Name: Deluxe Edition
Brand: Alligator Records
SKU: 52893
Availability: OutOfStock

Deluxe Edition

Rating

Album: Deluxe Edition
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Pawnshop Bound	More Info...	0:04
2)	Fishing Blues	More Info...	0:03
3)	Trying So Hard	More Info...	0:03
4)	This Is My Last Goodbye	More Info...	0:03
5)	Easter Bunny Boogie*	More Info...	0:05
6)	Broke and Hungry	More Info...	0:03
7)	It's Been a Long Time	More Info...	0:07
8)	Educated Fool	More Info...	0:02
9)	Lose Your Life	More Info...	0:03
10)	Going Down This Highway	More Info...	0:04
11)	The Boss	More Info...	0:04
12)	Evil	More Info...	0:03
13)	Must Be Jelly	More Info...	0:07
14)	Blowin' The Family Jewels	More Info...	0:02
15)	Somebody Is Calling Me Home	More Info...	0:04
16)	I Got A Feeling*	More Info...	0:03

Album: Deluxe Edition
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Pawnshop Bound	More Info...	0:04
2)	Fishing Blues	More Info...	0:03
3)	Trying So Hard	More Info...	0:03
4)	This Is My Last Goodbye	More Info...	0:03
5)	Easter Bunny Boogie*	More Info...	0:05
6)	Broke and Hungry	More Info...	0:03
7)	It's Been a Long Time	More Info...	0:07
8)	Educated Fool	More Info...	0:02
9)	Lose Your Life	More Info...	0:03
10)	Going Down This Highway	More Info...	0:04
11)	The Boss	More Info...	0:04
12)	Evil	More Info...	0:03
13)	Must Be Jelly	More Info...	0:07
14)	Blowin' The Family Jewels	More Info...	0:02
15)	Somebody Is Calling Me Home	More Info...	0:04
16)	I Got A Feeling*	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: William Clarke (vocals, harmonica); Alex Schultz, Zach Zunis, Jeff Ross, Greg Verginio, Barry Levenson, Al Blake, Junior Watson (guitar); Fred Kaplan, Steve F'Dor, John "Juke" Logan; Rick Reed (bass).
Producer: William Clarke.
Compilation producers: Bob DePugh, Bruce Iglauer, David Forte.
Includes liner notes by William Clarke.
All tracks have been digitally remastered using 20-bit technology.
Personnel: William Clarke (vocals, harmonica); Greg Verginio, Zach Zunis, Jeff Ross, Junior Watson, Al Blake, Alex Schultz, Barry Levenson (guitar); Jonny Viau (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Troy Jennings (baritone saxophone); John Marotti (trumpet, trombone, valve trombone); Fred Kaplan, John "Juke" Logan, Steve F'dor (keyboards); Flaco Medina, Tyler Pederson, Willie Brinlee, Rick Reed, Bill Stuve (acoustic bass); John J. Moore, Lee Campbell, Bob Newham, Eddie Clark, John Moore , Richard Innes, Jimi Bott (drums).
Audio Mixers: Glenn Nishida; William Clarke .
Liner Note Author: Bruce Iglauer.
Recording information: Pacifica Studios, Culver City, CA (1986-1996).
Photographers: Peter Amft; David Horowitz; Clayton Call; Randi Anglin; Robert Barclay; Mary Katherine Aldin.
William Clarke was the new harmonica genius for the millennium when his heart gave out on tour in 1996 and he passed away at age 45. This Deluxe Edition brings together 16 tracks culled primarily from his four Alligator albums along with three previously unreleased tracks from sessions conducted in 1986 and 1995, every track a winner. Clarke's tone is massive and only outdone by the wealth of ideas he constantly poured into his instrument. While others were still trying to imitate Little Walter, Clarke took the lessons he learned from George Harmonica Smith and built one of the most original and truly breathtaking styles in modern blues. Consider this disc his lasting legacy. ~ Cub Koda

Professional Reviews

Living Blues (7-8/99, pp.87-8) - "...Combining swinging, horn-leavened West Coast rhythms with Chicago-based harmonica lines, Clarke retained his traditionalism while simultaneously pushing the envelope with hius ceaseless innovations....[He] left a magnificent harp legacy..."