High rise blues

"In 1991, Corritore became a club owner when he opened his long-running Rhythm Room in Phoenix. Through the years he has booked a long list of popular blues musicians, to perform at his club and jam with Corritore's band after playing there. Luckily, Corritore had the foresight (...) to record these many riveting performances, which has resulted in a variety of great releases via his "from the vaults" collection. His latest output, High Rise Blues is a towering example of classic Chicago blues at its finest. [It] features a venerable list of "Who's Who in the Blues" with inspired performances from Bo Diddley and Pinetop Perkins to Jimmy Rogers, Magic Slim and many more".

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""High Rise Blues" focuses on the blues musicians from Chicago. According to the liner notes, the songs were from recordings dating back to 1992 and as recently as 2022. Many of the artists represented are now deceased. Bob has delivered some classic songs never before released that herald many of those greats, as well as some current artists that are the epitome of the current Chicago sound. Forty-four major musicians and Bob Corritore play on the fourteen songs ... Corritore does an excellent job with the release of every album in his series. This album is certainly an epitome of his efforts. His harp is constantly strong but never dominating.".

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