IN FOR A PENNY- By: B. McCanna, 29 Oct 2008 This was recorded live with Jim McHarg's Metro Stompers at the Penny Farthing coffee house in Toronto in November 1965, & the tracklist is as follows:
China Boy Mr. Blues Walks Dippermouth Blues Trouble In Mind Bring It On Home To Mama West End Blues Stompin' At The Penny The Old Rugged Cross Go Go Swing My Mother's Eyes Canal Street Blues The Fourteenth Of July The Marines Hymn
that is, a total of thirteen tracks, with a total playing time of around 40 minutes. But for that deficiency I'd gladly have given this five stars.
The ensemble playing is excellent, with a strong cornet lead, limpid clarinet, & great rhythm section. But the man to watch out for is of course the great blues guitarist Lonnie Johnson, 65 years of age when this recording was made, & playing as well as he ever did.
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