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Giant Step/De Old Folks At Home (CD)

By: Taj Mahal (Artist)

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Taj Mahal Artist Snapshot:

From the beginning, singer/guitarist Taj Mahal had an interest in/gift for rural blues, and has since embraced everything from electric and psychedelic-tinged blues to reggae and calypso. A tireless performer, he's recorded in many settings, with his honest and impassioned singing providing the common thread through it all. He was a member of '60s band the Rising Sons (which also included Ry Cooder) before embarking on a successful solo career that spanned several decades.

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DISC 1 for Giant Step/De Old Folks At Home (CD) Album By Taj Mahal (Artist)
1   Ain't Gwine Whistle Dixie Anymo'
2   Take A Giant Step
3   Give Your Woman What She Wants
4   Good Morning Little School Girl
5   You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
6   Six Days On The Road
7   Farther On Down The Road (You Will Accompany Me)
8   Keep Your Hands Off Her
9   Bacon Fat
10   Linin' Track
11   Country Blues #1
12   Wild Ox Moan
13   Light Rain Blues
14   Little Soulful Tune
15   Candy Man
16   Cluck Old Hen
17   Colored Aristocracy
18   Blind Boy Rag
19   Stagger Lee
20   Cajun Tune
21   Fishin' Blues
22   Annie's Lover
 

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Q - 4 Stars - Excellent

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Personnel includes: Taj Mahal, Jesse Ed Davis, Gary Gilmore, Chuck Blackwell.

2 LPs on 1 CD.

Taj Mahal is one of the significant figures in post-1950s blues, but his sense of playful experimentation always pushes at the boundaries of the genre. GIANT STEP is one of his classics, featuring the singer/guitarist's inimitable gravelly vocals on a range of tunes that mix rural and electric blues, country, and rock. Whether on the trucker anthem "Six Days on the Road," the rollicking "Good Morning Little School Girl," or gems from the blues canon, including covers of Blind Willie Johnson's "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond" and Leadbelly's "Keep Your Hands Off Her," Taj Mahal is in great form here. In addition, his fine electric backing band lends sass and muscle.

This package also includes the completely acoustic DE OLE FOLKS AT HOME. As front-porch as GIANT STEP is smoky-nightclub, DE OLE FOLKS is a solo showcase, featuring a cappella numbers and tunes on which Taj Mahal accompanies himself on guitar, harmonica, and banjo. The repertoire is decidedly old-school, with work-songs ("Linin' Track"), classic story-songs ("Stagger Lee"), and covers of songs by Mississippi John Hurt ("Candy Man") and Henry Thomas ("Fishin' Blues"). With its excellent sound, this two-for-one disc is an ideal place to start exploring the work of this versatile musician.

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