Description

1LP Vinyl – SD 33-364

The most frequent narrative about Buddy Guy and Junior Wells Play the Blues focuses on the album’s drawn-out recording process. Sessions in Miami in 1970 with the two Chicago-based artists yielded the bulk of the 10-song record, but it wasn’t until 1972 that two additional songs were recorded and the album finally released. The album features a unique mix of performers, even by blues album standards: the Miami recordings included a not-yet-unbearable Eric Clapton, A.C Reed on sax and Dr. John on piano, while the pair of songs from 1972 were backed by the J. Geils Band, at this time primarily known for a cover version of the Valentinos’ “Looking for a Love.”