Matchbox Bluesmaster Series, Vol. 11: Black Diamon

Goldrock Gospel Singers; Brown, Daniel; Butler, James; Parker, Shorty Bob; Carroll, Jeanne; Bull City Red, ; Blake, Arthur; Nabors, Leroi; Gospel Keys, The; Jones, Otis; Graves, Roosevelt; Davis, Gary; Forehand, A.C.; Eurreal Wilford Little Brother Montgomery Trio; Brown, Henry; Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers; Parham, Tiny; Smith, Utah; Johnson, A; Pinetop and Lindberg; Montgomery, Eurreal Wilford Little Brother; Wheatstraw, Peetie; Price, Sammy; Johnson, Lonnie; Grainger, Ethel; J.C. Burnett Gospel

In this, the penultimate 6 CD set, we feature blues piano – a much neglected area of the blues – from the unique playing of Cripple Clarence Lofton to two albums from “The High Sherriff From Hell” himself, Peetie Wheatstraw, a cross section of the music of Little Brother Montgomery and much else besides. Kokomo Arnold is the one non-piano-playing artist on this set and, in his short recording career, marked himself out as a seminal figure. He also appears with Peetie Wheatstraw on a number of tracks. The final CD is of hot gospel music from pre and post war eras.

Price: $52.98