Stidham,Arbee Arbee'S Blues CD

Arbee's Blues lays testament to Bluesman Arbee Stidham's triumph over a long depression, a consequence of an accident that forced him to give up the saxophone in the mid-1950's. Along his route to recovery, the musician picked up the guitar, and this album-over half an hour of plaintive Chicago blues and swinging boogie-woogie-is one result. Stidham's deep, grizzly voice and understated guitar licks weave through Memphis Slim's piano/organ riffs and Jump Jackson's beats on snare. See the liner notes for more about Arbee, his blues, and the lyrics that recount them.

1. Good Morning Blues 2. Falling Blues 3. Blue and Low 4. Misery Blues 5. My Baby Left Me 6. In the Evening 7. Walking Blues 8. I've Got to Forget You 9. Standing on the Corner 10. Careless Love 11. Tell Me, Mama