Best known for his contributions to the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, the Electric Flag, Bob Dylan, and Al Kooper's classic Super Session projects, Michael Bloomfield stands alongside Eric Clapton and Peter Green as the very greatest of the first generation of white blues guitarists. The two albums reissued here demonstrate the true breadth and depth of his passion and personal expression. If You Love These Blues, Play 'em as You Please (1976) is an ardent labor of love and perhaps the finest single work of his solo recording career. On this unusual album, Bloomfield's magical guitar playing honors his musical heroes and inspirations as he invokes bluesmen B.B. King, T-Bone Walker, Blind Blake, Howling Wolf, Guitar Slim, Lonnie Johnson, and Eddie Lang. On Bloomfield/Harris (1979), Michael and fellow guitar master Woody Harris delve into the acoustic roots of gospel blues, Bloomfield's stinging electric slide guitar contrasting with the warm, organic tones of Harris's fingerstyle picking.............
