Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang: A Handful of Riffs

Guitarist and blues pioneer Lonnie Johnsons most significant partnership captured on discs during the jazz age was his series of duos with jazz guitar pioneer Eddie Lang. OKeh Records billed Lang on their records under the pseudonym Blind Willie Dunn, masking the fact that these sides were the product of integrated record sessions. However, as this performance aptly demonstrates, these two used the blues to forge a perfect musical bond: Langs time is flawless, and he provides the ideal backdrop for Johnsons three-minute stream of improvised variations.