A session that Pinetop Perkins co-led with one-time Howlin' Wolf sideman Hubert Sumlin, Legends should have been outstanding but is merely average.
Singer/pianist Perkins (who was 84 when Legends was recorded in May 1998) and singer/guitarist Hubert Sumlin both had strong Chicago blues credentials going way back, and one greets Legends with very high expectations.
But while Legends isn't a bad album, the sparks don't fly the way they should have.
Embracing familiar electric blues classics like Willie Dixon's "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man," Jimmy Reed's "Shame, Shame, Shame" and B.B.
King's "Rock Me, Baby," Perkins and Sumlin simmer without ever really igniting.
And their accompaniment (which includes guitarist Doug Wainoris, harmonica player Annie Raines, bassist Rod Carey and drummer Per Hanson) doesn't go that extra mile either.
The CD sinks to its lowest point when Wainoris and Raines sing lead on Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's "She Walks Right In" -- while Wainoris is a competent singer, Raines has a terrible voice and makes listeners painfully aware of the fact that she should stick to harmonica playing.
For the most part, however, Legends isn't disastrous -- just mildly disappointing.
This is a CD that only completists will want.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Got My Mojo WorkingPreston Foster, Muddy Waters | Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | NutcrackerHubert Sumlin | Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Rock Me BabyJoe Josea, B.B. King | Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | The Sky Is CryingElmore James, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson | Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin | Play | 06:07 | 14 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | Pinto Beans and Blackeyed PeasHubert Sumlin | Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin | Play | 05:21 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Take It Easy BabyWilliam Perkins | Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Shame, Shame, Shame | Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Come Back BabyWalter Davis | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | Sunnyland SlimWilliam Perkins | Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin | Play | 07:04 | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| 10 | She Walks Right InClarence "Gatemouth" Brown | Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | Hoochie Coochie Man | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 07:29 | 17 MB | 42 MB |
| 55 mins | 127 MB | |||||
| 55 mins | 298 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown | Composer |
| 2 | Rod Carey | Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric), Main Personnel |
| 3 | Walter Davis | Composer |
| 4 | Willie Dixon | Composer |
| 5 | Preston Foster | Composer |
| 6 | Per Hanson | Drums, Main Personnel, Percussion |
| 7 | Elmore James | Composer |
| 8 | Joe Josea | Composer |
| 9 | B.B. King | Composer |
| 10 | Randy Labbe | Audio Production |
| 11 | Clarence Lewis | Composer |
| 12 | Pinetop Perkins | Main Personnel, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 13 | William Perkins | Composer |
| 14 | Annie Raines | Harmonica, Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 15 | Morgan Robinson | Composer |
| 16 | Hubert Sumlin | Composer, Guitars, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 17 | Doug Wainoris | Dobro, Guitars, Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 18 | Muddy Waters | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |