Abner Jay- Last Ole Minstrel Man (Mississippi, 2011)

A short 10" EP of the late, great Abner Jay's very last studio sessions from Atlanta, 1994. Raw. Can't help but wonder if this will be the last release in Mississippi Records' sustained effort to canonize Mr. Jay as a lost hero of American folk. This one comes lovingly packaged with lots of great photos, inserts & copious liner notes from Jack Teague about his time getting to know Jay in Georgia, and how this recording came to happen. Makes for an illuminating read, I think, but... If you really want all that, I guess you should stop mooching here and go buy the record, no?

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Download Link: Abner Jay- Last Ole Minstrel Man (Mississippi, 2011) 320 Vinyl rip by yours truly. *Re-upped 7/20/12

MSR-80

1. I Cried
2. Sitting On Top of the World
3. My Middle Name is the Blues
4. Love Wheel
5. Cocaine Blues
6. Too Poor to Live, Too Poor to Die

Abner Jay- Folk Song Stylist (Mississippi Records, MR-068)

Mississippi Records' latest Abner Jay release- Folk Song Stylist- is indeed a sweet suprise. This collection of early tracks clearly predate his True Story/One Man Band era, and his repertoire appears to run the gamut of what is popular Americana. That is- a dynamic range of gospel & r&b are in full effect, but there's also a definite folk balladeer thing going on here at times strangely reminscent of, say, Marty Robbins. And I mean that in the best of ways. Folks, this guy has some serious pipes! After just one morning with this record, its already a household favorite.

"Depression"


Mediafire Download Link: Abner Jay- Folk Song Stylist (MSR-068) mp3 320kbps

1. Depression
2. Lord Randall
3. I Wanna Job
4. St. James Infirmary
5. I'm Georgia Bound
6. Bring It With You When You Come
7. The Thresher
8. Cotton Fields
9. Starving To Death on My Governemnt Claim
10. Shenandoah
11. 99 Years in Jail
12. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

V/A- Excavated Shellac: Strings- Guitar, Oud, Tar, Violin and More From the 78rpm Era (Parlortone/ Dust-to-Digital)

I had the opportunity to pick up some nice new releases over at Mississippi Records this afternoon. Among them was the extremely promising Excavated Shellac: Strings LP curated by Jonathan Ward of the Excavated Shellac Blog, and released with the help of the good folks over at Parlortone/ Dust-to-Digital. Yours truly is looking forward to putting this one on as soon as I get home from ye olde jobbe. Check it:

side 1
1. Sogoman Seranyan – Eraz (Armenia)
2.Sundaram Balachander – Dayapayonidhe, Pt. 2 (India)
3.Alberto Ruiz y su Lira Incaica – Paceñita (Bolivia)
4.Nzila Joseph et son ensemble – Moleke Mbwa (Congo)
5.Tấn and Đồng - Nam Bình (Vietnam)
6.Tatyana Makharadze & G. Bugadze – Lale (Georgia)
7.Abol-hasan Sabā – Chaopan (Iran)

Side 2
1. Trio Tipico Paraguayo de Félix Pérez Cardoso – Pajaro Campana (Paraguay)
2. Brača Kapugi Tamburica Orchestar i Pjevački Zbor – Tko Se Bregom Seče (Croatia)
3. Kjetil Flatin – Jornvrongia-Springar (Norway)
4. Yamaura Toyoko – Ko-uta, Ryukyu Bushi (Japan)
5. Chahadé Effendi Saadé – Taqsim Rast (Lebanon)
6. Galabuzi and Party – Okubulirwa Lupiza Otambula Osopza (Uganda)
7. Kemanî Amâ Recep – Çifte kiriş ile Rast Taksim (Turkey)


*FYI, ya'll can expect to see the following new Mississippi Records LPs ripped and posted right here at the GC in the coming day(s):
Abner Jay- Folk Song Stylist

V/A- Been Here All My Days- Selections from the George Mitchell Archive>

So, be on the lookout...