I Remember Blind Joe Death

by John Fahey

I Remember Blind Joe Death cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Varrick
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 46:24
  • Community rating: 3.06/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Returning to the foundational mythology of his early career, the acoustic guitar virtuoso delivered a mature, reflective continuation of his American Primitivism style. 'I Remember Blind Joe Death' features intricate fingerpicking and meditative reinterpretations of traditional blues and folk standards. The recording highlights Fahey's enduring ability to extract profound, idiosyncratic emotion from solo acoustic performance.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, Avant Garde, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. The Evening Mysteries Of Ferry Street (3:28)
  2. You'll Find Her Name Written There (1:36)
  3. The Minutes Seem Like Hours, The Hours Seem Like Days (4:02)
  4. Are You From Dixie? (2:45)
  5. A Minor Blues (4:42)
  6. Steel Guitar Rag (2:26)
  7. Nightmare / Summertime (5:25)
  8. Let Me Call You Sweetheart (2:12)
  9. Unknown Tango (3:54)
  10. Improv In E Minor (7:30)
  11. Lava On Waikiki (2:18)
  12. Gaucho (6:00)

Credits

  • John Fahey - primary artist, guitar, written-by, arranged by
  • Harold Hensley - written-by
  • Traditional - written-by
  • Artie Shaw - written-by [nightmare]
  • DuBose Heyward - written-by [summertime]
  • George & Ira Gershwin - written-by [summertime]
  • Beth Slater Whitson - written-by
  • Leo Friedman - written-by

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