Paul Butterfield was an iconic blues harmonica player and singer, famous for
his in 1963 formed Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Their 1966 releases classic
East West is one of the
outstanding albums in which they integrated psychedelic rock in traditional
blues music. The supergroup consisted at that time of guitar hero Mike
Bloomfield, keyboardist Mark
Naftalin, bassist Jerome Arnold, drummer Billy Davenport and, of course, the
master himself, Paul Butterfield. The authentic blues sounds are woven in the
sounds of jazz and raga music. It’s an exciting trip in which you can hear
the talented individuals, but also how they created their music together. The
album proved to be one of the essential albums in the blues-rock movement of the
60s Paul Butterfield died in 1987 at the age of 44. During that time he was
still recording new songs. In 2006 he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame
and in 2015 again as part of his own Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
