Blind John Davis - Blind John Davis (1983) [Reissue 1994]

Chicago native John Henry Davis spent most of his later years recording in Europe, where he was much better known than he was in the U.S. This release, recorded in the mid-’80s, spotlights Davis solo at the piano (except for the final bonus track, which features a vocal by Jeanne-Marie Carroll), and his warm, unhurried playing and singing is as comfortable as an old easy chair. Although he helped format the Chicago blues sound through his work in the 1930s and 1940s with artists like Tampa Red, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Big Bill Broonzy, Davis seems most at home doing a kind of lounge blues, an approach that plays to his strengths. The opening track on this collection, “I Had a Dream,” sets the pace here, and it is a likeable tune that contains the line “I dreamed I won the Brooklyn Bridge on my knees shooting dice” before turning into a song of amused resignation. The wistful “I Heard an Echo” is another highlight, and “Pretty Blues for Listening” has a winning and delicate jazz feel. It all adds up to a pleasant listen, and the piano playing here is smooth and easy, with just enough Chicago left in to give the performances an edge.

Tracklist:
01. I Had A Dream
02. I Know The Baby Loves Me
03. Hey, Hey Mama
04. The Woman I Love
05. I Heard An Echo
06. The Trick’s Done Turned On You
07. Don’t Lie To Me
08. Harlem Blues
09. When The Blues Birds Come Out To Sing
10. Pretty Blues For Listening
11. When I’ve Been Drinking
12. Bartender’s Bounce
13. Penny Pinching Blues (Bonus track)

Total time: 39:07

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