinen & The Noisy Kinda Men (Bluelight)
The Gin Palace Jesters - Honkytonk Fools (Rhythm Bomb)
BR549 - Tangled In The Pines (Dualtone)
Shaun Young - Wiggle Walk (Goofin’)
Marti’ Brom - Wise To You! (Goofin’)
Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose (Interscope)
Southern Culture On The Skids - Mojo Box (Yep Roc)
Branded Women - Velvet Hours Stolen Moments (Ranch)
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - The Unreleased BBC Sessions (Blakey)
Link Wray & The Raymen - They’re Outta Here, Says Archie (Rollercoaster)
Markku Pyykkönen
Blues
Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival (Reprise) DVD
W. C. Clark - Deep In The Heart (Alligator)
Harry Connick, Jr - Harry For The Holidays (Sony) DVD
Nathaniel Mayer - I Just Want To Be Held (Fat Possum)
Charlie Musselwhite - Sanctuary (Real World)
Sven Zetterberg - Moving In The Right Direction (Last Buzz)
Gospel
Rance Allen Group - Live Experience (Tyscot) DVD (&cd)
Darius Brooks - Your Will (EMI Gospel)
Canton Spirituals - New Life: Live In Harvey,IL (Verity) DVD (&cd)
DeNetria Champ - I Really Love You (JDI Records)
Christianaires - Stand Up! Live (Marxan) DVD (& cd)
Twinkie Clark - Home Again/Live In Detroit (Verity)
Fred Hammond - Something About Love (Verity)
Ben Harper & Blind Boys Of Alabama - There Will Be A Light (Virgin)
Joshua´s Troop - Project Youth (New Haven)
Men Of Standard - It´s A New Day (Muscle Shoals Sound Gospel)
Bishop Paul S. Morton - Seasons Change (Tehillah Music Group/Light)
J Moss - The J Moss Project (Gospo Centric)
New Direction - Rain (Gospo Centric)
Shea Norman - My Heart Depends On You (Verity)
Tonex - Out The Box (Verity) DVD (& cd)
Benita Washington - Hold On (Tehillah Music Group /Light)
Williams Brothers - Still Here (Blackberry) DVD
Soul
Mary J. Blige - Intimate Evening With/Live From The House Of Blues (Sanctuary) DVD
Hip Hop Soul - The Best of Urban Soul and Hip Hop Live - taken from ”Later With Jools Holland” (Warner Music) DVD
Neville Brothers - Walkin´In The Shadow Of Life (Back Porch /EMI)
Bobby Womack - In Concert (Image Entertain ment) DVD
Levyt aakkosjärjestyksessä. Cd:t ja DVD:t samassa kasassa. Williams Brothersin cd-versio (2003) oli jo viime vuonna listallani, mutta nyt vielä parempana DVD-versiona (2004). Pakkohan se oli taas nostaa listalle.
Vuoden keikat paremmuus- järjestyksessä
The Campbell Brothers, Pori Jazz (Jazz Center –keikka)
Alvin Youngblood Hart, Rauma Blues
Alicia Keys, Pori Jazz
Honey Aaltonen
John Lee Hooker – Jack O’Diamonds (Eagle)
Tom Waits – Real Gone (Anti)
Hound Dog Taylor – Release The Hound (Alligator)
Blasters - 4-11-44 (Evangeline)
Jody Williams – You Left Me In The Dark (Evidence)
Micke & Lefty – Big Bag (Bluelight)
Jelly Roll Allstars – Must Be Jelly (Severn)
Ronnie Earl – Now My Soul (Stony Plain)
Clarence ”Gatemouth” Brown – Timeless (Hightone)
Carola & Heikki Sarmanto Trio (Jazzpuu)
Ray Charles – Genius Loves Company (EMI)
Jarkka Rissanen – Tonal Snacks (Bluelight)
Charles Caldwell – Remember Me (Fat Possum)
Nick Curran – Player (Blind Pig)
Guy Davis – Legacy (Red House)
Doug McLeod – Dubb (Black & Tan)
Michael Powers – Onyx Root (Baryon)
Fruteland Jackson – Blues 2.0 (Electro Fi)
W.C. Clark – Deep In The Heart (Alligator)
Pekka Myllykoski ja Jytäjemmarit – Viekää
minut baariin taas… (Äänimaisema)
Järjestys ”sattumanvarainen” ja jotain varmaan unohtuikin…
Jari Kolari
Aces & Their Guests (MCM)
Aces - Chicago Beat (Black & Blue)
Alex Schultz - I Think About It (Severn)
Big Mama Thornton w. Muddy Waters BB 1966 (Arhoolie)
Blues Down Town - Everlasting Blues (CPV)
Dave Specter & Steve Freund - Is What It Is (Delmark)
Down Home Super Trio - Live In Lucerne (Crosscut)
Easy Baby - If It Ain’t One Thing… (Wolf)
Eric Clapton - Me & Mr. Johnson (Reprise)
Fleetwood Mac - Blues Jam In Chicago vol.I (Blue Horizon)
Fleetwood Mac - Blues Jam In Chicago vol.II (Blue Horizon)
Jimmy Morello - The Road I Travel (JSP)
Joe Callicott - Ain’t Gonna Lie To You (Fat Possum)
John Lee Granderson - Hard Luck John (Testament)
John Littlejohn - Dream (MCM)
Johnny B. Moore - Born In Clarksdale (Wolf)
Lowell Fulson - Juke Box Shuffle (Intro)
More American Folk Blues - Lost Tapes 1963-65 (Act)
Neal/Davis/Benoit - Homesick For The Road (Telarc)
Paul Lamb - Anthology 1986-2002 (Castle)
Paul Oscher - Alone With The Blues (Electro-fi)
Professor Longhair - Mardi Gras In New Orleans (Intro)
Rod Piazza - Keepin’ It Real (BlindPig)
Sam Lay - Rush Hour Blues (Telarc)
Sam Myers - Coming From The Old School (Electro-fi)
T-Bone Walker - The Original Source (4xcd) (Proper)
Mikke Nöjd
Blues + r&b
Hound Dog Taylor - Release The Hound (Alligator) Klassikko jo syntyessään !
Micke & Lefty - Big Bag (Bluelight)
Lightnin’ Moe - Undercover Lover (Last Buzz)
Nathaniel Mayer - I Just Want To Be Held (Fat Possum)
Nick Curran - The Player ! (Blind Pig)
Boo Boo Davis - The Snake (Black & Tan)
Holmes Brothers - Simple Truths (Alligator)
Gumbo - Everyday Sensation (Last Buzz)
Sven Zetterberg - Soul Of A Man 1990 – 1999 (Amigo)
Jody Williams - You Let Me In The Dark (Evidence)
Doctors Order - Shut Up, Doc ! (Doc)
Big George Jackson Blues Band - Southern In My Soul (Black & Tan)
Charles Caldwell - Remember Me (Fat Possum)
Uusintajulkaisut
VA - Riff Riding + Too Late To Be Good + Welcome Back To...Town + Lovin’ Time Blues (El Toro)
Little Richard - Get Down With It, The Okeh Sessions (Epic)
Rock and roll
Stray Cats - Rumble In Brixton (Surfdog)
Robert Gordon - Satisfied Mind (Jungle)
Buck Jones - Texas Rooster (Hogfarm)
Wagtails - Cat Food (Jungle)
Huskies - Huskies –ep (Goofin)
Nine Lives - Rocket (Jungle)
Gene Summers - Do Right Daddy (Enviken)
Brian Setzer Orchestra - Ultimate Collection, Recorded Live (Surfdog)
Johnny Trouble & The Razors - Black Leather Doll (Projectile)
Lee Rocker - Burnin’ Love, The Best Of (Hypertension)
Barnshakers - Singles Album (Goofin)
Carlos And The Bandidos - For A Few Dollar$ Le$$ + A Fistfull Of Carlos (Noose)
Vinyylit
Whistle Bait - The Beat-O-Tronic Sound Of (Goofin, 33rpm)
Housewreckers - Best (Krazy Beat ,33rpm)
The Go Getters - Run Rudolph Run (Goofin, 45rpm)
Mike Bell & The Belltones - Let’s Rock Tonight (Showdown, 45rpm). . Levyt ovat sarjoittain paremmuusjärjestyksessä.
Antti Vainio
Blasters - 4-11-44 (Evangeline)
Robert Gordon - Satisfied Mind (Jungle)
Byther Smith - Throw Away The Book (Black&Tan)
Jody Williams - You Left Me In the Dark (Evidence)
Flatlanders - Wheel’s Of Fortune (New West)
Holmes Brothers - Simple Truths (Alligator)
Norah Jones - Feels Like Home (Blue Note)
John Fogerty - Deja Vu (All Over Again) (Geffen)
Tony Joe White - The Heroines (Sanctuary)
Little Richard - Get Down With It: The Okeh Sessions (Epic Legacy) Whistle Bait - The Beat-O-Tronic Sound Of (Goofin’) LP
DVD-osasto
The American Folk Blues Festival vols 1-3 (Hip-O Records)
Blasters - Live Going Home (Shout! Records)
Elvis Presley - ’68 Comeback Special Deluxe Edition (BMG)
Procol Harum - Live At The Union Chapel (Eagle)
John Mayall - 70th Birthday Concert (Eagle)
Led Zeppelin - DVD (Warner)
Mountain - Sea Of Fire (Lightyear)
Colosseum - Colosseum Lives - The Com plete Reunion Concert 1994 (Alpha Centauri)
Stray Cats - Rumble In Brixton (Surfdog)
Pokke Korhonen
Wilko Johnson - Red Hot Rocking Blues (Trippin’ Elephant)
John Fogerty - Deja Vu All Over Again (Geffen)
Blasters - 4-11-44 (Evangeline)
Blasters - Live-Going Home CD/DVD (Shoutfactory)
Billy Bacon & The Forbidden Pigs - Cloven Grooves (Swine Song)
Bettye LaVette - A Woman Like Me (Blues Express)
Robert Cray Band - Time Will Tell (Sanctuary)
Eric Clapton - Me And Mr Johnson (Reprise)
Dave Alvin - Ashgrove (Yep Roc)
Various Artists - The Dawn Of Doo-Wop (Properbox)
Various Artists - Doo-Wop Delights (Properbox)
Tom Waits - Real Gone (Anti)
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Streetcore (Hellcat)
Social Distortion - Sex, Love And Rock’n’Roll (Time Bomb)
Phantom 409 - King Of The Gutter (Jungle)
Cast Iron Arms - Arms Full Of Rockin’ (C.I.A.)
Doctor’s Order - Shut Up, Doc! (DocOrder)
Paladins - Power Shake DVD (DaVid)
Stray Cats - Rumble In Brixton DVD (Surfdog)
Social Distortion - Live In Orange County DVD (Time Bomb)
Matti Nuutinen
Hubert Sumlin - About Them Blues (Tone-Cool)
Blind Boy Fuller - 1935-1938 (4 cd-box)(JSP)
Paul Oscher - Alone With The Blues (Electro-Fi)
B.B.King - The ”Crown” Series vols 5-7 (Ace)
Thomas Hammarlund/Sven Zetterberg/Knock- Out Greg/Thomas Grahn -Back To Their Roots (Cee Pee Vee)
Mark Hummel - Blowin’ My Horn (Electro-Fi)
Barrelhouse Chuck - Salute To Sunnyland Slim (Blue Loon)
Jody Williams - You Left Me In The Dark (Evidence)
B.B. & The Blues Shacks - Blue Avenue (Crosscut)
Blues Down Town - Everlasting Blues (Cee Pee Vee)
Alex Shultz - Think About It (Severn)
Down Home Super Trio - In The House (Crosscut)
David Maxwell & Friends - Max Attack (Dixiefrog)
Greg ”Fingers” Taylor - Hi Fi Baby (Warehouse Creek)
Harmonica Shah Blues Band - Tell It To Your Landlord (Electro-Fi)
JT Ross - Loaded (South Side)
Scott Bradbury - Callin’ All Blues (Teardrop)
Canned Heat - The Boogie House Tapes Volume 2 (Ruf)
I Blueskvarter - 1964, Volume Three (Jefferson)
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