The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions

Shipping sixtysomething blues icon Howlin' Wolf to England in May 1970, accompanied by his guitarist Hubert Sumlin, was a crapshoot. Wolf's health was poor and he hadn't recorded outside of Chicago since 1954. Not surprisingly, Wolf's London excursion remains a mixed bag. Certainly, the participants' hearts were in their music--with the notable exception perhaps of Wolf's--but the result never quite gelled. When the Brit rockers such as Eric Clapton the Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts dug into his songs, they collided with the ornery bluesman. Producer Norman Dayron later overdubbed Steve Winwood and Lafayette Leake's keyboards (along with horns on a few tracks) to salvage the sessions. Of all the classic Chess albums, this is an odd choice to expand with a second disc of outtakes, none of which are particularly revelatory. Still, Clapton is fiery throughout, and Wolf, although not in prime form, is never less than convincing. Though often criticized, most notably by Clapton himself, Howlin' Wolf's London Sessions offers a worthy--though not essential--snapshot of the legend in his waning years. -Hal Horowitz more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-07-2009; HOWLIN WOLF LONDON SESSIONS; Being a big Blues Fan and Howlin Wolf Fan, this is a great CD. It was done in London and has a host of great musicians on it. Most of it sounds spontaneous and as if they are jamming away. I think it's great.It has Clapton, Charlie...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-07-2008; The Hour of The Wolf; One of my first exposures to the world of Chicago-style blues, after a steady dirt of country-style Delta blues, was the Rolling Stones' version of the Willie Dixon classic Little Red Rooster back in the early 1960's. I thought that was...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-01-2006; Wow--Kickass Blues Riffs with a Superstar Backup Group; Imagine the Rolling Stones as a rhythm section, Eric Clapton on lead guitar, and Stevie Winwood on keyboards. Heck, even you singing in your shower could sound good. Wang Dang Doodle is such a killer song, Clapton's guitar simply...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-01-2005; Look at it in context---it introduced The Wolf to a wider audience; The Howlin' Wolf London sessions made The Wolf known to a larger audience who probably wouldn't have picked up the album or noticed any other Howlin' Wolf material were it not for the big name musicians (Clapton, Winwood, Wyman, Watts,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-07-2009; HOWLIN WOLF LONDON SESSIONS; Being a big Blues Fan and Howlin Wolf Fan, this is a great CD. It was done in London and has a host of great musicians on it. Most of it sounds spontaneous and as if they are jamming away. I think it's great.It has Clapton, Charlie...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-15-2004; Oh, come on!; Look, I've always liked this album. In fact, it's how I got my first exposure to the inimitable Howling Wolf. But what's the deal with this reissue? I would love to repurchase this CD. The one I own is a first generation CD release...; read full review | report as inappropriate