VA - Beyond Mississippi - The Blues That Left Town (2002)

The Blues that left town to take a wrong turn that happened to be the right road into the unusual, the alternative & down right weird and a long way from Mississippi. 'Beyond Mississippi' takes a trip down this less travelled road to take a fresh look at the trails being blazed through Bluesland. Included in this set are blues renditions from a selection of great artists who are not necessarily associated with the Blues but never the less play a major part in the genres development over the years. Here you have a classic selection of great Blues tracks that reveals just how diverse, yet strong, the whole genre can be.

Track List:

CD1:
1-1 –Otis Taylor My Soul's In Louisiana 3:33
1-2 –Golden Gate Quartet* Preacher And The Bear 2:47
1-3 –Corey Harris Downhome Sophisticate 3:27
1-4 –Charley Patton A Spoonful Blues 3:09
1-5 –Albert King Crosscut Saw 7:43
1-6 –Muddy Waters Rollin' And Tumblin' 4:20
1-7 –Aretha Franklin Today I Sing The Blues 4:22
1-8 –Odea Matthews Something Within Me 2:35
1-9 –Bonzo Dog Band* Can Blue Men Sing The Whites? 2:45
1-10 –Justin Adams Blue Man 4:07
1-11 –Dr John* Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya 5:34
1-12 –Reverend Gary Davis* Death Don't Have No Mercy 4:06
1-13 –Little Axe All Night Party 3:45
1-14 –Memphis Minnie I'm A Bad Luck Woman 3:01
1-15 –Paul Pena Kargyraa Moan 4:19
1-16 –Mahalia Jackson Consider Me 3:34

CD2:
2-1 –Dr Feelgood* She Does It Right 3:20
2-2 –Bob Dylan Dirt Road Blues 3:35
2-3 –Howling Wolf* Moaning At Midnight 2:40
2-4 –Jessie Mae Hemphill Loving In The Moonlight 4:51
2-5 –Tom Waits Filipino Box Spring Hog 3:08
2-6 –Bo Diddley Heart-O-Matic Love 2:47
2-7 –Van Morrison Who Drove The Red Sports Car? 5:33
2-8 –Lightning Hopkins* Jake Head Boogie 2:52
2-9 –Chuck Berry Deep Feeling 2:19
2-10 –Cassandra Wilson Strange Fruit 5:31
2-11 –Sonny Terry Rain Crow Bill Featuring – Woody Guthrie 2:34
2-12 –Skip James Devil Got My Woman 5:13
2-13 –Sister Rosetta Tharpe That's All 2:34
2-14 –Errol Linton's Blues Vibe Packin' My Bags 3:44
2-15 –Nina Simone Mississippi Goddam 4:46
2-16 –Cripple Clarence Lofton I Don't Know 3:06
2-17 –George 'Bongo Joe' Coleman* Eloise 3:03
2-18 –Tommy Johnson Cool Drink Of Water Blues 3:24
2-19 –B.B. And Group Black Woman 2:54