Taj Mahal is a Blues album by Taj Mahal, originally released in 1968. On Gatefold: 49 pressings tracked, owned by 20 collectors.
About
Taj Mahal’s 1968 debut was a revelation, blending blues with rock, funk, and soul. On most of the album, he’s covering tunes by legends like Robert Johnson and Sonny Boy Williamson. But while he does an incredible job of laying down some tough Chicago-style tracks, he also sneaks in some inspired modernizations, such as adding a Stax-like soul stomp to Sleepy John Estes’ “Everybody’s Got to Change Sometime” or putting some fierce funk inflections into another Estes tune, “Milk Cow Blues” (here renamed “Leaving Trunk”).
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Leaving Trunk
- A2Statesboro Blues
- A3Checkin' Up On My Baby
- A4Everybody's Got To Change Sometime
Side B
- B1E Z Rider
- B2Dust My Broom
- B3Diving Duck Blues
- B4The Celebrated Walkin' Blues
Sound DNA
- Blues
- Chicago & Electric Blues
- gritty
- swaggering
- storytelling
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bill BoatmanRHYTHM GUITAR
- Chuck BlackwellDRUMS
- Gary GilmoreBASS
- James ThomasBASS
- Jesse Ed DavisLEAD GUITAR LEAD GUITAR, PIANO PIANO
- Ry CooderRHYTHM GUITAR, MANDOLIN MANDOLIN RHYTHM GUITAR
- Sandy KonikoffDRUMS
- Taj MahalARRANGED BY, GUITAR, HARP, VOCALS, SLIDE GUITAR HARP VOCALS
- Charles BlackwellDRUMS
20 collectors on Gatefold own this · 49 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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