Champion Jack Dupree-Blues From The Gutter Full Album Zip
Jessie Hadian
Champion Jack Dupree got his name from his days as a boxer, but decided one day to transform many of his larger-than-life stories into songs. He connected with Atlantic Records to record his debut and best known album Blues From The Gutter, which was cut in New York in 1958 with a blasting band that included saxist Pete Brown and guitarist Larry Dale.
The reason I picked up guitar few days back because I heard Eric Clapton's and BB king's album "Riding with the king".Now there are no people around me who listen to blues or blues rock,therefore I would really love some nice suggestions from you guys.Also I have decided to give up my phone and internet to break my internet addiction,this mean no online tabs and I will be learning songs the old fashioned way ,by ear . I would love to hear some albums from which I can learn from,also keep in mind that I am a beginner who started learning guitar few months ago.
The sorrows (the death of his parents and wife) Dupree has faced are astounding. He has literally fought (as a boxer) to pay his bills and support his musical career. His drive, despite having meandering views on whether narcotic addiction is good or bad, is an attempt to justify those who have a 'habit'. He fights to convince the listener that no one should fully disregard another person's human experience, no matter how filthy the past. The sounds of this album give us insight into the realities of his personal 'gutter blues', and inevitably suggests us to sympathize with him through our own struggles of varying magnitude.
If I had to pick one single, Evil Woman is my favorite track from this album. I mean what's not to love? The saxophone call-and-response to his vocals - the Johnny B Goode influenced guitar solo (released same year, 1958) - the dancing piano licks - the light and lively drum brushing - the various 'oh yeah!, what!' outbursts put you right in the studio with them all... The whole song is slow blues at it's finest.
I knew I had to go the 'classic' look for this album. The focus of Dupree's story in the album pushed me to focus the art on him as well, rather than going for an illustration or vector art. I decided that an emotive shot of Dupree (rather than simply the side of his face like the release), his name, the album title, the album being in stereo, and the release year were the most important pieces to showcase. So I started my research: I scoured the internet for vintage vinyl covers and thumbed through my personal collection and below are a few vinyls I took inspiration from: Lou Rawls & Les McCann, Stormy Monday Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
William Thomas Dupree (birth date disputed; died January 21, 1992, in Hanover, Germany), best known as Champion Jack Dupree, was an American blues pianist. He was the embodiment of the New Orleans blues and boogie woogie pianist. On his best known album, Blues from the Gutter, for Atlantic in 1959, he was accompanied on guitar by Larry Dale, whose playing on that record inspired Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones. Although best known as a singer and pianist in the New Orleans style, Dupree occasionally pursued more musically adventurous projects, including Dupree `n` McPhee, a collaboration with English guitarist Tony McPhee.