Arthur Williams & Jesse Hoggard - Analogue Productions LP

Harmonica master Arthur Williams and his acoustic guitar-playing partner Jesse Hoggard interpret six classic 12-bar blues – four sung by Arthur and two by Jesse. This duo really nails the front-porch feeling that the best acoustic blues was born from. Jesse’s guitar is perfectly steady with simple, tasteful fills. Arthur’s acoustic harp work is the showstopper. Arthur Williams was born in Tunica, Mississippi in 1937, was raised in Chicago and made his recording debut backing Frank Frost on Jewel Records in 1966. In 1972, he moved to his current home of St. Louis. He still performed but his recording career was dormant as he concentrated on a day job. In the 1990s, he appeared on a few records and put out a few of his own. But no release before this one has captured such an in-person feeling. The dynamics on this direct-to-disc recording are almost frightening. "Though once a staple of audiophile labels, no one really bothers with direct-to-disc anymore, except for Chad Kassem, the ic