Downhome Sophisticate by Corey Harris

Downhome Sophisticate

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Downhome Sophisticate

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Audio CD (April 30, 2002)

Number of Discs: 1

Label: Rounder / Pgd

Reader Reviews
I first heard Corey Harris though my subscription to InRadio CDs (which are worth their weight in gold, check them out at inradio.com)... was blown away by the track Downhome Sophisticate and had to check out the full album. Usually it's the case that I love a track, but the album and the rest of the offerings are lackluster.... Let me tell you this is not the case here! This album blew me the heck out of the water.... I see another reviewer complains he wanders "more than a blues musician". Duh. What's so wildly exciting about Mr Harris' work is how vibrant, alive, and evolving his work is... Yes, he seems to grab hungrily from influences of music spanning decades... and he does it with chops and aplomb. Buy some of his other disks and you will be similarly impressed. None are alike, but all show a love of music and an intelligence that far exceeds anything else I am aware of in music at the moment.... Or anything else I have encountered! Greens From the Garden for example... definitely rootsy... unapologetically so, but the spin he puts on it - wow. He is not a HISTORIAN, far beyond that. His music is an education.... and a fun, thought-provoking and exciting one at that. Exciting exciting exciting. Do yourself a favor and buy this disk!

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