Peter Green - Danny Kirwan Era Fleetwood Mac - Ricky Liontones & Blues Crusaders 2023.11.12 Chicago

Live at Reggies on November 12, 2023, celebrating one year since the publication of Fleetwood Mac in Chicago by Jeff Lowenthal & Robert Schaffner

Blues Crusaders & @RickyLiontones
Chris Herman
Curtis Meissner
Rob Herman
Chris Avgerin

___Fleetwood Mac in Chicago: The Legendary Chess Blues Session, January 4, 1969___
By: Jeff Lowenthal & Robert Schaffner
Foreword by Marshall Chess - Foreword by Mike Vernon
https://bookshop.org/p/books/fleetwood-mac-in-chicago-the-legendary-chess-blues-session-january-4-1969-robert-schaffner/18272193

Schiffer Publishing
Published: December 06, 2022
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9780764364952

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https://www.amazon.com/Fleetwood-Mac-Chicago-Legendary-Session/dp/0764364952

Many thanks to Robert Schaffner for asking me to document the evening's performances, and for working with Jeff Lowenthal to produce such a valuable tome!

Book Review (abridged) by Mark Thompson
https://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/jeff-lowenthal-and-robert-schaffner-fleetwood-mac-in-chicago-the-legendary-chess-blues-session-book-review/
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It happened more than fifty years ago, a memorable recording session at the the Chess Records Studio that brought together an English blues band and some of the best Chicago blues musicians. The music captured during the nine hour session was released as two volumes entitled Blues Jam In Chicago, on Blue Horizon Records in December, 1969.

The classic line-up for Fleetwood Mac included the phenomenal Peter Green on guitar and vocals. He was a true master of the blues, playing with enormous amounts of taste and emotion. The band also featured two other guitarists, the slide guitar whiz Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan, who managed to get one of the finest vibrato tones from his guitar without any electronic enhancements. The rhythm section was comprised of Mick Fleetwood on drums and John McVie on bass, who would later achieve even greater fame with another version of the band.

Jeff Lowenthal was the proverbial “fly on the wall” that day, the lone photographer invited to be part of the session. Some of his photos were included on the original LP albums, as well as subsequent re-releases in a variety of formats. This new book makes available a treasure trove of his efforts, in color and B&W, many for the first time, highlighting a once-in-a-lifetime summit meeting.

In his “Foreword” that opens the book, producer and label owner Mike Vernon sets the stage, relating how plans came together for the band’s first US tour, which included a number of shows in Chicago. Sensing an opportunity, Vernon reached out to Willie Dixon for help in arranging for some of Chicago’s finest to join Fleetwood Mac in the studio. While some artists like Otis Rush and Magic Sam were not available, Dixon was able to secure commitments from Buddy Guy, the legendary piano player Otis Spann, noted drummer S.P Leary, harmonica master Big Walter “Shakey” Horton, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, tenor saxophonist J.T Brown, and Dixon himself on bass.

After brief remarks from producer Marshall Chess, Lowenthal uses his “Introduction” section to tell the story of how he ended up being the photographer that day, along with notes on the cameras he used and how he dealt with issues like the studio lighting. Finally, co-author Robert Schaffner shares his thoughts on Fleetwood Mac, their impact on his life, and his efforts, through this book, to share Lowenthal’s amazing work with a wider audience.
With over 100 photographs, there is plenty to take in and savor. Interspersed throughout the photos are comments from a variety of notables including Walter Trout, who gets emotional talking about Peter Green, Rick Nielsen from Cheap Trick, Joe Bonamassa, the late Kim Simmonds from Savoy Brown, several people associated with Hamer Guitars, with Founder Paul Hamer relating how one of Lowenthal’s photos of Green inspired him to pursue building better guitars. Leave it to Buddy Guy to make clear what that session, and the abiding interest in blues music by British musicians, meant to the blues artists toiling away in relative obscurity in Chicago.

This superb volume is a must have for those who treasure the music of the late 1960s version of Fleetwood Mac, and anyone who remains a fan of Peter Green. Spending time with this book opens a door to a bye-gone era. Turn up your stereo, play Blues Jam In Chicago, and let Lowenthal’s photographs immerse you in those magic moments!
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