Mississippi John Hurt (Book & 2 CD's) (Stefan Grossman’s Early Masters of American Blues Guitar)

Mississippi John Hurt (Book & 2 CD's) (Stefan Grossman’s Ea...

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Arranged for Guitar Tablature & Standard Notation With Chords & Lyrics. Mississippi John Hurt had a fascinating career, originally recording a handful of songs in the late 1920s, and, after disappearing for nearly 30 years, being rediscovered by a new generation of musicians that included Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Stephen Sills. Found in 1963 living in a small town in Mississippi, by an admirer who tracked him down through the lyrics of his 1928 single "Avalon Blues," Mississippi John Hurt was persuaded to go to Washington, D.C. and start a new career. He spent the next three years performing and recording for a whole new group of fans. In addition to transcribing all the songs in this collection, Stefan Grossman was also a student of John Hurt. Includes a CD containing John Hurt's original recordings so you can hear the music as it was originally performed. Contents: Shake That Thing, Spike Driver's Blues, Casey Jones, Got The Blues, Can't Be Satisfied, Joe Turner Blues, Stocktime, Hey Baby, Right Away, Aibn't Nobody But You Babe, Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor, Nobody's Diry Business, Richland's Women Blues, Louis Collins, Blessed Be The Name, Praying On The Old Camp Grounds, Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me, Corinna Corinna, Oh Mary Don't You Weep, Avalon Blues, Sliding Delta, Coffee Blues, Monday Morning Blues, Candyman, Trouble I've Had All My Days, See See Rider, Stack O'Lee Blues, Big Leg Blues. Also includes a 3 page biography by Jas Obrecht, and photographs.

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Another Grossman product of excellence!

Reviewed by Peter Hyatt, 2008-10-19

Grossman is serious about the blues. A gifted teacher (see his DVDs here at Amazon), here he presents the student with an excellent and nicely legible Guitar Tab of 26 of Mississippi John Hurt's songs, including all the hits "My Creole Belle", "Louis Collins", and some not so known like, "Blessed Be the Name" and "Sliding Delta".

As with other Grossman products, excellence is the keyword. Grossman wants precision and he wants feel, but before you can "own" and begin to add signature to a song, you must learn it. He feels that you can best learn from the master himself, so included is two CDs of MJH's music, including the high quality live performances (with much improved recording over the 1920's and 1930's recordings), so it is a real treat to own.

Great for early guitarists who may not yet be true Intermediates, but also great for advanced guitarists who need the music of MJH!

Mississippi John Hurt (Book & 2 CD's)

Reviewed by Max, 2007-07-22

This book covers most if not all of Mississippi John Hurt's songs (26 songs total). This is essentially the same book as the older Stefan Grossman's Masters of Country Blues Guitar, The Music of Mississippi John Hurt, Edited by Aaron Stang. The two CDs are very high quality recordings of live performances, possibly not available elsewhere. Shake That Thing and Sliding Delta are included here. I've been unable to find MJH recorded version of these songs elsewhere. These recordings just by themselves are probably worth the price of the whole package. Songs are presented in tablature and standard music format. All the words for all the verses are present. The tablature is big and easy to read. There are several songs where the tablature transcriptions are just for the break. The parts that aren't tabbed out should be the easiest parts to figure out. Or, you can learn the break and just use that to accompany your singing. Again each song is represented, on a separate page, in standard music format, with the melody line and the cords noted. I wanted Coffee Blues spoon fed to me one loving spoonful at a time, in its entirety, so I'm a little disappointed that only the break was included as tablature. I'm sure that filling in the gaps will make me a better musician. That is the whole point isn't it?