Eric Clapton - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Eric Clapton '2003

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Album name	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Eric Clapton
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Date	2003
Genre	Blues
Play time	59:14 min
Format / Bitrate	Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps
Media	CD
Size	368 MB
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A timely reminder of why Eric Clapton is so revered, this latest compilation is
released to coincide with the American PBS networks massive documentary series
on the blues.

Unfortunately theres nothing from Claptons Yardbirds days, denying us the chance
to see his talent in embryonic form.Instead, it kicks off with a brace of tracks
from what may well be the best British blues album of all, John Mayalls 1966
Bluesbreakers. All Your Love features a truly stinging solo, perfectly
showcasing Claptons new found enthusiasm for the Gibson Les Paul and Marshall
stack combo, while Steppin Out is an instrumental tour de force. Claptons
deification started here.

A trio of tracks by Cream finds Clapton moving into heavy rock territory. Skip
James Im So Glad is transformed into a proto-psychedelic classic, but do we
really need the live version of Spoonful? Clocking in at nearly 17 minutes of
ponderous riffage, its easy to see why Clapton soon felt the need to bail out
and simplify his sound.

Blind Faiths take on Sam Myers Sleeping In The Ground is as much a showcase for
Steve Winwoods soulful vocals as Claptons snaking guitar. However, Blind Faith
was short lived, leaving Clapton free to pursue his sideman fantasy.As such, we
find him backing a subdued sounding Howlin Wolf on the latters London Sessions
album, from which Rockin Daddy is taken. A not entirely successful meeting
between Wolf and various English acolytes (including the Rolling Stones rhythm
section and Winwood again), it promised much but failed to deliver.

Derek and the Dominos only managed one album, but it ranks amongst Claptons
finest work. Spurred on by the presence of the equally talented Duane Allman,
Clapton produced some of the most heartfelt and expressive guitar work of his
career.Although the resulting album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs,
features its fair share of radio friendly rock, its roots where firmly in the
blues, as demonstrated by the storming version of Freddie Kings Have You Ever
Loved A Woman included here.Theres also a fine acoustic performance of Walter
Jacobs Mean Old World and a live rendition of Crossroads, finding the Dominos in
more relaxed mood than the better known Cream take on Robert Johnsons classic.

For fans of Clapton theres nothing new here. But as a short history of Claptons
evolution as a player within the blues tradition, this hits the spot nicely and
underlines just why Clapton is so revered amongst guitarists even if his latter
day material is more supper club than juke-joint.The fact that theres nothing
here made after 1970 only serves to reinforce that. --Mick Fitzsimmons

Tracklist:
01. Eric Clapton; John Mayall; Hughie Flint; John McVie - All Your Love (3:33)
02. Eric Clapton; John McVie; Hughie Flint; Alan Skidmore; John Almond; Dennis
Healey; John Mayall - Steppin Out (2:27)
03. Eric Clapton; Cream; Jack Bruce; Ginger Baker - Rollin And Tumblin (4:43)
04. Eric Clapton; Cream; Jack Bruce; Ginger Baker - Im So Glad (3:59)
05. Eric Clapton; Cream; Jack Bruce; Ginger Baker - Spoonful (16:44)
06. Eric Clapton; Blind Faith; Ginger Baker; Steve Winwood - Sleeping In The
Ground (4:45)
07. Eric Clapton; Howlin Wolf; Steve Winwood; Bill Wyman; Charlie Watts; Hubert
Sumlin; Jefffrey M. Carp; Ian Stewart; Phil Upchurch - Rockin Daddy (3:46)
08. Eric Clapton; The Dominos; Duane Allman; Carl Radle; Jim Gordon; Bobby
Whitlock - Have You Ever Loved A Woman (6:52)
09. Eric Clapton; Derek & The Dominos; Duane Allman - Mean Old World (3:50)
10. Eric Clapton; Derek & The Dominos; Bobby Whitlock; Carl Radle; Jim Gordon -
Crossroads (Live) (8:36)