INDEX - Les chroniques, les albums, les concerts conseillés & les sources

[Bloomers]

Les albums dont on parle :

**** INDISPENSABLE
*** TRES BON
** BON
* POUR COLLECTIONNEURS

Bloomfield Solo Albums
- Live At Bill Graham's Fillmore West (1969****)
- It's Not Killing Me (1969**)
- Try It Before You Buy It (1973/5**)
- If You Love These Blues, Play 'Em As You Please (1976***)
- Live At McCabes Guitar Shop (1977***)
- Analine (1977***)
- Count Talent & The Originals (1978*)
- Michael Bloomfield (1978***)
- Between The Hard Place & The Ground (1979***)
- Cruisin' For A Bruisin' (1980*)
- Living On the Fast Lane (1981*)
- A Retrospective (1983***)
- Essential Blues 1964-69 (1994****)
- The Best Of Michael Bloomfield (1997***)
- Live At The Old Waldorf (1998***)
- Rare Performances 1964 (2000***)
- Junko Partner (2000)
- I'm Cutting Out (2001***)
- Celebrating The Blues (2006***)

Bloomfield Collaborations
- The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965***)
- The Butterfield Blues Band : East-West (1966****)
- The Electric Flag : The Trip (1967**)
- The Electric Flag : A Long Time Comin' (1968****)
- Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper/Steve Stills : Super Session (1968****)
- The Live Adventures Of Mike Bloomfield And Al Kooper (1969****)
- Nick Gravenites : My Labors (1969****)
- Mike Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites, Paul Butterfield & Maria Muldaur -  Steelyard Blues (OST-1972)
- Bloomfield Hammond Dr. John : Triumvirate (1973**)
- The Electric Flag : The Band Kept Playing (1974**)
- KGB (1976*)
- Bloomfield/Harris (1979***)
- The Electric Flag : Groovin' Is Easy (1983*)
- The Paul Butterfield Blues Band : The Original Lost Elektra Sessions (1995****)
- Old Glory : The Best Of Electric Flag (1995****)
- The Paul Butterfield Blues Band : Strawberry Jam (1995*)
- The Paul Butterfield Blues Band : East-West Live (1995*)
- Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield : The Lost Concert Tapes 12/13/68 (2003**)

Bloomfield Contributions
- Yank Rachell Tennessee Jug-Busters : Mandolin Blues (1963**)
- Sleepy John Estes : Broke & Hungry (1964**)
- John Hammond : So Many Roads (1965**)
- Bob Dylan : Highway 61 Revisited (1965****)
- Dick Campbell : Sings Where It's At (1965)
- Chuck Berry : Fresh Berry's (1965*)
- Peter, Paul & Mary : Album (1966*)
- Various Artist : What's Shakin' (1966***)
- The James Cotton Blues Band (1967**)
- Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson : Cherry Red (1967***)
- Mitch Ryder : What Now My Love (1967*)
- James Cotton Blues Band : Pure Cotton (1968***)
- James Cotton Blues Band : Cotton In Your Ears (1968***)
- The Electric Flag : An American Music Band (1968*) - Bloomfield ne joue pas sur ce disque
- Barry Goldberg : Two Jews Blues (1969****)
- Mother Earth : Living With The Animals (1969***)
- Muddy Waters : Fathers & Sons (1969***)
- Otis Rush : Mourning In The Morning (1969***)
- Janis Joplin : I've Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama  (1969****)
- The Zeet Band : Moogie Woogie  (1969*)
- Sam Lay In Bluesland (1970***)
- Southern Comfort (1970**) - Bloomfield ne joue pas sur ce disque
- Barry Goldberg & Friends  (1971***)
- Beaver & Krause : Ghandarva  (1971*)
- Woody Herman : Brand New  (1971**)
- James Cotton : Taking Care Of Business  (1971***)
- Merl Saunders : Keepers  (1971***)
- Melton, Levy & The Dey Bros. (1972*)
- Mill Valley Bunch : Casting Pearls (1973**)
- Millie Foster : Feels The Spirit (1973**)
- Charles Musselwhite : Leave The Blues To Us (1975)
- Kingfish (1985**)
- Matt Kelly : A Wing & A Prayer (1987*)
- Various Artist : I Blueskvarter Vol. 1-2-3 (1999 & 2004***)
- Various Artist : And This Is Maxwell Street (2000***)
- J.B. Lenoir, Sunnyland Slim & Friends : Live in 63' At Nina's Lounge (2003****)

Bloomfield Boots
-Mike Bloomfield & Friends - Live At The Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino (19-02-1971)
-Mike Bloomfield & Friends - Live At The Bottom Line, NYC (25-01-1975)

Bloomfield DVD
-The Michael Bloomfield Story


Les concerts en Streaming :
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Live At The Newport Folk Festival (1965-video)
Bob Dylan & The Butterfield Blues Band - Live At The Newport Folk Festival (1965-video)
The Butterfield Blues Band - Live At The Unicorn Coffee House (1966-audio)
The Butterfield Blues Band - Live At The Fillmore Auditorium (1966-audio)
The Electric Flag - Live At The Monterey Pop Festival (1967-video)
The Electric Flag - Live At The Carousel Ballroom (1968-audio)
Mike Bloomfield & Nick Gravenites - Live At The Fillmore West (1969-audio)
Muddy Waters w. Mike Bloomfield & Friends - Blues Summit In Chicago (1974-video)
Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper/Alvin Lee - Speakeasy TV-SHOW (1974-audio)
Mike Bloomfield & Friends - Live At The Record Plant (1974-audio)

Les articles (traductions, hommages, témoignages etc...) :
- Traduction : "Je n'aime pas les groupes de San Francisco" par Mike Bloomfield
- Portrait : Nick "The Greek" Gravenites par Bloomers
- Préface : Michael Bloomfield par Carlos Santana
- Hommage : Jimi Hendrix par Mike Bloomfield
- Hommage : Big Joe Williams par Mike Bloomfield
- Interview : Norman Dayron par Tom Mazolini
- Chronologie des concerts (1958-81)
- Biographie
- Photos

Bloomers Sources :
Bloomers rassemble le plus d'informations possibles sur un guitariste très peu connu en Europe.

Voici les sources principales qui l'ont aidé (et qui l'aident encore) sur ce projet.

LIVRES & MAGAZINES
- “If You Love These Blues” de Jan Mark Wolkin & Bill Keenom
(Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco 2000)
- Magazines avec différentes interviews, chroniques & archives(Rolling Stone, Rock & Folk, Guitar Magazine...)
- “The Ultimate Complete Michael Bloomfield Discography,” compiled by René Aagaard

INTERNET
Le site officiel, www.mikebloomfield.com
La discographie de David Dann, http://www.mikebloomfieldamericanmusic.com/
Chrome Oxide Music Collectors Pages, www.chromeoxide.com
Mark Naftalin’s web site (Winner Records) & Bloomfield Notes, www.bluespower.com

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