Charley Patton
The Definitive Charley Patton
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AMG Review of The Definitive Charley Patton
Travis Drageset
All Music GuideThe digital remastering on this compilation is just as superior to any previous attempts to transcribe Patton's marginally recorded and preserved legacy as that of the Document discs. And as it is only slightly less thorough -- the Document discs include extra takes on "Elder Green Blues," "Hammer Blues," and "Some of these Days I'll Be Gone" -- this compilation seems the likely choice for anyone with an interest in pre-war Delta blues. Both affordable and handsomely packaged, the three-disc box includes extensive liner notes written by lues historians Keith Briggs and Alex Van Der Tuuk, with reminiscences by Patton crony Son House.



