Kriitikoiden vuoden 2008 parhaat /
Critics' choices, year 2008

Honey Aaltonen:

John Lee Hooker, Jr. – All Odds Against Me (Steppin' Stone/Jazzhaus)
Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters – Hope Radio – CD & DVD (Stony Plain)
B.B. King – One Kind Favor (Geffen)
Candye Kane – Guitar'd & Feathered (Ruf)
Taj Mahal – Maestro CD/LP (Heads Up)
Chris James & Patrick Rynn – Stop And Think About It (Earwig)
Buddy Guy – Skin Deep CD/LP (Silvertone)
Dave Arcari – Come With Me (Buzz)
Brian Templeton – Live At Bluesiana Rock Cafe (Feelin' Good)
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater – West Side Strut (Alligator)
Liz Mendeville – Red Top (Earwig)
Otis Taylor – Recapturing The Banjo (Telarc)
Seasick Steve – I Started Out With Nothing And I Still Got Most Of It Left (Warner)
Lil' Ed And The Blues Imperials – Full Tilt (Alligator)
Curtis Salgado – Clean Getaway (Shanachie)
Samuel James – Songs Famed For Sorrow And Joy (Northern Blue)
Cephas & Wiggins – Richmond Blues (Smithsonian)
Magic Slim & The Teadrops – Midnight Blues (Blind Pig)
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band – The Whole Fam Damnily (Side On Dummy)
Jimmie Lawson – The Real Deal (Hila)
Mike Westhues – Dumbflakes For Breakfast (Humble)


Aarno Alén:

O.V. Wright – The Complete Backbeat & ABC recordings (P-Vine)
Phillip Walker – Going Back Home (Delta Groove)
Aretha Franklin – One Step Ahead (Edsel)
The Bert Berns Story, Vol. 1 (Ace)
The Jerry Ragovoy Story (Ace)
The Shades Of Mitty Collier (Kent)
Claudine Clark – Ask The Girl Who Knows (Ace)
Joe Tex – First On The Dial (Shout)
Solomon Burke – Like A Fire (Shout! Factory)
Brooks O'Dell – I'm Your Man (Kent)
Roy Hamilton – Tore Up (Shout)
Mary Gresham – Voice From The Shadows (Soulscape)
Kokoelma – Blame It On The Dogg (Kent)


J-P Berg:

Mavis Staples – Live: Hope At The Hideout (Anti)
Joe Louis Walker –Witness To The Blues (Stony Plain)
Walter "Wolfman" Washington – Doing The Funky Thing (Zone Roots)
Henry Butler – PiaNola - Live (Basin Street)
Dr. John – City That Care Forgot (429 Rec.)
Otis Taylor – Recapturing Banjo (Telarc)
B.B. King – One Kind Favor (Geffen)
James Hunter – The Hard Way (Hear Music)
Irma Thomas – Simply Grand (Rounder)
Geater Davis – I`ll Play The Blues For You (Soulscape)
Mary Gresham – Voice From The Shadows (Soulscape)
Hank Ballard – You Can't Keep A Good Man Down (Soul Brother)
Little Willie John – Nineteen Sixty Six (Kent)
Kokoelma – Take Me To The River - Southern Soul Story 2-CD (Kent)
Dokumentti – M For Mississippi DVD (Broke & Hungry/Mudpuppy)


Kai Engrén:

Ninni Poijärvi – Virta (MuFarang)
Bob Dylan – Tell Tale Signs 2-CD (Columbia)
Lucinda Williams – Little Honey (Lost Highway)
J.Karjalainen & Veli-Matti Järvenpää – Paratiisin Pojat (Poko)
Dr. John – City That Care Forgot (429 Records)
KKane – From The Eastwing (MuFarang)
Tokela & Hoedown – Honky Tonk Merry Go Round (MuFarang)
Erja Lyytinen – Grip Of The Blues (Ruf)
Eve Monsees – Blow Your Mind (Serpent)
Mavis Staples – Live: Hope At The Hideout (Anti)


Harri Haka:

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith – Born In Arkansas (Big Eye)
Billy Boy Arnold – Billy Boy Sings Sonny Boy (Electro–Fi)
Rick Estrin – On The Harp Side (Rickeys)
Mitch Kashmar – Live At Labatt (Delta Groove)
Kokoelma – Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts (Electro–Fi)
Mark Hummel – Odds & Ends (Rockinitis)
Mannish Boys – Lowdown Feelin' (Delta Groove)
Steve Guyger – Radio Blues (Severn)
Dennis Gruenling – I Just Keep Lovin' Him - A Tribute To Little Walter (Backbender)
Sunnyland Slim & Johnny Shines – The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (Sony/BMG)
San Pedro Slim – Barhoppin' (Barroom Blues)
William Clarke – One More Again! (Watchdog)
Rusty Zinn & The Roadmasters – Live (Bluebeat)
Pinetop Perkins And Friends (Telarc)
Liz Mandeville – Red Top (Earwig)


Pete Hoppula:

Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater – West Side Strut (Alligator)
The Del Moroccos – Blue Black Hair (Hi-Style)
The Five Aces – Shout & Shimmy (Saagaloo)
Gizzelle – Devil Or Angel (Wild)
James Hunter – The Hard Way (Hear Music/Universal)
Elmore James Jr. – Daddy Gave Me The Blues (JSP)
Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III – Whole Lotta Things To Do (Ram-Bam)
The Jim Jones Revue (Punk Rock Blues)
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials – Full Tilt (Alligator)
Louisiana Red – Back To The Black Bayou (Bluestown)
Janiva Magness – What Will Love Do (Alligator)
Mannish Boys – Lowdown Feelin' (Delta Groove)
Mississippi Heat – Hattiesburg Blues (Delmark)
Lester Peabody – Visits The Johnny Bonanza Show (Goofin')
Professor Longhair – Tipitina: Complete 1949-57 New Orleans Recordings 2-CD (Important Artists)
Eli "Paperboy" Reed & the True Loves – Roll With You (Q-Division)
Tokela & Hoedown – Honky Tonk Merry-Go Round (MuFarang)
Joe Louis Walker – Witness To The Blues (Stony Plain)
Kokoelma – New Breed R&B With Added Popcorn (Kent)
Dokumentti – And This Is Free: The Life and Times of Chicago's Legendary Maxwell Street DVD/CD (Shanachie)


Kari Kempas:

Byther Smith - Got No Place To Go (Fedora)
Kokoelma - Snatch & Grab It (Bear Family)
Mannish Boys - Lowdown Feelin' (Delta Groove)
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater - West Side Strut (Alligator)
Kokoelma - Modern/Kent Juke Joint Blues (P-Vine, 1999)
Mississippi Heat - Hattiesburg Blues (Delmark)
Al Green - Lay It Down (EMI/Blue Note)
Honeyboy Edwards – Roamin' And Ramblin' (Earwig)
Sterling Harrison - South Of The Snooty Fox (Hacktone)
Kokoelma - New Breed R&B With Added Popcorn (Kent)
Elmore James Jr - Daddy Gave Me The Blues (JSP)
Jo' Buddy & Downhome King III - Whole Lotta Things To Do (Ram-Bam)
Curtis Salgado - Clean Gateway (Shanachie)
Mavis Staples - Live Hope At The Hideout (Anti)
Garland Green - The Very Best Of (Kent)
Lester Butler feat. 13 - Live At Moulin Blues 1998 DVD (Moulin Blues)
Kokoelma - Stax Story 4-CD (Stax/Phantom Sound & Vision)


Jari Kolari:

Barath & His Rhythm Four - Friday Night Fatty (omak.)
Bobby Radcliff - Natural Ball (Rollo, 2004)
Dennis Gruenling - I Just Keep Lovin' Him (BackBender)
Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones - Double Down (DemBlues, 2002)
Doug Jay & The Blue Jays - Jackpot (Crosscut, 2005)
Hollywood Fats & Palladins - Live 1985 (Topcat)
Little JC - Blues Straight From The Heart (Blue Lights, 2007)
Louisiana Red - Back to the Black Bayon (Bluestown)
Mannish Boys - Lowdown Feeling (Delta Groove)
Mitch Kashmar - Live At Labatt (Delta Groove)
Mark Hummel - Odds & Ends (Rockinitus)
Mississippi Heat - Hattiesburg Blues (Delmark)
Radio Kings - It Ain't Easy (Icehouse)
Rick Estrin - On The Harp Side (Bluebeat)
Rusty Zinn & The Roadmasters - Live (Bluebeat)
West of Memphis - Honey Pie (omak., 2007)
Ronnie Earl - Hope Radio Sessions DVD (Stony Plain)


Pokke Korhonen:

Ian Siegal - The Dust (Nugene)
Iguanas - If You Should Ever Fall On Hard Times (Yep Roc)
James Hunter - The Hard Way (Concord)
Geater Davis - I'll Play The Blues For You (Soulscape)
Mike Morgan & The Crawl - Stronger Every Day (Severn)
Mitch Woods - Jukebox Drive (El Toro)
Blues Caravan 2008 - Guitars & Feathers (Ruf)
Seatsniffers - Turbulence (Sonic Rendez)
Judge Bone & Doc Hill - Big Bear's Gate (Bone Voyage)
Francine - One Step Further (Poko)
Hel-Gators - The Curse (Pyros)
Doctor's Order - Seleccion Grande - 10 Aniversario Reserva (Goofin')
Jolly Be Goode - Still No Ballads (Goofin')
Jolly Roger - On Fire!! (omak.)
Clay Bay Wolves - Taken By The Blues (omak.)


Riku Metelinen:

Blues Funnel - Tulenarkaa (Smart-Art)
Gary Moore - Bad For You Baby (Eagle)
Eric Gales - The Story Of My Life (Provogue)
Fontaine Brown - Tales From The Fence Line (Manatee)
Bo Ramsey - Fragile (Bo Ramsey)
Messengers - Messengers (Allstar Music)
Erja Lyytinen - Grip of the Blues (Ruf)


Pertti Nurmi:

Billy Boy Arnold – Billy Boy Sings Sonny Boy (Electro–Fi)
Michael Burks – Iron Man (Alligator)
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater – West Side Strut (Alligator)
Tomcat Courtney – Brownsville Blues (Blue Witch)
Larry Garner – Here Today Gone Tomorrow (Dixiefrog/Voodoo)
Buddy Guy – Skin Deep (Silvertone/Zomba)
Tom "Blues Man" Hunter - Down In The Bottoms (Great Blues Recordings)
The Homemade Jamz Blues Band – Pay Me No Mind (Northernblues Music)
Elmore James Jr. – Daddy Gave Me The Blues (JSP)
Mannish Boys – Lowdown Feelin' (Delta Groove)
Mississippi Heat – Hattiesburg Blues (Delmark)
Pinetop Perkins – And Friends (Telarc/Stoneagle)
John Primer - All Original (Blues House)
Professor Longhair – Tipitina: Complete 1949–57 New Orleans Recordings 2-CD (Important Artists)
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith – Born In Arkansas (Big Eye)
Sunnyland Slim/Johnny Shines – Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (Columbia/BH)
Lil' Dave Thompson – Deep in The Night (Electro–Fi)
Joe Louis Walker – Witness Of The Blues (Stony Plain/Dixiefrog)
Emmanuel Young with Howard Glazer & The EL 34s – Live In Detroit (Random Chance)
Dokumentti – And This Is Free: The Life and Times of Chicago's Legendary Maxwell Street DVD/CD (Shanachie)
Dokumentti/soundtrack – M for Mississippi: A Road Trip through the Birthplace of the Blues DVD/CD (Broke & Hungry/Mudpuppy)


Matti Nuutinen:

Mannish Boys – Lowdown Feelin' (Delta Groove)
Big Walter Horton – Bocca Boogie-Live 1978 (Topcat)
Billy Boy Arnold – Billy Boy Sings Sonny Boy (Electro-Fi)
Kokoelma – Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts (Electro–Fi)
Sunnyland Slim & Johnny Shines – The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (BH)
Dennis Gruenling – I Just Keep Lovin' Him - A Tribute To Little Walter (Backbender)
Mitch Kashmar – Live At Labatt (Delta Groove)
Chris James and Patrick Rynn - Stop And Think About It (Earwig)
Bharat and His Rhythm Four with Junior Watson – Friday Night Fatty (omak.)
Rusty Zinn & The Broadcasters featuring Kim Wilson - Live (Bluebeat)
Hollywood Fats & The Paladins - Live 1985 (Topcat)
Brian Templeton – Live At Bluesiana Rock Cafe (Feelin' Good)
Kokoelma – CeePeeVee Record Co.-10th Year Anniversary 1997-2007 (CeePeeVee)
Canned Heat – Boogie House Tapes Vol. 3 (Ruf)
Tomcat Courtney – Downsville Blues (Blue Witch)
Louisiana Red & Little Victor's Juke Joint / Back To The Black Bayou (Bluestown)
Mississippi Heat – Hattiesburg Blues (Delmark)
Dave Specter – Live In Chicago CD/DVD (Delmark)
Lester Butler featuring 13 - Live At Moulin Blues, Ospel 1998 DVD (Moulin Blues)
Smokey Wilson – Push (P-Vine)


Mikke Nöjd:

Kokoelma – Stompin' Volumes I – XXXIV (Stompin')
Kokoelma – Cosimo Matassa Story 4-CD (Proper, 2007)
Kokoelma – Savage Kick 1 & 2 (Savage Kick)
Kokoelma – It's A Gas, 19 Songs For Cruzin' Downunder (Press-Tone)
Roy Brown – Saturday Night (El Toro)
Bharath & His Rhythm Four – Friday Night Fatty (omakustanne)
Carl Sonny Leyland Trio – Meets Nathan James & Ben Hernandez (Sacred Cat)
JW Jones Blues Band – Bluelisted (Crosscut)
Roomful of Blues – Raisin' A Ruckus (Alligator)
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – The Very Best Of 2-CD (EMI-Gold)
Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III – Whole Lotta Things To Do (Ram Bam)
Whistle Bait – Switchin' With The Whistle Bait (Goofin' LP)
HooDoo Men – Live Rock And Roll (omakustanne)
Lester Peabody – Visits The Johnny Bonanza Show (Goofin')
J. Karjalainen & Veli-Matti Järvenpää – Paratiisin pojat (Poko)
T-Bird Gang – It's Showtime (Snowflake)
Doctor's Order – Seleccion Grande, 10 Anniversio Reserva (Goofin')


Aimo Ollikainen:

B.B. King – One Kind Favor (Geffen)
Eddie "The Chief" Clearwater – West Side Strut (Alligator)
Joe Louis Walker – Witness To The Blues (Stony Plain)
Nappy Brown – Long Time Coming (Blind Pig, 2007)
Mannish Boys – Lowdown Feeling (Delta Groove)
Little Willie John – Nineteen Sixty Six (Kent)
Paul Anka – Classic Songs, My Way (Universal)
Leonard Cohen – The Collection (Columbia)
Kokoelma – WattStax, Music From The WattStax Festival And Film (Stax)
Kokoelma – Theme Time Radio Hour; With Your Host Bob Dylan (Ace)
Kokoelma – You Heard It Here First (Original Versions of Famous Songs) (Ace)
Jimmie Lawson – The Real Deal Steve (Hila)
Erja Lyytinen – Grip Of The Blues (Ruf)
Siberian Blues Huskies – Hard Case (Backbeat)
Honky Tonk Men – Woodbeat (HTM, 2007)
Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III – Whole Lotta Things To Do (Ram-Bam)
Honey B. & T–Bones – Live Vol. 1 – Rockender Tornado Aus Finnland (Bluelight, 2007)
J. Karjalainen & Veli–Matti Järvenpää – Paratiisin pojat (Poko)
Tokela & Hoedown – Honky Tonk Merry–Go–Round (MuFarang)
Tapio Rautavaara – Kulkurin Taival, kaikki levytykset 14-CD + kirja (WEA)


Markku Pyykkönen:

Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater – West Side Strut (Alligator)
Buddy Guy – Skin Deep (Silvertone)
Dr. John – City That Care Forgot (429 Records)
James Hunter – The Hard Way (Hear Music)
Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III – Whole Lotta Things To Do (Ram-Bam)
Sonny Landreth – From The Reach (Landfall)
Little Willie John – Nineteen Sixty Six (Kent/Ace)
North Mississippi All Stars – Hernando (Songs Of The South)
Dorinda Clark-Cole – Take It Back (Gospocentric)
Dave Hollister – Witness Protection (Gospocentric)
Mary Mary – The Sound (Sony)
Paul Porter – A New Day (Light)
Mavis Staples – Live: Hope At The Hideout (Anti)
VIP Mass Choir feat. John P. Kee – Yes We Can: Live In Miami (Verity)
The Williams Brothers – The Journey Continues (Blackberry)
Solomon Burke – Like A Fire (Shout Factor)
Anthony Hamilton – The Point Of It All (Mister's Music/Zomba)
Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions – Movin' On Up (Universal) DVD
Lutan Fyah – Africa (2b1 Records)
Morgan Heritage – Mission In Progress (VP)


Juhani Ritvanen:

Kokoelma – Teenage Girls Vol. 2 & 3 (Star)
Joe Tex – First On The Dial (Shout)
Malcolm Dodds Story (Cat King Cole)
Barbara Chandler Meets Babs Tino (Cat King Cole)
Kokoelma – Rare Chicago R&B Vol. 2 (Blue Lake)
Fay Simmons – R&B Mystery Woman (Jordan)
The Jaynetts (Cat King Cole)
Kokoelma – Bob Geddins Big Town Story (Acrobat)
Kokoelma – Herald/Ember Blues & Gospel Masters – Livin' That Wild Life (Acrobat)
Kokoelma – The Derby Records Story (Acrobat)
Kokoelma – Big Top Doowops Vol. 1 & 2 (BTRCD)
Kokoelma – The Devil Hates You (Kool Kat)
Ruth McFadden – Darling, Listen To The Words Of This Song (Black Tulip)
Dick & Dee Dee – Singles Collection (Teen–Ager)
Kokoelma – Yet More Mellow Cats'N'Kittens (Ace)


Jari Salo:

Kokoelma – Conquer The World: The Lost Soul Of Philadelphia International Records (Pir/Legacy)
Philadelphia Soul Rarities (Universal Love)
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – The Motown Years (Hip-O'Select/Motown)
Main Ingredient – Shame On The World/I Only Have Eyes For You (Expansion)
Brian Culbertson – Bringing Back The Funk (Grp)
Leon Ware – Moon Ride (Stax)
Gaither Vocal Band – Lovin' Life (Gaither Gospel)
Gerald Alston – Sings Sam Cooke (LST)
Doc Kupka Presents: John Lee Sanders & The William Ross Orch – Doc Goes Hollywood (Strokeland)
George Duke – Dukey Treats (Heads Up)
Ernie Haase & The Signature Sound Quartet - Dream On/Live From Chicago DVD (Gaither Gospel)


Timo Tarkiainen:

Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes – Like This (Heroic)
Brad Paisley – Play (Arista)
Elvin Bishop – The Blues Rolls On (Delta Groove)
Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III – Whole Lotta Things To Do (Ram-Bam)
Joe Ely – Silver City (Rack ‘Em)
John Lee Hooker, Jr. – All Odds Against Me (Steppin' Stone/Jazzhaus)
Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials – Full Tilt (Alligator)
Marcia Ball – Peace, Love & BBQ (Alligator)
MHMM – Do Not Disturb (Banksville)
Moreland & Arbuckle – 1861 (Northern Blues Music)
North Mississippi Allstars – Hernando (Songs Of The South)
Ry Cooder – I, Flathead (Nonesuch)
Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King – Blood Brother (Alligator)
Tony Joe White – Deep Cuts (Munich)
Watermelon Slim & The Workers – No Paid Holidays (Northern Blues Music)
Papa George feat. Alan Glen – Blues With A Feelin': Live At The Ram Jam DVD (PG)
ZZ Top – Live From Texas DVD (Eagle Rock)


Vesa Walamies:

Blues4U – In The Mood (CPV)
Rev. Gary Davis – Live At Manchester 1964 (Document)
Omar Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan – On The Jimmy Reed Highway (Ruf, 2007)
Eleanor Ellis – Comin' A Time (Patuxent)
Nathan James & Ben Hernandez – Make A Change Sometime (omakustanne)
Carl Sonny Leyland Trio – Meets Nathan James & Ben Hernandez (Sacret Cat)
Bob Long & Keith Miller – I Wonder To Myself (BL)
Marcus Svensson & Stefan Dafgård – Rootation (Dusty Records)
Big Joe Turner – Feeling Happy (Snapper)
Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, James Cotton – Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down (Epic, 2007)
Johnny Young – Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (Sony, 2007)
Kokoelma – CPV Records, The 10th Anniversary (CeePeeVee)
Kokoelma – Live At Nina's Lounge (Fuel)
Kokoelma – Lost & Found, Vol. 3 (Blues Legacy)
Kokoelma – Plantation Blues (Saga Blues)


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