Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield - Albert's Shuffle

[grizzly919]

The best moment of my life was at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach CA. Bloomfield, Naftalin, Cropper, Dunn. Feet on the stage and Wild Turkey 101.

[LauraCoral]

the best song of all times!!!!!

[EvaPanag100]

Υπέροχη μουσική !!!

[bigbadfitter1]

He was kind of BB King with more "fire" if you get what I mean.

His playing really matured and he could hold his own with the very best in the business.

Damn drugs took another one much too soon.

My God, but they have one great band in heaven.

[MultiDannyboy89]

This, is perfect music.

[EatenFlesh]

THE SEXIEST SONG EVER!!!

[Facingmecca]

Bend it like Bloomfield!!!!!!

[xianzhi57]

以前から思っていたのですが、00：19の「yeah」がSte­phen Stillsの声のように聞こえるのですが、このセッションには­参加してませんよね。「yeah」の声の主は誰なのでしょうか？

[60otaku3]

こんばんわxianzhi57さん、コメントをありがとうござい­ます。

スティルスはブルームフィールドが病気で倒れたために急遽代役と­して録音に臨んだようなので、このセッションにはいない筈です。­

とすると、声の主はアルクーパーあたりではないでしょうか。

[hovis03]

a cool album.

[1coldstubbie]

in 1968 we didnt know or care its just great music specially when you were just enjoying the surf & other stuff

[mcjtalegault]

Who cares shuffle or what - this just heart grabbing music! Love it! I'm swinging in my chair here....or maybe I'm shuffling.

[catz46]

it means ur just shuffle'n along to the blues, like shuffle'n down da street

[bartolomedc]

Best o' '68, i have listen to this album since then, if we can any credit to Al besides being a good music,, is being an adventurer who searched as many stiles as musicians he contribute to , Dylan as an example or organize such a band as B, S &T., he was a man of resources, it doesn´t matter how much he had to give, he gave it, many times hand to hand with Mike, that I dare to put just a few steps behind Jimi, in another stile, with some other gifts, he also was a revolutionary at his time.

[mortyok3]

"...the horns were added as an afterthought..."

[bluesglenn]

What ever the title, I always loved Mike Bloomfield and that great cool feeling he had God bless his soul up there.

[blackandtanful]

@60otaku3さん､お返事ありがとうございます｡ｸﾗﾌﾟ­ﾄﾝはｽｰﾊﾟｰ剃刀､ﾋﾟｰﾀｰ･ｸﾞﾘｰﾝは鉈､ﾏｲｸ･ﾌ­ﾞﾙｰﾑﾌｨｰﾙﾄﾞはﾉﾐ～～３者良く切れますネ!

[blackandtanful]

ﾏｲｸ･ブルームフィーﾙﾄﾞさん､貴方のこの雄弁なﾌﾞﾙｰｽ­ｿﾛが､どれだけ私をときめかせたことでしょう!!～そしてｸｰ­ﾊﾟｰの偉業!

[60otaku3]

こんばんわblackandtanfulさん、コメントをありが­とうございます！

このセッションを仕掛けたクーパーを誉めるべきか、ブルースの髄­を弾くブルームフィールドを称えるべきか・・・ともあれ、この曲­がアルバムのトップを飾ったことで永遠の名盤になりましたね。

[spiderhulk63]

@blackandtanful I would like a side order of crispy fried cat legs with that.

[cameltooth1]

I'm convinced now that Mike was better than anyone on guitar. There are better players out there I'm sure, but still Bloomfield is the best. I thought that Clapton, because of his attitude and making one note sing, was the best sounding without being a jazz player as well. I haven't been listening to him very much recently. I'm totally infatuated with the wonderful knowledge of playing Mike always reintroduced.

[ghairraigh]

I used to work with a drummer who said "Isn't funny when you find a drummer that can read (music), he can't count!" It is not a shuffle, but don't blame the guys for using it in the title. There are plenty of misleading titles. This song is in 6/8, that is to say, six beats to the bar. Just count the eighth notes on the cymbals to yourself: ONE twothree FOUR fivesix ONE twothree FOUR fivesix.

[sabinulik]

HeAVeN!!! :o)))

[pretorious700]

I never understood the title of this song. It's not a shuffle.

[60otaku3]

I do not think so.

If this rhythm is not a shuffle, please teach me that definition.

...Otaku3

[pretorious700]

@60otaku3 This is merely a midtempo blues. A shuffle has to have a least a small amount of swing feel.

[60otaku3]

I think that a fast tempo or a slow tempo has nothing to do with explanation of on a shuffle.

...Otaku3

[BENFICA60]

@pretorious700 Your absolutely right, but please don't spoil the vibe, bro.

[fleetwoodmac1982]

@pretorious700

'blues' is a definition of structures of music.

'shuffle' is a definition of a rhythm style.

Do not get me started for more :(

[GHOF62]

@pretorious700 I think I'll go with what both Kooper and Bloomfield felt it was. It was considered a shuffle when my band did it in the late 60s and still is imo.

[Dave29671]

Glad to hear it, Otaku.

Dave, your American friend.

[60otaku3]

Thanks again, Dave-san!!

Otaku (^o^)/

[Dave29671]

Hi Otaku3, How are you now after all this time since your trajic events? I hope you and your loved ones are all safe and healthy. Your people have my prayers for a great recovery. Please keep in touch.

Dave in Des Moines, Iowa - USA

[60otaku3]

Thank you so much, Dave29671-san!!

The radiation leakage from the nuclear power plant which is an urgent problem is not still processed but because I am okay with my family at the moment, set your mind at ease.

Domo arigato gozaimasu!

Kind regards from Tokyo, Japan.

Otaku3 (*^_^)/

[Dave29671]

@60otaku3 Hello againOtaku3, sorry but haven't been here for a while. I hope you and your family are still healthy and safe. Dave in Iowa-USA

[60otaku3]

Hello Dave-san,

thanks for your kind comment to me again!!

Because I and my family are safe without being influenced for the radiation leakage now, please do not worry.

Domo arigato gozaimasu!

Your Japanese friend,

Otaku (*^o^)/

[hashman768]

BACK at the pool hall waiting 4 the man with the bag of wd glad i made it out of that life alive MB didnt

[mammaslillagitarr]

True bliss... That has got to be the most perfect electric blues guitar solo ever recorded. Tone, dynamics, musicality, the vibe, the elegance and drama...

[IsThatMe1]

oh yeahhhhh! this is great stuff - classic. I had the album back then and the memories come flooding back - pass the joint.

[MrSteveEverett]

my kind of grove herd first in my youth

[Dave29671]

Hey Otaku3, Thank you for reintrotucing me to this great music. If you are ever in Des Moines, Iowa call me and I will take you out for a great dinner.

Hwy...PS are you OK after the Tsunami and nuclear thing?

[60otaku3]

Hello Dave29671-san,

thanks for your words of encouragement.

Fortunately because Tokyo was undamaged from a terrible tsunami, I'm O.K. with my family at present.

But all of Japanese east area including Tokyo is facing the crisis of serious electricity shortage due to a nuclear power plant of a radiation leakage now...

I really appreciate the great support of your country.

Domo arigato gozaimasu!

Otaku3 (=_=;)

[stratoreverb]

I was so fortunate to attend several Mike Bloomfield performances. His intensity and ability were and still are incomparable. Thanks for posting this, one of his greatest recorded performances.

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, stratoreverb-san!!

Otaku3 d(^o^)b

[TasteForDisaster]

@stratoreverb oh shit, how old are you then!?!?!?

[Dave29671]

This is a wonderful step back into time, thank you.

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, Dave29671-san!!

Otaku3 (^o^)/

[jladelberg]

:-)

Have it on Vinyl & CD but haven't listened to it in probably over 15 years.

Now I'll put it on & hear it again to refresh my memories.

[Dave29671]

This is so cool.  I remember laying in my dorm room holding my two speakers up to my ears and listening to this for hours on end. Listening to this is a trip back through time. Thank you!

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, Dave29671-san!!

Otaku3 (^o^)/ 

[BootsMonroe]

I've always thought Mike Bloomfield was one of the best blues players ever.. I am in awe of how good he is. The only thing flashy about his playing was its sheer brilliance. In fact it was blinding. He could hold his own with any of the guitar "Gods" and then some.

[Jay902017]

I had this album havent heard it in 40 years thanks for posting

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, Jay902017-san!!

Otaku3 (*^_^)/ 

[buffalobilly]

man, Mike could play

[RockMySoul1]

Haven't heard this for soooo long!! It's wonderful!!

Thanx!!!

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, RockMySoul1-san!!

Otaku3 (*^_^)b

[jonbass64]

estos tipos sì que se ganaron el cielo o el infierno! No se puede tocar con tanto feeling y groove. esto sì que es mùsica carajoooooooooooooooooooo

[MyMoppet52]

Thank you so much. I heard this all through jr. high and high school. I loved Supers Session, but didn't know the name of this. I am remembering groups from my past and trying to track things down. I loved this song! Love it. Now I know it's name and also can look for the album...or if I have to the cd. I still like vinyl. Again, thank you.

[60otaku3]

You're very welcome, MyMoppet52-san!!

Otaku3 (*^o^)/

[blemaire505]

Thanks for posting this song

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, blemaire505-san!!

Otaku3 (^o^)/ 

[whemadre]

Bought this album when it first came out. We were amazed astounded freaked they were SO amazing. Mike, Eric, Mayal, Hammond and Butterfield were our heroes.

[jwo06]

so damn good!

[robohippy]

Too much for me to figure out by myself. I have searched but there are no tabs or music for this one. Got to see him live with the group in early 70s. Waited till they let us in free, then he played for another 2 hours. They finally turned off the electricity.

[lazur1]

Mike was, within any given riff, both a roots revivalist & an experimentai improvisor: No doubt he's playing blues, & when you listen for influences, you find them, but when you just listen, it's all Mike. He tirelessly gave credit to the greats before him: Albert, BB, Freddy, Muddy, Wolf, Otis & Buddy all had major career resurgences, due largely to Mike virtually -demanding- it. At the other end, Mike's THE beginning of modern lead guitar, electrifying the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

[roadappleband]

@lazur1 You are spot on !! It is a shame that Mike had to leave us at such a young age!! RIP  MIKE BLOOMFIELD

[rogerrrubin]

@roadappleband He's not gone, bro, he's just playin' in another venue.

[joeshittheragman1]

soooper sesssion.yessah

[sgtdarkness1]

They sure don't make 'em like they used too...............super group no doubt.

[smkonwater23]

Love it!! :) Been a long time since I've listened to Bloomfield..friend sent me the link!

:) Great!

[rosesredvioletsblue]

fabulous!  10*

[60otaku3]

Thanks for your good rating, rosesredvioletsblue-san!!

Otaku3 d(^o^)b

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, longlostgus-san!!

Otaku3 (*^_^)v

[johngoo343]

@longlostgus ??? stills didn't even play on this track

[pythons37]

Too good. Thanks.

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, pythons37-san!!

Otaku3 (*^_^)b 

[raremountainbear]

Pure magic. Absolute sweetness from 0:58 to 1:56.

[bucky468]

No matter what George Carlin (RIP) says - this only proves that white men really can play the blues!

[baxterthefuture]

he makes his guitar sing! His phrasing wa amazing and noone plays with more emotion

[kevland1]

Maybe the most expressive guitar solo ever recorded. It has been 40 years since I first heard it - have not heard one better.

[TheMarietto50]

Eccezzionali!! un blues favoloso,una musica così non necessita di alcun video

[60otaku3]

Grazie per commento, TheMarietto50-san!!

Otaku3 (^_^)v

[whoisthenext1]

@TheMarietto50

You're so right.

Everybody makes own video just listening to this wonderful Blues stuff.

[stevengolfs]

Bloomfield was a master guitarist. The Super Session album and Crosby, Stills & Nash album helped get me through Vietnam in 1969. I'd listen to them for hours on my reel to reel tape deck. Another great guitarist in Bloomfield's style was Danny Gatton, who came along years later. He died in the mid 90's (suicide), but he was another master of the guitar. You can check out some of Danny's posted vids here on YouTube. Check out Blues Newburgh.

[kevland1]

@stevengolfs and Gatton begot Albert Lee, Vince Gill, Brent Mason and Johnny Hiland.

[kato1kalin]

ONLY 4,528 views?

This track still gives me the shivers, seldom can I feel the music now a days like I can feel the way these guys played.

Bloomfield makes me wanna play guitar, plain and simple. I believe this is proof that your soul can be heard.

[SolrakSG]

wow now this is blues!! ^^ i´d love to jam over this song with my guitar, anyone knows in which key is this song??

[BFreezy]

@SolrakSG Blues in G my friend

[SolrakSG]

@BFreezy

Thank you so much dude!! well, iI guess it's time to play some blues!! ^^

Cheers!!

[itaigutman]

Damn! this is good stuff!!! blew me out of the ceiling !!!

[Sammyboy72]

Surely, surely SURELY one of the best electric blues ever recorded?

[60otaku3]

At least I think that this was the best guitar performance by Mike Bloomfield in late 60's.

Otaku3 (^_^)b

[JAMRacingTeam1]

This was my first record purchase ..50c AU from a second hand store in Oz when I was bout 12 in the early 70's Luv'd it then -luvin' now,,immortal..my introduction to 12 Bar Blues etc 360 degree sound..my old man had an early quad system..sounded great. Started to learn guitar/bass coz of this record.

[noahf67]

One of those incredible minuets of

rock & roll. Dig those Harvey Brooks

bass lines...!

[FunkyHonkyCDXX]

Fantastic song. Thanks for posting!

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, FunkyHonkyCDXX-san!!

Otaku3 (*^o^)/

[mikeyskywalker]

my dad just recommended me this album the other night saying, "I seem to remember listening to it over and over again." Well I can see why. :P

[60otaku3]

Please give my best regards to your father.

Otaku3 (^_^)b

[ihop54]

Damn, I hit one star by mistake, I was thinking I was hitting favorites. Mike Bloomsfield was one of the best. I have this album.

[gusynzenga]

Yeah!!! txs, my friend!!!

[60otaku3]

Hello my friend!

Thank you for posting my latest music videos many comments!!

Domo arigato gozaimasu.

Otaku3 (*^_^)/

[watchinshadows]

Excellent!

[60otaku3]

Thank you for the first comment to my latest music video, watchinshadows-san!!

Otaku3 (^_^)b