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I bought this after hearing John Mayall's elegy, The Death of J.B. Lenoir. That piece was so moving, so filled with heart-ache, and so immediate, so raw. I was curious because I'd never heard of J. B. Lenoir.
The CD gives us a window into a little known era of "political jazz" during the 1950s, with two versions of Eisenhower Blues (which the producers at first forced Lenoir to give a different name to) and I'm in Korea. These is their own way are a fore-runner of Country Joe's "Fixing to Die" about the Vietnam war.
Lenoir has a distinct style, which grows on you as you listen to his work. Mayall's elegy has a verse: "J.B. had a struggle, playing unappreciated blues in vain," and it is easy to see why the society of the 1950s didn't appreciate this artist. But as Mayall also says "The Blues have lost a King." If you like jazz, especially jazz with a protest element to it, try this little known album.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2011
Tracks-1.Mama Talk To Your Daughter, 2.Eisenhower Blues, 3.I Lost My Baby, 4.Give Me One More Shot, 5.Man, Watch Your Women 6. I'm In Korea 7. I'm Going To Die Someday, 8.What Have I Done?, 9.Fine Girls,10.We've Both Got To Realize, 11.Eisenhower Blues, 12.Sittin'Down Thinkin', 13. Mama, Your Daughter's Going To Miss Me All His original Parrot singles and 5 unreleased sides, plus 2 versions of Eisenhower blues (withdrawn at the time and changed to "Tax Payin' Blues"!) These are his most definitive sides made before Parrot folded and JB went on to Chess, Shad, V-Jay,and others.This is the stuff he played in Chicago clubs that made him famous- sides covered by so many that followed.
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