DUSTER BENNETT - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions, 2-CD

12,95 EUR

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Art.Nr.: blue horizon

The release of the complete Duster Bennett sessions is "Long Overdue" (by the way an equally great Blue Horizon album by label colleague Gordon Smith. Should be released ASAP).OK fans have been kept in touch with Duster's music through the various Vertigo CD's but, although great music, it's comparing a blended whisky to a 20 years old malt.The first Album "Smiling like I'm happy" is one of the best British blues albums containg greats like the title song, Jumping at Shadows and Country Jam. I remember seeing Duster play in Penzance in 1969 when on holuday there. At the time I only knew his fabulous harmonica playing on Peter Green's "Trying so hard to forget" from Fleetwood mac's Mr. Wonderful album. When Duster took place behind the bass drum and high hat and hung on his beautiful 1952 Les Paul Goldtop guitar (given by Peter Green) he kicked off with "Country Jam". I was breathless. Everything on the man was moving, rocking and rolling. You heard a whole band while seeing just one man perform. Having seen most of the British blues greats (and even jammed with a few of them)I must admit that the Duster gig in Penzance is and will remain one of my most treasured gigs. The next day I managed to get his then two albums ("Smiling" and "Bright Lights") plus the single "Raining in my heart" b/w "Jumping for Joy", items which were not or very hard to get in Holland (where I live). Needless to say the vinyl products are completely worn out.
Someone transcribed the records to CD for me but you could still hear the scratchings. After waiting for more than twenty years, searching ads from specialized records shops and hopefully reading the rerelease page of Record Collector when I could get it "The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions" from Duster Bennett is finally there. Thanks Mike Vernon. One critical note. The print of the liner notes could have been a bit larger so that people who knew Duster's music in the 60s can read them without a magnifying glass. Now we look forward to the release of "Long Overdue".