Audiophile blues...

That's like saying, I have a CD of Mozart and one of Beethoven, any other quality classical music out there? Where would one begin? Your best bet, start with the popular, and if you like that, dig deeper. Sound quality will suck in most cases. Google blues under music on amazon. Read the reviews.

Short response: MANY does not trump MOST, neither are they Mutually Exclusive. My Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf etc.... CDs could have been done better. And since when has 50's technology and Tube equipment been a benchmark for great sound.

Tomcy6:
I have the chess boxes of Muddy, Dixon and Howlin' Wolf. Great stuff. For some reason the CDs in the Muddy box have begun to physically deteriorate. On the playing side, and it started not long after purchase.
I have the Robert Johnson initial Box issue. I might try the one you mentioned. The sound quality on the first one contained just too much noise for me. Same with the Bessie Smith boxes.
Hoodoo Man Blues is indeed a classic. Chicago.

Thanks for you input and info.
Cheers

Casey33:
Muzikat:

I withdraw my statement about the sound quality. I now realize I was thinking mainly of the REALLY old stuff from the 20s-30s like charley Patton, Robert Johnson and Bessie Smith etc...... My Bad.
Cheers

I sometimes think there is a subliminal component to certain threads. The other day O-10 was talking about the 60s-70s and the next thing I know I have Sly and the Stone on the box. Then he mentioned world music and I found my self listening to Ellington's Far East Suite. Now today I have been listening to the blues all day.

A few good ones from today's listening:
Jimmy Dawkins -- 'blues and pain' // 'kant sheck dees bluze' // 'tribute to orange'. The last one with Gatemouth Brown and Otis Rush. Very sophisticated arrangements by blues standards. Good guitar work. Excellent Sound.
Dawkins has a great voice for the blues, sort of reminds me of the KINGS. B.B. and Albert.
Gatemouth adds his 'Texas Swing' sound.