Recorded live in 1976 and 1977 by producer norman dayron at the old waldorf nightclub on bloomfield s home turf in san francisco with a handpicked band, the results are startling to say the least. Mike bloomfield, al kooper, steve stills super session full album shuggie otis johnnys boy played on this one as well this 1968 album was the first to team up music monsters of the time. Bloomfield and kooper at their best give us a hint on what blues mean for a white guy. In the one 9hour recording session were captured some of the purest licks bloomfield ever laid down, and to this day super session stands as one of the greatest blues albums ever. An indifferent student and selfdescribed social outcast, bloomfield immersed himself in the multi cultural music world that existed in chicago in the 1950s. A year and a half ago i remixed super session and child is father to the man for them in 5. As guitarist in paul butterfields blues band, dylans 1965 electric transition, the electric flag and chartscaling super session sets with al kooper, michael bloomfields searing liquid lyricism seemed destined to join acolytes such as eric clapton on top of the world, until heroin claimed his career, then his life in 1981 two years later, columbia released this career. Bloomfield, kooper, stills super session 01 alberts. If youve never really experienced mike bloomfield just letting loose and playing ripping and inspired guitar, this is a darn good starting point. The ultimate complete michael bloomfield discography.
Michael bloomfield listen to free radio stations accuradio. Michael bloomfield hammonds rag download by elamy joe. Michael bernard bloomfield was born july 28, 1943, in chicago, illinois. But he also participated in numerous other sessions. Bloomfield and stills do not play together on the album, with tracks including bloomfield on side one, and. Super session al kooper, mike bloomfield, stephen stills. Koopers production and the improvisational nature of the recording session captured the quintessential bloomfield sound. His band the electric flag, his groundbreaking super session, and subsequent live recordings with coadventurer and this boxs producer al kooper were on the. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. A1 to a5 engineer fred catero, roy halee guitar steve stills tracks. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members.
Get the best deals on mike bloomfield vinyl records. Publication date 1976 topics chicago, blues language english. Super sessions success led to a sequel, the live adventures of mike bloomfield and al kooper, which was recorded over three shows at the fillmore west in 1968 and released the following year. Bloomfield, kooper, stills super session 01 youtube. Mike bloomfield, al kooper and stephen stills super session. Everyone of mike bloomfields notes is dead sharp stephen stills wa wa guitar playing on season of the witch is an aural delight. The live adventures of mike bloomfield and al kooper is a double album recorded at the fillmore west venue. Michael bernard bloomfield was an american guitarist and composer, born in chicago, illinois, who became one of the first popular music superstars of the 196.
Super session, the resultant release, with bloomfield on side one and guitarist stephen stills on side two, once again thrust bloomfield into the spotlight. After playing electric guitar for most of his teen years, in 1961 bloomfield concentrates almost exclusively on acoustic technique, learning a variety of folk blues, bluegrass and country styles. Michael bloomfield the best of mike bloomfield ace records. Mike bloomfield listen to mike bloomfield on deezer. Born in july 1943 into a welltodo family on chicagos north side, the young bloomfield found himself being drawn in his later teens to the blues clubs of the south and east sides of the city where he began to be exposed to some of the older experienced blues players, many of whom had arrived in the city during the migration of past decades of black workers from the south. Having now listened to it twice and really diggin it the material as well as the sonics i was wondering how this compares to the 2003 remaster or the gold cd. Michael bloomfield alberts shuffle download youtube. Indeed the live adventures of michael bloomfield and al kooper. Michael bloomfield his holy modal majesty download youtube. A session player who was weaned on chicagos legendary south side blues, bloomfield forever altered americanbased blues with his bold and passionate guitar playing and he.
Bloomfield and stills do not play together on the album, with tracks including bloomfie. Free customizable online radio with unlimited skips. Mike bloomfield, live at mccabes guitar workshop 1177 new. The reason for this was that a legal challenge had been made that super audio discs contain up to three complete recordings of a work. If you have any interest in bluesrock based music, super session will be right up your alley. I stand alone is american singersongwriter al koopers 1969 debut album issued on columbia records. In the space of months, the soundscape of rock shifted radically from short, danceable pop songs to comparatively longer works with more attention to technical and musical subtleties. Mike bloomfield, al kooper,stepehen stills you dont love me.
Bloomfield, kooper, stills super session 07 season of the witch part 1. Michael bloomfield if you love these blues, play em as. Since this would make the record much more expensive, it appears that most companies are avoiding this issue by simply canceling the release of the sacd version. The interview has never been published or used, except for a couple of minutes worth in the bob sarles 20 film, sweet blues. The subsequent album, super session, turned out to be the biggest hit of bloomfields career, the prototype for grateful deadstyle rock improvisation and the inspiration for innumerable. Bloomfield and stills do not play together on the album, with tracks including bloomfield on side one, and those including stills on side two. Mike bloomfield born michael bernard bloomfield in chicago, il, on 28 july 1943. Sep, 2014 bloomfield really shines in this relaxed studio setting, laying down some of his best nonlive work. According to rolling stone, bloomfield, kooper and miles spent 15 hours in the studio recording tracks for a proposed super session 73 album.
Music profile for mike bloomfield, born 28 july 1943. Tracklist a1 if you love these blues bass doug kilmer drums tom donlinger guitar m. Michael bernard bloomfield july 28, 1943 february 15, 1981 was an american guitarist and composer, born in chicago, illinois, who became one of the first popular music superstars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his instrumental prowess, since he rarely sang before 1969. Albums include super session, grape jam, and the live adventures of mike bloomfield and al kooper. Al kooper, mike bloomfield the live adventures of mike. Michael bloomfield alberts shuffle download elamy joe. Michael bloomfield bloomfield a retrospective album. Bloomfield, kooper, stills super session 02 stop youtube.
The idea was abandoned when the effort turned up nothing particularly super. Mike bloomfield, al kooper, steve stills super session thenectarin. The lost concert tapes 1268 with mike bloomfield, recorded 1968, issued april 2003 kooper session. Watch taylor swift party with katy perry and rupaul in new video. Michael bloomfield listen to michael bloomfield on deezer. Bloomfield, kooper, stills super session 04 his holy modal majesty duration.
It was recorded after his collaboration with michael bloomfield and stephen stills on the 1968 album super session. Super session is an album conceived by al kooper and featuring the work of guitarists mike bloomfield and stephen stills, released on. The classic example is super session, bloomfields only hit record under his own name. Watch will smith perform to iconic song prince ali from aladdi. Super session songs music from another era, from times that music creation had nothing to do with sales and charts. Album bloomfielda retrospective, michael bloomfield. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Get all the lyrics to songs by mike bloomfield and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Our forgotten guitar hero, michael bloomfield the forward. Super session is an album conceived by al kooper and featuring the work of guitarists mike bloomfield and stephen stills, released on columbia records in 1968. Listen to super session by mike bloomfield on deezer. Mike bloomfield, al kooper,stepehen stills you dont love me by stugots91. Michael bloomfield, al kooper, stephen stills super. Michael bloomfield if you love these blues, play em as you please by michael bloomfield.
Mike bloomfield vinyl records for sale shop with afterpay. If this is true, record companies could be legally liable for up to three sets of royalties. Mike bloomfield live at mccabes guitar workshop 1177 a master guitarist, arranger and writer, mike bloomfield was inspired by the power and originality of such bluesmen as john lee hooker, muddy waters and lightnin hopkins. The 1968 super session album was conceived as a jam session with kooper on keyboards and former paul butterfield blues band member mike bloomfield on lead guitar along with veteran studio musician and wrecking crew member fast eddie hoh on drums and barry goldberg, also on. To most guitar and blues aficionados, michael bloomfield was more than just a renowned, bigcity blues guitarist.
Michael bloomfield, al kooper, stephen stills super session. Get mike bloomfield setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other mike bloomfield fans for free on. View all records by michael bloomfield for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. Fusing his 50s roots with virtuosity and volume, in the mid60s he invented the guitar hero mold. Super session was released in a limited edition hybrid cdsacd format by audio fidelity records in september 2014, using the previously prepared al kooper 5. Here is a detailed listing of many of those releases.
Mike bloomfield al kooper steve stills super session. They simply stormed out of chicago, ruled the fillmore circuit, and turned rock music on its head. Bloomfield cooper stills super session internet archive. Michael bloomfield its not killing me 09 the ones i loved are gone by gointosleepbiatch.
Buy michael bloomfield super session cd bonus tracks, remastered at. He didnt have many students, but one, sperry hunt, took a few sessions with him, and he recorded several of them. Mike bloomfield, al kooper, steve stills super session. Label side one above track listings titled super session mike bloomfieldal kooper.
Super session is an album conceived by al kooper and featuring the work of guitarists mike bloomfield and stephen stills and bassist harvey brooks, released on columbia records in 1968. Super session with stephen stills and mike bloomfield 1968 the live adventures of mike bloomfield and al kooper february 1969 fillmore east. In 1976, michael bloomfield began giving guitar lessons at a community facility in mill valley. Michael bloomfield got his first guitar from his grandfathers pawnshop and wound up jamming alongside bob dylan at the newport folk festival in 1965. Bloomfield, lyricist p 1983 sony music entertainment.
Mike bloomfield if i ever get lucky complete youtube. Super session album for sale no flashy, solo playing here. Listen to your favorite songs from super sessions by mike bloomfield feat. Apr 22, 2017 i interviewed michael bloomfield in his marin county home in 1975. Bloomfield, kooper, stills super session 07 season. Kooper, composer producer not documented on available sources, producer m. Michael bloomfield listen on deezer music streaming. I interviewed michael bloomfield in his marin county home in 1975. The best of michael bloomfield, an album by michael b. Bloomfield on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Michael bloomfield super session bonus tracks, remastered on. Respected for his guitar playing, bloomfield knew and played with many of. Super session is an album conceived by al kooper and featuring the work of guitarists mike bloomfield and stephen stills, 2nd keyboardist barry goldberg, drummer eddie hoh and bassist harvey brooks, released on columbia records in 1968. Mike bloomfield, al koopers and the great steven stills.
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