VA - Les Plus Grands Artistes De Blue (2015)

This anthology bringing together four CDs reviews everything the blues has produced that is essential. With an average of two to three titles per selected artist, this intelligently put together compilation offers good quality sound for recordings sometimes dating from the turn of the century. All periods up to the British Blues (Delta Blues, Texas Blues, Louisiana Blues, Rhythm&Blues.) are represented; you will find most of the great artists often with their flagship title and sometimes even rarities. Alongside John Lee Hooker's colossal Boom Boom, don't hesitate to listen to Big Mama Thornton's Hound Dog or other even rarer titles. With the hundred titles present, you should be spoiled for choice.
Tracklist
DISC 01

01. Johnny Otis – Harlem Nocturne (03:27)
02. Jimmy Reed – Ain't That Lovin' You Baby (02:24)
03. John Lee Hooker – Boom Boom (02:37)
04. B.B. King – Catfish Blues (02:32)
05. Muddy Waters – Baby Please Don't Go (03:21)
06. Dr. John – New Orleans (01:56)
07. Howlin' Wolf – I've Got A Woman (02:52)
08. Ray Charles – Sentimental Blues (02:36)
09. Clarence Frogman Henry – Ain't Got No Home (02:26)
10. Charles Brown – Trouble Blues (02:49)
11. Jimmy Witherspoon – Trouble In Mind (02:38)
12. Memphis Minnie – Me And My Chauffeur (03:08)
13. Pee Wee Crayton – Blues After Hours (03:07)
14. Sonny Terry – Whoopin' The Blues (02:50)
15. Robert Johnson – Cross Road Blues (02:37)
16. Lightnin' Hopkins – Mojo Hand (03:04)
17. John Mayall – Lost And Gone (02:44)
18. Buddy Guy – First Time I Meet The Blues (02:17)
19. J.B. Lenoir – Mama, Talk To Your Daughter (02:34)
20. Memphis Slim – Blues For My Baby (02:54)
21. T-Bone Walker – Blues Is A Woman (02:46)
22. Jelly Roll Morton – Dead Man Blues (04:18)
23. Ivory Joe Hunter – Landlord Blues (02:53)
24. "Mississippi" Fred McDowell – Good Morning Little School Girl (02:38)
25. Bo Diddley – I'm A Man (10:26)

DISC 02

01. Ray Charles – I'm Moving On (02:23)
02. Jimmy Reed – Shame Shame Shame (02:53)
03. John Mayall – Road Show (04:28)
04. Bo Diddley – Roadrunner (03:30)
05. Memphis Slim – My Baby (03:05)
06. Charles Brown – Rockin' Blues (02:57)
07. Arthur Crudup – My Baby Left Me (02:34)
08. Lightnin' Hopkins – Have You Ever Loved A Woman (02:42)
09. Big Bill Broonzy – Wee Wee Hours Blues (03:03)
10. Eddie Boyd – Five Long Years (02:41)
11. Jelly Roll Morton – Jelly Roll Blues (03:01)
12. Muddy Waters – Sad Sad Day (03:44)
13. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – Down By The Riverside (03:20)
14. Johnny Otis – Bad Luck Shadow (03:26)
15. Jimmy McGriff – Jumping The Blues (04:19)
16. Dr. John – One Night Late (02:20)
17. "Mississippi" Fred McDowell – Big Fat Mama (03:27)
18. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells – Blue Monday (04:56)
19. John Lee Hooker – I'm So Excited (02:51)
20. Big Joe Turner – Back Breaking Blues (03:07)
21. Ray Charles – Can't You See Darlin' (02:48)
22. Clarence Frogman Henry – You Always Hurt The One You Love (02:33)
23. B.B. King – When Your Baby Packs Up And Goes (02:31)
24. Memphis Slim – Cold Blooded Woman (03:44)
25. Robert Johnson – Love Is Vain (02:20)

DISC 03

01. Wilbert Harrison – Let's Work Together (02:42)
02. Screamin' Jay Hawkins – I Put A Spell On You (03:34)
03. B.B. King – The Thrill Is Gone (05:04)
04. John Mayall – Baby What You Want Me To Do (05:13)
05. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells – Messin' With The Kid (02:38)
06. John Lee Hooker – Dirty Groundhog Blues (03:03)
07. Clarence Frogman Henry – But I Do (02:22)
08. Arthur Crudup – So Glad You're Mine (02:51)
09. Buddy Guy – Slop Around (02:11)
10. Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton – Hound Dog (02:55)
11. Charles Brown – Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (03:17)
12. Johnny Otis – Barrelhouse Blues (03:03)
13. Lightnin' Hopkins – Jakehead Boogie (02:57)
14. Muddy Waters – Country Blues (03:37)
15. Sonny Boy Williamson – Better Cut That Out (03:03)
16. Robert Johnson – Rambling On My Mind (02:56)
17. Memphis Slim – Whiskey And Gin Blues (02:46)
18. Dr. John – Woman Is The Root Of All Evil (02:23)
19. "Mississippi" Fred McDowell – Got To Move (02:55)
20. Lonnie Johnson – Blues In G. (02:51)
21. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells – No Use Cryin' (03:08)
22. Jimmy Witherspoon – Ain't Nobody's Business (05:13)
23. Buddy Guy – Broken Hearted Blues (03:14)
24. Memphis Slim – Worried Life Blues (02:34)
25. Ray Charles – Blues Is My Middle Name (03:11)

DISC 04

01. Jimmy Witherspoon – Nobody Knows You (02:49)
02. Ray Charles – Georgia On My Mind (06:52)
03. Johnny Otis – Willie And The Hand Jive (02:36)
04. Memphis Slim – Let The Good Times Roll Creole (02:40)
05. Robert Johnson – Milkcow Caf Blues (02:21)
06. B.B. King – Every Day I Have The Blues (04:47)
07. T-Bone Walker – Midnight Blues (02:51)
08. Muddy Waters – Honey Bee (03:25)
09. Buddy Guy – Stone Crazy (03:52)
10. Bessie Smith – Baby Won't You Please Come Home (02:57)
11. John Lee Hooker – Hard Headed Woman (02:39)
12. John Mayall – Why Sorry (03:15)
13. "Mississippi" Fred McDowell – You Ain't Gonna Worry My Life Anymore (03:43)
14. Charles Brown – Big Legged Woman (02:55)
15. Elton Britt – Blues Texas Moonlight (02:53)
16. Lightnin' Hopkins – Lonesome Dog (02:43)
17. Roy Milton – Big Fat Mama (02:45)
18. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – Stranger Blues (02:26)
19. Dr. John – Zu Zu Man (03:21)
20. Memphis Slim – John Henry (02:41)
21. John Lee Hooker – Morning Blues (02:52)
22. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells – Satisfaction (03:40)
23. Ray Charles – This Love Of Mine (03:13)
24. T-Bone Walker – No Worry Blues (02:43)
25. Wilbert Harrison – Kansas City (02:21)