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''The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions'' is an album by blues musician Howlin' Wolf released in 1971 on Chess Records, and on Rolling Stones Records in Britain. It was one of the first super session blues albums, setting a blues master among famous musicians from the second generation of rock and roll, in this case Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman. It peaked at #79 on the ''Billboard'' 200. ==History== Backstage at the Fillmore Auditorium, after a concert by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag, and Cream, Chess Records staff producer Norman Dayron spotted the guitar players of the latter two bands, Mike Bloomfield and Eric Clapton, talking and joking around. Dayron approached Clapton and, on impulse, asked "how would you like to do an album with Howlin' Wolf?"〔''The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions'', Deluxe Edition, MCA 088 112 985-2, 2002. Liner Notes, p. 4. According to the notes, Dayron stated that the plan "was hatched in '69 or '70." His dates and concerts must be confused; Bill Graham moved the Fillmore from its original location to become the Fillmore West in 1968, the same year Cream played its farewell concerts and Bloomfield quit Electric Flag, having left the Butterfield Band previously. It is possible that Dayron saw Clapton backstage at one of the recorded Al Kooper/Bloomfield shows at the Fillmore West in September 1968, or saw Bloomfield backstage at a Blind Faith concert in Oakland in August 1969, or even in Chicago the previous month, but in 1969 or 1970 he could not have seen either Cream or Electric Flag as neither group existed at that time.〕 After confirming that the offer was legitimate, Clapton agreed, and Dayron set up sessions in London through the Chess organization to coordinate with Clapton's schedule. Clapton secured the participation of the Rolling Stones rhythm section (pianist Ian Stewart, bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts), while Dayron assembled further musicians, including 19-year-old harmonica prodigy Jeffrey Carp, who died shortly after these recordings.〔Deluxe Ed., liners, pp. 5–6.〕 Initially, Marshall Chess did not want to pay the expense for flights and accommodations to send Wolf's long-serving guitarist Hubert Sumlin to England, but an ultimatum by Clapton mandated his presence. Sessions took place between May 2 and May 7, 1970, at Olympic Studios.〔Deluxe Ed., liners, pp. 22–24.〕 On the first day, May 2, Watts and Wyman were unavailable, and a call went out for immediate replacements. Many showed up, but only recordings featuring Klaus Voormann and Ringo Starr were released from that day.〔Deluxe Ed., liners, pp. 8–9.〕 In the initial album credits, Starr is listed as "Richie," as Dayron was under the impression that, being a Beatle, his name could not be used directly.〔Deluxe Ed., liners, p. 9.〕 Further overdubbing took place at the Chess studios in Chicago with Chess regulars Lafayette Leake on piano and Phil Upchurch on bass, and horn players Jordan Sandke, Dennis Lansing, and Joe Miller of the 43rd Street Snipers, Carp's band.〔Deluxe Ed., liners, p. 18.〕 Ex-Blind Faith keyboardist Steve Winwood, on tour in the United States, contributed to the overdubbing sessions as well. Although he actually plays on only five tracks for the original album, his name is featured on the cover below the Wolf's, along with Clapton, Wyman, and Watts. On March 4, 2003, the current owner of the Chess catalogue Universal Music Group released a two-disc Deluxe Edition of the London Sessions. Included as bonus tracks on the first disc were three performances initially released on Chess CH 60026 in February 1974, ''London Revisited''. The second disc featured outtakes and different mixes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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