Heart of Chicago

WIE NEU;STRICHCODE MARKIERT

FÜR FANS VON HARP BLUES: Mark Hummel is simply one of the finest harmonica players alive, period. His tone is extremely deep and his phrasing is both articulate and interesting. While his vocals are not very engaging, they're not horrid either--I've definitely heard worse.
This album is chock full o' good stuff: "Rockin' at the Riverside" is a four-minute lesson in blues harmonica soloing (will Hummel ever run out of ideas?), "Love Shock" is a good chromatic work-out, and "Living with the Blues" features great acoustic harp and an interesting chord structure.

While "Low Down to Uptown" might feature a more diverse setlist and equally jaw-dropping playing, "Heart of Chicago" shouldn't be ignored, especially by would-be blues harpists--this is a feast as far as harmonica is concerned!

HARP BLUES;WALTER HORTON