Various Artists / Blues Harp Meltdown Vol. 3
Album: Blues Harp Meltdown Vol. 3   Collection:Blues
Artist:Various Artists   Added:Jan 2006
Label:Mountain Top Productions  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2006-01-15 Pull Date: 2006-03-19 Charts: Blues
Week Ending: Mar 19 Mar 12 Mar 5 Feb 19 Feb 12 Feb 5 Jan 29 Jan 22
Airplays: 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 4

Recent Airplay
1. May 29, 2021: blues with a feelin'
Done You Wrong
4. Mar 18, 2006: blues with a feelin'
Bloodstains On The Wall, Too Bad, Too Bad, Broke And Hungry
2. Mar 28, 2009: blues with a feelin'
Broke And Hungry, Walkin' Blues
5. Mar 11, 2006: blues with a feelin'
City Livin'
3. May 12, 2007: blues with a feelin'
Dirty Shame
6. Feb 27, 2006: The Panoply
Raining In My Heart

Album Review
The Byrd of Paradise
Reviewed 2006-02-07
LIVE harmonica showcase featuring 4 legendary harp players backed by a strong combo including legendary Chicago guitarist Steve Freund.
1. Short intro.
2. Jumpin' call and response.
3. Lowdown laidback chromatic drag.
4. Classic harp jump blues
5. Serious harmonica instrumental - boppin'
6. Tuff walkin' blues strut
7. Lowdown & slow. Real blues.
8. Raw- gut bucket stroll
9. through 13: Acoustic blues duet, serious explanation on #9
9. Easy walkin' sweet instr.
10. Foot stompin' old classic
11. Country-fied sweet blues ballad
12. Laid back - slow version of old classic
13. Finger picken-foot stompin

CD 2:
1. Short intro
2. Tuff walkin Chicago stroll
3. Uptempo 2-beat bounce
4. Lowdown & laidback, fierce harp
5. Slow loping strut
6. Classic Chicago blues bounce
7. Lowdown & slow blues. Oooh!
8. Snappy strollin' march.
Legendary Louisiana Swamp harplegend, "Lazy Lester"
9. Easy walkin midtempo insrt.
10. Countrified lope - unique vocals
11. Serious lowdown slow blues. Wicked lyrics.
12. Good time, wasy walkin stroll
13. Classic Louisiana swamp ballad.
14. Very unique harp style sounding like an accordion.
15. Classic swamp strut
16. Short sign off.

Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1. Mark Hummel Introduction
2. Mark Hummel Where Y'at
3. Mark Hummel City Livin'
4. Mark Hummel My Kind Of Baby
5. Mark Hummel Rollercoaster
6. Steve Freund My Little Playhouse
7. Steve Freund Done You Wrong
8. Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Hoodoo Man Blues
9. Cephas & Wiggins Piedmont Blues Jam
10. Cephas & Wiggins Big Boss Man
11. Cephas & Wiggins Going To The River
12. Cephas & Wigginss Walkin' Blues
13. Cephas & Wiggins Broke And Hungry
14. Mark Hummel Introduction
15. Carey Bell Dirty Shame
16. Carey Bell It Ain't Right
17. Carey Bell I Shudda Did
18. Carey Bell When I Get Drunk
19. Carey Bell I'm Ready
20. Carey Bell Too Bad, Too Bad
21. Carey Bell One Day
22. Lazy Lester Instrumental Alley Rock
23. Lazy Lester Blues Stop Knocking
24. Lazy Lester Bloodstains On The Wall
25. Lazy Lester Nothing In This World
26. Lazy Lester Raining In My Heart
27. Lazy Lester Jambalaya
28. Lazy Lester Sugar Coated Love
29. Mark Hummel Hummel's Sign Off