℗ 2020 Storyville Records
Released | March 21, 1994 |
Duration | 41m 55s |
Record Label | Storyville Records |
Catalogue No. | 6017009 |
Genre | Blues (Harmonica Blues) |
Wizard of the Harmonica
Sonny Terry
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
1.1
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Digging My Potatoes
Sonny Terry |
3:32 | |||
1.2
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The Harmonica Blues (feat. Brownie McGee, Svend Erik Nørregård)
Sonny Terry; Brownie McGee; Svend Erik Nørregård |
3:04 | |||
1.3
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My Key Wont Fit No More
Sonny Terry |
3:53 | |||
1.4
|
Chasing the Fox
Sonny Terry |
2:28 | |||
1.5
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Easy Rider (feat. Brownie McGee, Svend Erik Nørregård)
Sonny Terry; Brownie McGee; Svend Erik Nørregård |
4:02 | |||
1.6
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Goin Down Slow
Sonny Terry |
3:53 | |||
1.7
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Take This Hammer
Sonny Terry |
4:03 | |||
1.8
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Old Lost John
Sonny Terry |
3:08 | |||
1.9
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I'm Crazy About Your Pie (feat. Brownie McGee)
Sonny Terry; Brownie McGee |
2:57 | |||
1.10
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Freight Train Rollin' On
Sonny Terry |
2:15 | |||
1.11
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Pretty Little Girl
Sonny Terry |
2:32 | |||
1.12
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Cousin John
Sonny Terry |
2:42 | |||
1.13
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I'm Afraid of Fire
Sonny Terry |
3:26 |
The enthusiasm and captivating energy of Sonny Terry on Wizard of the Harmonica is as tangible and undeniable as his impact on the blues harmonica and its role in the blues.
The technical mastery of the blues harmonica and energetic vocal stylings of Sonny Terry come together on Wizard of the Harmonica to form a captivating portrait of one of the instrument’s all time greats and a legend in the Piedmont blues genre. Terry’s instrumental mastery is accompanied by his idiosyncratic and captivating vocal stylings which move from falsetto whoops to dense spoken word passages in unrestricted yet precise ways to form an expansive and nuanced impression of one of the most characteristic and charismatic performers of the style.
Recorded in Copenhagen in 1971, Wizard of the Harmonica captures Sonny Terry at a time in his life where his previous musical experiences and relationships form a foundation on which his uncompromising style unfolds with as few restrictions as ever. On "I’m Crazy About Your Pie", Terry delivers an exuberant take on Blind Boy Fuller’s "Custard Pie", and the album’s version of "Easy Rider" seems to harken back to how Lead Belly, another old friend and collaborator of Terry’s, would perform it. Recorded in the later part of his career, Wizard of the Harmonica depicts a 60-year-old Sonny Terry as vivid as ever but with a strong sense of the roots of his life and musical career.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Storyville Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-13 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-13 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.36 -3.85 to 0.00 | -20.46 -22.81 to -17.88 | -16.83 -18.70 to -14.60 | 11 9 to 13 | |
1 | Digging My Potatoes | -2.35 | -20.02 | -16.5 | 11 |
2 | The Harmonica Blues (feat. Brownie McGee, Svend Erik Nørregård) | -2.65 | -22.37 | -18.6 | 11 |
3 | My Key Wont Fit No More | -2.81 | -21.11 | -17.8 | 12 |
4 | Chasing the Fox | -3.42 | -22.23 | -17.9 | 10 |
5 | Easy Rider (feat. Brownie McGee, Svend Erik Nørregård) | -2.17 | -19.54 | -16.2 | 11 |
6 | Goin Down Slow | 0.00 | -18.56 | -15.4 | 11 |
7 | Take This Hammer | -1.51 | -19.14 | -15.7 | 11 |
8 | Old Lost John | -1.87 | -18.80 | -14.6 | 9 |
9 | I'm Crazy About Your Pie (feat. Brownie McGee) | -1.37 | -17.88 | -14.7 | 11 |
10 | Freight Train Rollin' On | -3.85 | -21.04 | -17.0 | 10 |
11 | Pretty Little Girl | -2.01 | -21.06 | -17.7 | 12 |
12 | Cousin John | -2.84 | -22.81 | -18.7 | 13 |
13 | I'm Afraid of Fire | -3.79 | -21.42 | -18.0 | 11 |