Jets To Brazil and Pedro The Lion
As the label's inaugural artist
underscoring his mastery in the field of environmental music
From the ethereal beauty of Shen Ye's "Prelude" to the vibrant rhythms of Bartok's "Romanian Folk Dances
a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York
James Cotton- Two Sides of the Blues (CD) Motorized Jets To Brazil and PedroJames Cotton stands as a towering figure in the blues explosion of the 1980s. Always rooted in tradition, he remains an innovator, keeping his contemporaries and their fans on their toes. Born in Tunica, Mississippi, in 1935, Cotton moved to West Memphis, Arkansas, at age ten, where he learned harmonica from Rice Miller (Sonny Boy Williamson II). By 1953, he found his way to Sam Phillips and SUN Studio, recording as a sideman for artists like Howlin'