Name: From His Head to His Heart to His Hands by Michael Bloomfield
Brand: Michael Bloomfield
SKU: 886444412766
Price: 9.9 USD
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That it took until 2014 for a serious anthology of Mike Bloomfield’s work to appear should tell you everything you need to know about how underappreciated his work has been since his awful death of a drug overdose at age 37. Despite never being marketed well enough to compete with his peers from Clapton to Hendrix, Bloomfield played on key tracks with Bob Dylan and led The Paul Butterfield Blues Band through the masterful “East-West” and guided The Electric Flag through blues to jazz and R&B, playing in racially mixed groups at a time when few musicians dared to. His music here is divided into three sections: Roots, Jams, and Last Licks. Each department holds its own with enough highlights to enjoy Bloomfield’s skills both in context with the works and as individual performances. The previously unreleased instrumental versions of “Like a Rolling Stone” and “Tombstone Blues,” with The Chamber Brothers on backing vocals, shift the focus of the songs. Bloomfield played with a majesty and fire that's finally collected in one place, here aided by his friend and fellow traveler, Al Kooper.

From His Head to His Heart to His Hands

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 1

1. I'm a Country Boy (Early 1964 Hammond Audition)

2. Judge, Judge (Early 1964 Hammond Audition)

3. Hammond's Rag (Early 1964 Hammond Audition)

4. I've Got You in the Palm of My Hands

5. I Got My MoJo Working

6. Like a Rolling Stone (Instrumental)

7. Tombstone Blues (Alternate Chambers Brothers Version)

8. Michael Speaks About Paul Butterfield

9. Born in Chicago (LP Version)

10. Blues with a Feeling

11. East-West

12. Killin' Floor

13. Texas

14. Susie's Shuffle (Live Jam)

15. Just a Little Something (Live)

16. Easy Rider

Volume 2

1. Albert's Shuffle

2. Stop

3. His Holy Modal Majesty

4. Intro - Fillmore West (Live)

5. 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy) (Live - Mono Hybrid Edit)

6. Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong (Live)

7. Santana Clause (Live)

8. The Weight (Live at Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA - September 1968)

9. Intro - Fillmore East (Live)

10. One Way Out (Live)

11. Her Holy Modal Highness (Live)

12. Fat Grey Cloud (Live)

13. Mary Ann (Live)

14. That's All Right Mama (Live)

Volume 3

1. I'm Glad I'm Jewish (Live)

2. Men's Room (Live)

3. Don't You Lie to Me (Live)

4. Can't Lose What You Never Had

5. Gypsy Good Time

6. One Good Man

7. It's About Time

8. Carmelita Skiffle (Live)

9. Darktown Strutters Ball (Live)

10. Don't Think About It Baby

11. Jockey Blues / Old Folks Boogie (Live)

12. A-Flat Boogaloo (Live)

13. Glamour Girl (Live)

14. Spoken Intro (Live)

15. The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar (Live)

16. Hymn Time (Live)

17. They Just Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore (Hidden Track, Not Mentioned or Referenced in Physical Packaging)

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