Drinkin' TNT 'n Smokin' Dynamite
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Blind pig records |
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Released |
July 22, 1988 |
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Original year of release |
1974 |
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Recorded |
1974 |
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Total playing time |
44:55 |
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Producer |
Bill Wyman |
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Buddy Guy |
Guitar, Vocals |
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Pinetop Perkins |
Piano |
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Dallas Taylor |
Drums |
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Terry Taylor |
Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals |
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Junior Wells |
Harmonica, Vocals |
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Bill Wyman |
Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
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Tracks
written by |
playing time |
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| 1. |
Jacobs |
5:01 |
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| 2. |
Buddy Guy/Junior Wells |
6:22 |
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| 3. |
Sonny Boy Williamson |
4:56 |
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| 4. |
Buddy Guy/Junior Wells |
6:16 |
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| 5. |
Buddy Guy |
10:02 |
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| 6. |
Mel London |
3:39 |
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| 7. |
Junior Wells |
5:43 |
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| 8. |
Sonny Boy Williamson |
2:54 |
Reviews
All-Music Guide (Bill Dahl) - Cut at the 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival with Stones' bassist Bill Wyman anchoring the rhythm section, the set captures some of the ribald musical repartee that customarily distinguished the pairing of Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, though they certainly break no new ground as they roll through their signature songs/.
Down Beat (4/92) - Very Good - "...Wells blows slick, Sonny Boy-ish harp and growls trademark tunes...Guy plucks tasty fills and solos with a subtelty that belies his ax-strangling reputation..."
Emap (David Cavanagh) - Bluesmen Buddy Guy (guitar) and Junior Wells (harmonica) record live album at 1974 Montreux International Jazz Festival with an unrehearsed Bill Wyman on the bass, and blow some proper blues, putting the The Rolling Stones' own bluesy dabblings at Toronto's El Macombo on Love You Live in horrible context.
Geoff Rusch - An excellent recording from the 1974 Montreaux jazz fest. This gem is a must have for fans of live blues. Buddy Guy and Junior Wells perform with an electricity that has seldom been matched. The production quality of this recording is fantastic and reveals why Guy and Wells were considered by many as one of the best duos of modern Chicago blues. Perfect with cocktails and easily the life of the party, this disc smokes, baby! This set also features Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones on bass as well as the legendary PineTop Perkins on piano.
Extra Info
Recorded live at The Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland on June 28, 1974.
Original Liner notes:
THE MUSIC contained herein is smokin'. Although on first hearing
you assume it is fresh from the South Side, much to your amazement you
will find it emanates from a land less known for ghettoes and blues
than for clocks and skis!
Buddy and Junior are presented at their apex - enjoying playing for
an appreciative audience and enjoying playing if you see what I mean!
The release of this session is down to a devoted blues freak and for
once it ain't Ray Topping, Paul Vernon or Cliff While, but an unassuming
young gentleman called William Wyman. Now William, or Bill as he likes
to be known, is a blues aficionado, bon vivant, ex-statistician and
Rolling Stone extraordinaire.The blues gripped his balls a long time
back and never let go. Through his affiliation the enclosed set resulted.
The story is that Bill was backing Muddy Waters at Montreaux. When Muddy
had finished Buddy and Junior were to go on, but seemed unhappy at the
backing band provided. Having played with Bill previously in the US
during a Stones tour, they asked him if he could assemble a rhythm section
to back them. Bill jumped at the chance and as all the musicians involved
were steeped in the blues, the results have all the fire and spontaneity
of a Chicago 'Blue Monday' session. Thanks must be extended to Bill
for his persistence in getting this great music off the shelf and on
to the deck where it belongs! DALLAS TAYLOR - needs no introduction
(except to blues fans): the former drummer of Steve Stills' Manassas
band and a man who can lay down an Illinois back-beat!
TERRY TAYLOR - a versatile and talented guitarist who has cut
solo LPs, TV commercials, had his own band, done lotsa session work
and now teaches classical guitar. Best of all though, Terry has a strong
feel and deep understanding of the blues, PINETOP PERKINS - Joe
Willie 'Pinetop' Perkins was born in 1913, a stalwart of both pre- and
post-war blues, who cut his chops playing barrel house clubs, honky
tonks, dives, bars, etc. from the early '20s onwards. During the '40s
he worked and toured with legends Robert Nighthawk (mentor of Elmore
James) and Sonny Boy Williamson. The '50s found Joe touring for three
years with Earl Hooker (listen to RL009 and RL001 8), plus gigs with
Albert King and Little Milton. In 1969 he replaced Otis Spann in the
Muddy Waters band and happily stayed for eleven years.
JUNIOR WELLS - born in Memphis, little Amos took his first lessons
in blowing from Junior Parker who happened to live across the street.
While only twelve, Wells came to Chicago to settle. His musical career
began by playing with Tampa Red in the late '40s, then working the streets
and forming a band with Louis and Dave Myers. In 1952 Junior's time
had come and he replaced Little Walter in Muddy's band of the time.
Hereonin there was no turning back, Junior was set and began to cut
many fine, classic records and tour extensively. In 1958 an everlasting
partnership was set up to emulate Laurel & Hardy Abbot & Costello, it
was Junior Wells and Buddy Guy. They have since toured worldwide together
and one of the few blues acts ever to play in Africa. In 1970 Buddy
and Junior went on tour with the Rolling Stones, gaining them exposure
to an audience of such large dimensions that they now rank amongst the
world's most popular (and known) blues acts. Junior has appeared in
a few films documenting the blues, most notably the Harly Cokliss production
'Chicago Blues' (the music of which is soon be released by Red Lightnin).
Although still gigging profusely, when in Chicago he can always be found
in the clubs, especially Theresa's and the Checkerboard, playing his
style of blues-the love of his life. Junior is not a man to sit at home-if
a band is cooking he is always ready to sit in. The master of the insinuating
vocal continually punctuated by stabbing bursts of amplified pre-war
style harmonica, Junior continues to be a source of inspiration for
new and younger performers as Sonny Boy was to him.
BUDDY GUY - a self-taught guitar superstar from Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, Buddy had his first axe at thirteen and true to his southern
roots began by playing with swamp-blues mentors Lightnin Slim, Lazy
Lester, Slim Harpo, etc. In 1957 he moved to Chicago and sat in with
Otis Rush. In 1958 he won a 'Battle of the Blues' at Chicago's Blue
Flame Club against Magic Sam and Junior Wells. This led to the beginning
of his recording career, producing some of the fiercest and most exciting
post-war blues records. Such was the acclaim of these records that Buddy
achieved almost legendary status as a guitar killer! From the late '50s
to late '60s Buddy and band became the house musicians for Chess Records
and appear on hundreds of great records. He has toured widely both on
his own and since 1966, consistently with Junior Wells, Buddy is a brilliant
and inventive guitarist and incredible showman, plus, his dedication
to the blues caused him to open his own South Side blues club the Checkerboard
Lounge. His reason was simple -'Blues artists need a place to be heard
and to learn'. In an era when the popularity of blues is in decline
in the US people like Buddy are giving it a massive shot in the arm
…... and winning!
Peter Shertser, 1981