I Hear Some Blues Downstairs

by Fenton Robinson

I Hear Some Blues Downstairs cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Alligator
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:29
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Fenton Robinson delivers a masterful set of smooth, jazz-inflected Chicago blues on 'I Hear Some Blues Downstairs'. Known for his mellow, sophisticated vocal delivery and complex chordal guitar style, Robinson brings a touch of soul and funk to standard blues structures. The album is widely regarded as a high-water mark of late-70s electric blues.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. I Hear Some Blues Downstairs (4:14)
  2. Just A Little Bit (4:35)
  3. West Side Baby (5:03)
  4. I'm So Tired (3:53)
  5. I Wish For You (3:14)
  6. Tell Me What's The Reason (3:19)
  7. Going West (3:43)
  8. Killing Floor (3:37)
  9. As The Years Go Passing By (4:48)

Credits

  • Reggie Boyd - arranged by [horns]
  • Larry Exum - bass
  • Ashward Gates - drums
  • Bill Heid - keyboards
  • Tom Coyne - lacquer cut by [runout etching 垄]
  • Steve Ditzell - rhythm guitar
  • Earl Crossley - tenor saxophone
  • Bill McFarland - trombone

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