CD-2 - Pepe Ahlqvist - One Day Less One Day More

A distinguished member of the European blues elite, Pepe Ahlqvist (born July 4th 1956) in an internationally known Finnish blues artist. During his over 40 year long career he has maintained his popularity through the years by representing fabulous and successful recordings with various bands and giving over 6.000 gigs and concerts. Pepe Ahlqvist is a talented and personal singer, guitarist, harmonica player and a songwriter. Pepe began his career in the turn of the 1960’s and 1970’s. Chicago Overcoat, his band in the 1970’s, thrived unde-r the shields of the legendary Finnish record label Love Records, wherefrom Pepe moved on to collaborate with Warner Music for a good period of time. In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s Pepe Ahqvist H.A.R.P. recorded several indispensable albums, which were both commercial and artistic success. The last one of the three most important Pepe Ahlqvist bands, The Rolling Tumbleweed, recorded four albums that represent the absolute cream of Finnish Blues. Pepe’s most recent project, SF Blues, is an all-star lineup of Finnish blues musicians started in 2002. Pepe Ahlqvist has toured in several European countries and in the USA and Canada. He has also performed as a guest soloist in a large number of concerts by international blues legends. Nowadays Pepe Ahlqvist works as a solo artist on acoustic gigs and big band concerts, and everything in between. The new double CD compilation “One Day Less One Day More”, covers the entire career of Pepe Ahlqvist from his first released recording from 1975 to his latest solo album released few years ago. The set of 38 songs includes also two new recordings made especially for this compilation. Tracklist: CD 1 1. ONE DAY LESS, ONE DAY MORE (2016, Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.P.) 2. BACK TO THE RIVER (1989, Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.P.) 3. AIN'T DOIN' TOO BAD (1989, Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.P.) 4. INJUN WOMAN (1990, Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.P.) 5. HARD TIME (1991, Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.P.) 6. BIG CHIEF (1919, Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.P.) 7. BURN BURN BURN (1992, Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.P.) 8. BUBBLE STRUGGLE (1994, Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.P.) 9. T'S & B'S (THEY DRIVE ME NUTS) (1994, Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.P.) 10. ROLL AND TUMBLE BLUES (1999, Pepe Ahlqvist & the Rolling Tumbleweed) 11. BIG PIG BEAT (1999, Pepe Ahlqvist & the Rolling Tumbleweed) 12. SWEET SWEET LOVE (2001, Pepe Ahlqvist & the Rolling Tumbleweed) 13. BABY PLEASE DON’T GO (2003, Pepe Ahlqvist & the Rolling Tumbleweed) 14. UNFAIR WORLD (2003, Pepe Ahlqvist & the Rolling Tumbleweed) 15. SMALL TIMER (2003, Pepe Ahlqvist & the Rolling Tumbleweed) 16. LOVE IN VAIN (1998, Pepe Ahlqvist & Jarkka Rissanen) 17. DON'T LET THAT MUSIC DIE (1992, Pepe Ahlqvist & Jarkka Rissanen) 18. MEAN OLD RIDER (1975, Chicago Overcoat) 19. BLUES WITH A FEELIN' (1978, Chicago Overcoat) 20. EYESIGHT TO THE BLIND (1979, Chicago Overcoat) CD 2 1. KAIKESSA SOI BLUES (1992, Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.P.) 2. LOTTOVOITTAJA (1988, Pepe Ahlqvist & Eero Koivistoinen) 3. DON'T LEAVE ME AGAIN (1988, Pepe Ahlqvist and the Sunset Boulevard) 4. SUPER BLUE (2001, Slowhill feat. Pepe Ahlqvist) 5. RATTLE ON, RAP ON (2001, T. O. Band feat. Pepe Ahlqvist) 6. LET'S FAKE LOVE (1992, Oulunkylä Big Band feat. Pepe Ahlqvist) 7. DON'T STARE AT ME (2006, Pepe Ahlqvist & UMO Jazz Orchestra) 8. A CICADA OF CHICAGO (2006, Pepe Ahlqvist & UMO Jazz Orchestra) 9. EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES (2006, Pepe Ahlqvist & UMO Jazz Orchestra) 10. THE BLUES IS ALL RIGHT (2002, SF Blues) 11. SUISTOON (2005, SF Blues) 12. SOITAN SEN POIS (2005, SF Blues) 13. GOOD BLUES (2007, SF Blues) 14. WOMAN, WHY (2007, SF Blues) 15. AAMUN BLUES (2009, Pepe Ahlqvist & Erja Lyytinen) 16. AINA EI VOI SAADA MITÄ HALUAA (2010, Pepe Ahlqvist) 17. MUN POIKANI MUN (2010, Pepe Ahlqvist) 18. SAMAA LUUTA JA NAHKAA (2016, Pepe Ahlqvist & Joel Ahlqvist)