Chicago blues guitarist
John Primer and Arizona (by way of Chicago) harp master
Bob Corritore team up for the first time on this session of raw Chicago blues,
Knockin' Around These Blues. It's odd these two have never collaborated on a project, as
Primer began playing the blues in the early '70s at the famous Chicago club Theresa's, while, at the same time,
Corritore started hanging around the Windy City learning the harp from such legends as
Walter Horton,
Carey Bell, and
Junior Wells. The ten-track program boasts gutsy, heartfelt cover versions of material by
Little Walter ("Blue and Lonesome"),
Robert Lockwood Jr. ("Little Boy Blue"),
Willie Dixon ("Just Like I Treat You"),
Jimmy Reed ("The Clock"), and
Lightnin' Hopkins ("Going Back Home"). Rounding out the band are guitarists
Billy Flynn and
Chris James, pianist
Barrelhouse Chuck, bassists
Bob Stroger and Patrick Rynn, and Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith and Brian Fahey on drums. ~ Al Campbell