Luther Allison - Live in chicago

Luther Allison

"Live In chicago"

Alligator ALcD 4869

People that know Larry and I can attest that we don't agree on
everything, but there's one thing that we are in complete agreement on: the night we saw Luther Allison live for the first time at the Ft.
Lauderdale Blues Fest in 1996 was a life-changing experience. This 2 cd set really demonstrates the power he possessed. Besides his show at the 1995 chicago Blues Fest it also includes songs from nights at Buddy Guy's Legends in Nov. 1995 and at the Zoo Bar in Lincoln, NE in May 1997. The show he performed at the chicago Blues Fest was particularly intense.

He had moved to Paris in the early 80's and made a name for himself throughout Europe. He'd become a forgotten man back in the U.S.
until Alligator released his Soul Fixin' Man cd a year earlier to positive response. This festival marked his homecoming. He was intent on showing the crowd what they'd been missing. Now it's ours to enjoy.

It includes a medley of Gambler's Blues and Sweet Little Angel with Otis
Rush and Eddie c. campbell that is a show-stopper. The songs taped at
Legends were just 4 months after the festival and the tracks from the
Zoo Bar were recorded just weeks prior to his cancer diagnosis. Included among the 18 songs are some of his classics: cherry Red Wine, Bad Love, Soul Fixin' Man and Will It Ever change.

This is a no-brainer. Get off the couch and go buy it. Now!

Ken Torvik