Philippe Mouratoglou - Steady Rollin Man: Echoes of Robert Johnson '2012

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As I listened to the recordings of blues guitarist Robert Johnson, I was struck
by the utter originality of Johnsons language: creative and almost strange. I
was touched by this music, that was recorded in extremis, and I wondered what it
might have become if Robert Johnson had had the opportunity to develop it
further. To start from this blues thats so singular and then to discover a new
angle and different perspectives. Playing the guitar confronts one with a
certain kind of loneliness. Nonetheless, for this project, I decided to look for
traveling companions: musicians without aesthetic prejudices, ready for this
adventure, and eager to see where it would lead us. Jean-Marc Foltzs and Bruno
Chevillons names came as natural choice because of our affinity, friendship, and
the fact that we think and feel on the same line. Also because we had the same
desire for creative complicity. The aesthetic area of these two versatile
musicians is far from the blues of the origins, and this was supposed to help me
take some distance from this subject matter. I thought of the double bass as a
complement for the guitar, that would form with it some kind of an extended
string instrument and would at the same time be able to produce specific sound
textures. I heard a clarinet that would answer my voice, somehow like an
ambiguous reflection of it, like some sort of an alter ego that would conjure up
the diabolical mythology thats associated with Robert Johnson. As for the
guitar, I was looking for something I had never done before. I decided to work
on the same type of open tunings that Robert Johnson used. This made me discover
new possibilities and specific sound colors. I wrote music for this project and
I also wanted us to improvise, so as to maintain a space that would reflect the
inspired freedom that is so striking in Johnsons music. This is not really
blues, this is something else. Echoes of Robert Johnson. » Philippe
Mouratoglou

Tracklist:
 01. Philippe Mouratoglou - Come on in My Kitchen (07:39)
 02. Philippe Mouratoglou - Terraplane Blues / Stones in My Passway (03:53)
 03. Philippe Mouratoglou - Love in Vain (05:46)
 04. Philippe Mouratoglou - Preaching Blues (08:22)
 05. Philippe Mouratoglou - Crossroad Blues (02:51)
 06. Philippe Mouratoglou - Ramblin on My Mind (01:33)
 07. Philippe Mouratoglou - When You Got a Good Friend (04:05)
 08. Philippe Mouratoglou - Me and the Devil Blues (04:27)
 09. Philippe Mouratoglou - I’m a Steady Rollin Man (04:32)
 10. Philippe Mouratoglou - Malted Milk (03:30)
 11. Philippe Mouratoglou - Hellhound on My Trail (08:59)

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