Jimmy D. Lane - Legacy (1998/2013) [DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Growing up in the shadow of his father, the great Jimmy Rogers, co-creator of the Muddy Waters sound, architect of the two-guitar heart of the postwar Chicago blues band, was a daunting experience for Jimmy D. Lane. But it's also a fondly remembered one. Actually he was daunted by a whole gang of big shadows as he came of age. Regular visitors to the Rogers home included a Who's Who of that '50s and '60s golden era of Chicago blues. With "Legacy", his second album for APO Records, Jimmy D. Lane proves that he is as compelling looking back towards the great blues masters of the past as he is at crossing stylistic lines and pushing the music forward.

When your father was the late Chicago blues and Chess Records icon Jimmy Rogers (not to be confused with pioneering country singer Jimmie Rodgers), some would argue that you have a hell of a lot to live up to. But the question "How does Jimmy D. Lane compare to Jimmy Rogers?" is both unrealistic and unfair – it would be like expecting Ravi Coltrane to accomplish what John Coltrane accomplished, or expecting Hank Williams, Jr. to be another Hank Williams, Sr. Besides, Lane is a fine Chicago bluesman in his own right. With Rogers making a guest appearance on "One Room Country Shack" and Muddy Waters' "Another Mule Kicking in Your Stall," listeners get to hear father and son playing alongside one another. Rogers, who died on December 19, 1997, had only two months to live when this historically important album was made. But Legacy is not only noteworthy because it contains the last recording of Rogers; it's also noteworthy because of the rich singing and expressive guitar playing that Lane brings to Memphis Slim's "Four O'Clock in the Morning" and Howlin' Wolf's "Big House," as well as heartfelt originals like "In This Bed," "Clue Me," and "Pride." Lane is someone who really understands the blues, and that fact is impossible to miss on this excellent date.

Tracklist:

01 - Hey Little Girl
02 - Clue Me
03 - Four O'clock In The Morning
04 - Going Downtown
05 - Another Mule Kickin' In My Stall
06 - In This Bed
07 - Call It Blues
08 - One Room Country Shack
09 - Big House
10 - Baby's Mule
11 - Dem Blues
12 - Pride
13 - It's All Good

Produced by Joe Harley. Co-Produced by Chad Kassem.
Recorded by Michael C. Ross on October 13-15, 1997 at Chicago Recording Company, IL.
This is a pure analog recording. The tracks were recorded live direct to two track tape.

Musicians:
Jimmy D. Lane - vocal, guitar
Freddie Crawford - bass
David Krull - piano, organ
Per Hanson - drums
Carey Bell - harmonica
Guest Performers:
Jimmy Rogers - vocal, guitar on "5 & 8"
Hubert Sumlin - giutar on "9"
Sam Lay - drums on "9"


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