“This captures Magic Sam and his band in more laid-back form, playing a small, booze-free venue rather than a rowdy bar or a festival audience in the thousands. Magic Sam may be in a more relaxed temper here, but his guitar work is absolutely on point; Sam's agile, incisive lead work, his dazzling string bends, and his fiery solos in which he fires off notes with the precision of a machine gun are all on display, confirming Sam's status as one of the most exciting and underrated players on the Chicago blues scene at the end of the '60s.”

I’m remembering the legendary Magic Sam this week, by featuring this obscure live recording from 1968  ‘Live at the Avant Garde’ that sounds quite incredible.

Plus new releases from Tommy Castro, Ian Siegal and Johnny Mastro, Ray Beadle and Early James.

 

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