Albums, chansons, révélations, concerts… Voici ce qui a le plus marqué les membres de notre rédaction en 2016. Première partie.

 

Christophe Mourot

• Nouveautés

1. Alabama Mike / “Upset The Status Quo” (Jukehouse)

2. Corey Dennison Band (Delmark)

3. Aaron Neville / “Apache” (Tell It)

4. Harmonica Shah / “If You Live To Get Old, You Will Understand” (Electro-Fi)

5. Matthew Skoller / “Blues Immigrant” (Tongue ‘n Groove)

6. Big Jon Atkinson & Bob Corritore / “House Party At Big Jon’s” (Delta Groove)

7. William Bell / “This Is Where I live” (Stax/Universal)

8. Raphael Wressnig / “The Soul Connection” (Pepper Cake)

 
• Rééditions

1. Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown / “Gate Walks To Board – 1947-1950 Aladdin & Peacock Sides” (Hoodoo)

2. Buddy Guy / “First Time I Met The Blues” (Soul Jam)

3. Joe Haywood / “Warm & Tender Soul” (Play Back)

4. “Back To The River – More Southern Soul Stories 1961-1978” (Kent)

5. Lightnin’ Hopkins / “Mojo Hand Plus Blues In My Bottle” (Soul Jam)

• Titres marquants

–The Three Of Me / William Bell

–Baby Please Set Your Alarm / The Cinelli Brothers

–All Of The Above / Aaron Neville

 

• Révélations

–The Cinelli Brothers (“Baby Please Set Your Alarm”, difymusic.com/cinellibros)

–Robert Finley (“Age Don’t Mean A Thing”, Big Legal Mess)

–Diane Blue (“Blues In My Soul”, Regina Royale)

–Terrie Odabi (“My Blue Soul”, Autopublié)

 

• Blue Planet

–Automatic City / “One Batch Of Blues” (Stag-O-Lee)

–Smokin’ Dynamite / “Do What I Say” (smokindynamite.com)

–Leon Newars / “Soul Taking Butt Shaking Music” (leonnewars.com)

–Roy Thompson & The Mellow Kings / “20 Days” (Stag-O-Lee)

 

• Livres

–Blues Unlimited, Essential Interviews From The Original Blues Magazine (University Of Illinois Press)

–Sweet Soul Music, Rhythm And Blues Et Rêve Sudiste De Liberté, Peter Guralnick (Editions Allia)

2. Rhythm'n'blues in New Orleans (Revised and updated), John Broven (Pelican)

 

• DVD
–Mémoire de Blues de Jacques Morgantini, de Jacques Gasser (Hot Club de Pau)

 

• Concerts

–Eddie Cotton, Grady Champion, Diunna Greenleaf (tournée Chicago Blues Festival) (SoBlues Festival, Le Mans, Novembre 2016)

–Stagger Lee (Zygo Bar, Nantes, Octobre 2016)

–Sugaray Rayford (Cahors Blues Festival, Juillet 2016)

 

 

Frédéric Adrian

• Nouveautés

–Aaron Neville / “Apache” (Tell It)

–Matthew Skoller / “Blues Immigrant” (Tongue 'n groove)

–Mavis Staples / “Livin' On a High Note” (Anti-)

–William Bell / “This Is Where I Live” (Stax)

–Anderson .Paak / “Malibu” (Membran)

–Guy King / “Truth” (Delmark)

–Michael Kiwanuka / “Love & Hate” (Polydor)

–Matthew Halsall / “Into Forever” (Gondwana)

 

• Rééditions

–Ray Charles / “Live à Newport” (Frémeaux)

–Rozetta Johnson / “A Woman's Way – The Complete Rozetta Johnson 1963-1975” (Kent)

-“Greg Belson's Divine Disco – American Gospel Disco – 1974 to 1984” (Culture of soul)

–The Independents / “Just As Long – The Complete Wand Recordings 1972-74” (Kent)

–Rosetta Tharpe / “I Can't Sit Down” (EALZ)

 

• Titres marquants

–The road is ruff / Wax Tailor (avec Lee Fields)

 

• Révélations

–Anderson .Paak

–Charles X

–Andra Day (sur scène)

 

• Blue Planet

–Yasmine Kyd / “Privacy Settings” (Onde Music)

–Marvellous / “What To Believe” (Autopublié)

 

• DVD

–Last Of The Mississippi Jukes, Robert Mugge (MVD Visual)

 

• Concerts

–Anthony Joseph (New Morning)

–Kamasi Washington (Philharmonie)

–Matthew Halsall (Duc des Lombards)

–Omar (New Morning)

–Ronnie Spector (New Morning)

–Sharon Robinson (New Morning)

 

 

Éric Doidy

 

• Nouveautés

1. Various artists / “God Don't Never Change – The songs of Blind Willie Johnson” (Alligator)

2. Corey Dennison Band (Delmark)

3. Bonnie Raitt / “Dig In Deep” (Redwing)

4. Aaron Neville / “Apache” (Tell It)

5. William Bell / “This Is Where I Live” (Stax)

6. Tedeschi Trucks Band / “Let Me Get By” (Fantasy)

7. Bobby Rush / “Porcupine Meat” (Rounder)

8. Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials / “The Big Sound Of” (Alligator)

 

• Rééditions

1. B.B. King / “Here's One You Didn't Know About” (Ace)

2. Magic Sam Blues Band / “Black Magic” (Delmark)

3. The Staple Singers / “Faith & Grace – A Family Journey” (Stax)

4. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / “Got A Mind To Give Up Living” (Real gone)

5. Johnny Fuller & the Phillip Walker Band / “Fuller's Blues” (Black magic)

 

• Titres marquants

1. The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword / Van Morrison

2. Thank You For The Party / Chucky Thurmon (“California Soul – Funk & soul from the Golden State 1967-1976”, BGP)

3 ex æquo : God Today / Neal Black & Larry Garner. Walk A Mile In My Blues / Curtis Salgado

 

• Révélations

1. Corey Dennison (“Corey Dennison Band”, Delmark)

2. Robert Finley (“Age Don't Mean A Thing”, Big Legal Mess)

3. Terrie Odabi (“My Blue Soul”, Autopublié)

 

• Blue Planet

1. Nico Duportal & the Rhythm Dudes / “Dealin With My Blues” (Dixiefrog)

2. Rumble2Jungle / “R2J” (YOW)

3. Steve Verbeke / “Troisième Tiers” (Autopublié)

 

• Livres

1. Blues Unlimited – Essential Interviews From The Original Blues Magazine (University of Illinois Press)

2. Rhythm'n'blues in New Orleans (Revised and updated), John Broven (Pelican)

3. Ballade en blues, Gérard Herzhaft (autoédition)

 

• DVD

1. The Last of the Mississippi Jukes, Robert Mugge (MVD Visual)

2. Dedans le Sud de la Louisiane, Jean-Pierre Bruneau (Frémeaux)

3. Mémoire de Blues de Jacques Morgantini, de Jacques Gasser (Hot Club de Pau)

 

• Concerts

1. André Thierry (Lucerne Blues Festival)

2. John Primer & the Muddy Waters 101 Tribute feat. Billy Flynn & Bob Stroger (Lucerne Blues Festival)

3. Carl Weathersby (Lucerne Blues Festival)

 

 

Mathieu Presseq

• Nouveautés

–Gregory Porter / “Take Me To The Alley” (Blue Note)

–Solange / “A Seat At The Table” (Columbia)

–Frank Ocean / “Blonde” (Boys Don't Cry)

–Michael Kiwanuka / “Love & Hate” (Polydor)

–Kaytranada / “99.9%” (XL)

–Anderson .Paak / “Malibu” (Steel Wool Entertainment)

–Alicia Keys / “Here” (RCA)

–Bruno Mars / “24K Magic” (Atlantic)

 

• Titres marquants

–Mad / Solange

–Self control / Frank Ocean

–1990x / Maxwell

 

• Révélations

–Gallant

–NAO

–King

 

• Concerts

–Michael Kiwanuka (Rock School Barbey, Bordeaux)

 

 

Jacques Périn

• Nouveautés

–William Bell / “This Is Where I Live” (Stax)

–Harmonica Shah / “If You Life Enough To Get Old, You Will Understand” (Electro Fi)

–Hazmat Modine / “Extra Deluxe Supreme” (JARO Meridien)

–Guy King / “Truth” (Delmark)

–Michael Kiwanuka / “Love & Hate” (Polydor)

–Bobby Rush / “Porcupine Meat” (Rounder)

–Matthew Skoller / “Blues Immigrant” (Tongue 'n Groove)

–Vaneese Thomas / “The Long Journey Home” (Segue)

 

• Rééditions

–Ray Charles / “Live At Newport 1960” (Frémeaux & Associés)

–Joe Haywood / “Warm & Tender Love” (Play Back)

–Magic Sam Blues Band / “Black Magic” (DeLuxe Edition) (Delmark)

–The Staple Singers / “Faith & Grace” (Stax/Universal)

–O.V. Wright / “Treasured Moments” (Play Back)

 

• Titres marquants

–More Rooms / William Bell

–Black Man in a White World / Michael Kiwanuka

–I Don't Want Nobody Hangin' Around / Bobby Rush

 

• Révélations

–Corey Dennison (“Corey Dennison Band”, Delmark)

–Robert Finley (“Age Don't Mean A Thing”, Big Legal Mess)

–Roland Johnson (“Imagine This”, Blue Lotus)

 

• Blue Planet

–Awek / “Long Distance” (Autopublié)

–Nico Duportal / “Dealing With My Blues” (Borderline-Dixiefrog)

–Steve Verbeke / “Les Trois Tiers” (Autopublié)

 

• Livres

–I'll Take You There (Mavis Staples, The Staple Singers…) par Greg Kot

–Blues Unlimited – Essential Interviews From The Original Blues Magazine (University of Illinois Press)

–The Color Line (catalogue de l'exposition)

 

• DVD

–What Happened, Miss Simone?, de Liz Garbus

–Dedans le Sud de la Louisiane/Les Haricots sont pas salés, de Jean-Pierre Bruneau

 

• Concerts

–New Blue Generation (Mr. Sipp) (Grande-Synthe, Tremblay)

–Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (Sons d'hiver)

–Arnaud Fradin & his Roots Combo