Music that gets you

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Jazz/Blues is not something you hear from a lot, unfortunatly[right][snapback]69362[/snapback][/right]

The Blues are not dead, and the best of the Blues players are still putting out great stuff. For example, may I introduce you to Taj Mahal ?

And, since I 'came of age' in the heyday of Rock'n'Roll and have gravitated to the Blues over time, I often pull out Paint It Blue, This Ain't No Tribute. Junior Wells is the only man with the chutzpah to pull off a cover of 'Satisfaction' that rivals Mick Jagger's version; and Taj Mahal's 'Honky Tonk Women' takes the song back to the sleaze and pain it encapsulates.

If you want great production in your music, and like to hear a mixture of artists playing together, I suggest you check out The Chieftains. Paddy Maloney is much admired by musicians, who seem to be all lining up to get a chance to play with him. The list is long of those who have done so, and I must own 20 or more of their cd's, just because they put out something quite different each time.

Lastly, on the subject of 'those who put out something different each time' I would also recommend Ry Cooder. He is another whose works I can listen to over and over, because he has never let himself get stuck in a rut for music style.