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Otis Spann - The Hard Way: The August 23 1960 New York Studio Masters (2015)

Otis Spann - The Hard Way: The August 23 1960 New York Studio Masters (2015)

BAND/ARTIST: Otis Spann

  • Title: The Hard Way: The August 23 1960 New York Studio Masters
  • Year Of Release: 2015
  • Label: Soul Jam Records
  • Genre: Chicago Blues, Piano Blues
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks) | MP3 320 kbps
  • Total Time: 136:48
  • Total Size: 828 MB | 416 MB
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Tracklist:
CD 1:
01. The Hard Way (5:04)
02. Take A Little Walk With Me (3:27)
03. Otis In The Dark (4:36)
04. Little Boy Blue (3:42)
05. Country Boy (4:27)
06. Beat-Up Team (6:00)
07. My Daily Wish (4:28)
08. Great Northern Stomp (4:16)
09. I Got Rambling On My Mind #2 (4:04)
10. Worried Life Blues (4:20)
11. It Must Have Been The Devil (3:43)
12. Otis Blues (4:15)
13. Going Down Slow (3:57)
14. Half Ain't Been Told (4:42)
15. Monkey Face Woman (4:56)
16. This Is The Blues (3:10)
17. Evil Ways (3:51)

CD 2:
01. Come Day, Go Day (4:10)
02. Walking The Blues (4:56)
03. Bad Condition (4:20)
04. My Home Is In The Delta (3:13)
05. Instrumental Boogie (Aka Spann And Bob) (3:21)
06. Cow Cow Blues (4:16)
07. Talkin' The Blues (5:44)
08. Baby Child (4:27)
09. One Doggone Reason (2:42)
10. Strange Woman Blues (3:54)
11. It Hurts Me Too (4:57)
12. The Girl I Love (3:48)
13. It Must Have Been The Devil (Original Version) (2:44)
14. Five Spot (2:46)
15. I'm Leaving You (2:42)
16. I'm In Love With You Baby (2:35)

Personnel:
Otis Spann: Vocals, Piano
Robert Lockwood Jr. Guitar, Vocals
'St. Louis Jimmy' Oden: Vocals

The legendary Otis Spann gained renown as Muddy Waters’ pianist throughout the latter musician’s classic period of electric Chicago blues. Spann was also influential as a member of the Chess label’s house-band, which backed a roster of blues giants and big selling artists. However, Spann’s importance extended beyond his work as a sideman. He showed off his brilliance as a blues vocalist on a series of splendid recordings in a well-lived (though not extensive) solo career.

This quintessential 2-CD set presents Otis’ prolific session in New York City, on August 23rd, 1960. The date was produced by Nat Hentoff, and featured guitar master Robert Lockwood, Jr., with some vocal help from “St. Louis Jimmy” Oden. All of these fabulous numbers have been remastered in this special collector’s edition which also includes 4 bonus tracks. They consist of songs Spann taped as a soloist in the mid-1950s. This is a truly indispensable set for any blues fan.

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  • k84040
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Excellent. Thank you.
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  • mufty77
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