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- Date Released: September 20, 1992
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Contemporary Blues
- Label: Storyville / The Orchard
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Although Otis Spann will always be known as the piano player in the Muddy Waters band, his solo work should not be overlooked. Possessing a beautifully expressive voice, Spann was also a facile songwriter, and freed of the restrictions inherent in a working electric blues band, his solo sides find him stretching out on piano as well. This set was recorded live in 1963 in a Copenhagen studio, and it features Spann mostly solo at the piano, although at least one track, the elegant "Trouble in Mind," adds the great Lonnie Johnson on electric guitar. Spann sounds relaxed and in control here, and his silky smooth piano runs combine with his smoky, soulful singing to create what will be a complete revelation to listeners who only know his work with Waters. Essentially, this is blues done at the more sophisticated end of the scale, and though it stops short of being true jazz, it has that timeless, airy feel of skillfully arranged improvisation. Highlights include the poignant and graceful "Love, Love, Love," the intriguing "Boots and Shoes," a wonderful rendition of "Worried Life Blues," and a powerful, stomping version of "Must Have Been the Devil," Spann's 1954 single from Chess Records. Analogue Productions has released this same set, with the same running order, as Good Morning Mr. Blues.
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| 01. |  |
Good Morning Mr. Blues |
3:22 |  |
| 02. | |
Love, Love, Love |
2:30 | |
| 03. | |
Riverside Blues |
3:21 | |
| 04. | |
Must Have Been The Devil |
2:53 | |
| 05. | |
Jelly Roll Baker |
4:10 | |
| 06. | |
Trouble In Mind |
3:30 | |
| 07. | |
Worried Life Blues |
4:08 | |
| 08. | |
T.B. Blues |
4:12 | |
| 09. | |
Spann's Boogie |
2:14 | |
| 10. | |
Don't You Know |
4:28 | |
| 11. | |
Goin' Down Slow |
4:42 | |
| 12. | |
The Skies Are Blue |
3:38 | |
| 13. | |
Keep Your Hands Out Of My Pocket |
2:54 | |
| 14. | |
Boots And Shoes |
3:11 | |
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Credits
- Lonnie Johnson - Guitar // Lonnie Johnson - Guitar // Karl Emil Knudsen - Executive Producer // Otis Spann - Piano // Otis Spann - Vocals // Otis Spann - Main Performer // Otis Spann - Soloist // Ivar Rosenberg - Engineer // Chris Olesen - Artwork // Chris Olesen - Layout Design // Paul Oliver - Liner Notes
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