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Ramblin' Mind

2001 studio album by Big Bill Morganfield

Ramblin' Mind is an album by the American musician Big Bill Morganfield, released in 2001.[1][2] Morganfield supported the album with a North American tour.[3]

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Production

The album was produced by Dick Shurman.[4] Morganfield wrote nine of its songs.[5] He was backed by many of the musicians who had played with his father, Muddy Waters, including pianist Pinetop Perkins and guitarist Bob Margolin.[6] Taj Mahal duetted with Morganfield on "Strong Man Holler" and "You're Gonna Miss Me".[7] Billy Branch contributed on harmonica.[8] "Mellow Chick Swing" is a cover of the Sonny Boy Williamson I song.[9] "People Sure Act Funny" is a version of the song made famous by Arthur Conley.[10]

Critical reception

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Entertainment Weekly noted that, "formulaic as it can be, Chicago blues is a powerful force in the right hands."[12] The Chicago Tribune determined that, "where his superb 1999 debut showcased veterans of Waters' Chicago band, Ramblin' Mind broadens the palette with jazz and Mississippi Delta blues."[14] The Independent deemed it "a cracking Chicago blues album."[15] The Gazette said that, "on 'Mellow Chick Swing', an old Sonny Boy Williamson tune, he jumps the blues on top of Mr. B's swinging piano pounding and Bill Lupkin's Williamson-inspired harp playing."[7] The Commercial Appeal opined that Morganfield's "guitar playing is journeyman, his songwriting pedestrian, and his singing frankly weak."[16]

AllMusic wrote that "Morganfield's expressive vocals always hit their mark."[11]

Track listing

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References

  1. [1]
    Takiff, Jonathan (13 Feb 2001). "Jazz Corner". Features Yo!. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 44.
  2. [2]
    Komara, Edward, ed. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: K-Z. Routledge. p. 708.
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    DeLuca, Dan (16 Mar 2001). "Big Bill Morganfield". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. W22.
  4. [4]
    Paoletta, Michael (Feb 17, 2001). "Ramblin' Mind". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 7. p. 21.
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    "Johnny 'Clyde' Copeland begat Shemekia...". The Virginian-Pilot. 23 Feb 2001. p. E7.
  6. [6]
    Gold, Judah (May 2001). "Big Bill Morganfield: Keeper of the flame". Guitar Player. Vol. 35, no. 5. pp. 37–38.
  7. [7]
    Regenstrief, Mike (5 Apr 2001). "Big Bill Morganfield Ramblin' Mind". The Gazette. p. D13.
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    Milkowski, Bill (Aug 2001). "Guitar range". Jazziz. Vol. 18, no. 8. p. 78.
  9. [9]
    White, Jim (6 May 2001). "A few reviews of the latest in blues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. G2.
  10. [10]
    Himes, Geoffrey (18 May 2001). "Big Bill Morganfield 'Ramblin' Mind'". The Washington Post. p. WW8.
  11. [11]
    "Ramblin' Mind Review by Scott Yanow". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  12. [12]
    Sullivan, James (Feb 23, 2001). "Big Bill Morganfield: Ramblin' Mind". Entertainment Weekly (583/584): 162.
  13. [13]
    The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. pp. 476–477.
  14. [14]
    Knopper, Steve (25 Feb 2001). "Big Bill Morganfield Ramblin' Mind". Chicago Tribune. p. 7.15.
  15. [15]
    Trapp, Roger (31 Mar 2001). "Jazz & Blues". Features. The Independent. p. 37.
  16. [16]
    Jordan, Mark (5 May 2001). "Ramblin Mind Big Bill Morganfield". The Commercial Appeal. p. E4.
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