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24/06/2004 Dylan's blues roots
The Early Blues Roots of Bob Dylan (Catfish, 2000), like the label's Van Morrison compilation reviewed yesterday, offers insights into many of the early sources of the art of the musician. Though most obvious on his eponymous first album and the acoustic pair issued in the early '90s, country blues influences can be detected throughout Dylan's catalogue. (Michael Gray's Song & Dance Man 3 has the definitive analysis of Dylan's debt to early blues musicians.) The Catfish compilation contains 20 eclectic tracks by the kind of performers you'd expect to see - Mississippi Sheiks to Bukka White - as well as minor bluesman who were new to me - Bo Carter to Booker T Sapps. So if you're interested in the sources of much Dylan's art, this is an enjoyable and instructive listen. Like the Morrison Catfish compilation, The Early Blues Roots of Bob Dylan is let down a bit by weak sleeve notes. At the very least, the date of recordings should be listed. Ideally, the liner notes would have gone beyond a general discussion of Dylan and the blues to say something about the music on the disc. Despite these shortcomings, the Catfish disc is recommended. Other discs in the series track the roots of a range of blues and rock artists, including John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton and the early (ie pre-Californian) Fleetwood Mac. The Fopp retail chain is currently selling them at a giveaway £5 each. Further info: www.catfishrecords.co.uk
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