ALBERT COLLINS FROZEN ALIVE
Original Release:1981
Label: Alligator
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There has never been and may never be again a bluesman quite like Albert Collins. "The Master Of The Telecaster" was born on October 1, 1932, in Leona, Texas. A cousin of the legendary Lightnin' Hopkins, Collins emerged with a blues sound and style all his own, featuring a combination of icy echo, shattering, ringing, sustained high notes, an ultra-percussive right-hand attack, and an unheard-of minor key guitar tuning (taught to him by his cousin Willow Young). Deeply influenced by T-Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker and Gatemouth Brown, Collins absorbed the sounds of Mississippi, Chicago, and especially Texas. He formed his own band in 1952, packing clubs around Houston. In the early 1960s, Collins' "cool sound" instrumentals like the million-seller Frosty (recorded with a young Johnny Winter and Janis Joplin in attendance at the studio) and follow-ups Sno Cone and Thaw Out were all over R&B radio. Soon he was sharing stages with his idols Gatemouth Brown and T-Bone Walker.
Then, in the mid-'60s (following a move from Texas to Kansas City to California), Collins broke into the rock 'n' roll world, releasing three albums produced by members of Canned Heat, and began playing the San Francisco psychedelic circuit. But Albert's greatest success came after he signed with Alligator in 1978  His Alligator albums helped earn Collins every award the blues world had to offer. 

Tracklist
1. Frosty (Live) 4:58
2. Angel Of Mercy (Live) 8:18
3. I Got That Feeling (Live) 5:20
4. Caldonia (Live) 3:51
5. Things I Used To Do 5:12
6. Got A Mind To Travel (Live) 4:33
7. Cold Cuts (Live) 6:21

Albert Collins Guitar,Vocals
With The Icebreakers:
Marvin Jackson Guitar
A C Reed Tenor Sax
Alen Betts Organ
Johnny B Gaydon Bass
Casey Jones Drums


Recorded Live at  The Union Bar, Minneapolis Minnesota 5-8 March 1981