Chicago Blues Reunion is a collaboration of Chicago music legends who defined the sound of their generation in the 1960's. Last year, Barry Goldberg, Nick Gravenities, Harvey Mandel, Tracy Nelson, Sam Lay and Corky Siegel joined forces once again and the result is a two disc set "Buried Alive In The Blues". One audio CD and one DVD (60 minute DVD, 30 minutes of music, 30 minutes of interviews with the CBR bandmates plus on screen recollections from Steve Miller, BB King, Eric Clapton, CArlos Santana and others telling the North Side Chicago blues story of the 60's from various perspectives)...

    The album begins with "Born in Chicago," which is a good song to get the feet moving and the blood pumping. It is followed by "Buried Alive in the Blues," a song that Nick Gravenites wrote for Janis Joplin. Unfortunately, Joplin died the day before she would have laid down the vocals for the song. Tracy Nelson takes the lead vocals on the third track "Walk Away" and really belts it out. This song alone would have been worth the priced of admission....
   This album is full of all the things that make Chicago blues great: big guitars, harmonica, piano and organ. Not to mention, songs about drinking, lost love, Muddy Waters and trucks. If you love the blues, especially Chicago blues, you should have this album. by Gary Schwind