DJ Play My Blues

Background and recordings

One year after the release of the experimental album "Breaking Out", Buddy Guy and his then recent band entered the Soto Sound Studios, and they recorded one of the most remarkable album of Chicago Blues. Buddy's little brother, Phil Guy was on the second guitar again. Drummer Ray "Killer" Allison was also played in the band for years, but there were two new members. The third guitarist Doug Williams was a member of Phil Guy's band, while the bass player Mike Morrison played with Junior Wells and Willie Dixon.

Releases

The original release includes only seven tracks. 10-track LP was released in 1991 by Music Box International in Greece. 2 of 3 new tracks were previously released on Phil Guy's albums in 1982 and in 1983. Phil Guy took the lead vocals on that tracks. The 10-track version was released on a remastered CD by JSP in 1994 with an alternate cover. It was re-released on CD in 2004 with another alternate cover, including two more tracks.

Critical reception

AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars and in the review by Chris Nickson, he commented:

This is Buddy Guy playing and feeling the blues, pure and simple, without any sense of compromise – and it's all the better for it, putting much of the rest of his catalog into perspective. Rarely is the blues this heartfelt – and rarer still is it so well played. If this were his only recorded legacy, he'd still warrant the stature he's achieved.

CD 2004 re-release track listing

All tracks written by Buddy Guy, except where noted.

Personnel

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