The Real Thing (Taj Mahal album)
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| The Real Thing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Tajmahalrealthingalbum.jpg | ||||
| Live album by Taj Mahal | ||||
| Released | 1971 (CD in 2000) | |||
| Recorded | February 13, 1971, Fillmore East, New York City | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 66:51 | |||
| Label | Columbia/Legacy | |||
| Producer | David Rubinson (original recording), Bob Irwin (CD reissue) | |||
| Taj Mahal chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [3] |
| Rolling Stone | not rated [4] |
The Real Thing is a 1971 live album by Taj Mahal. It was recorded on February 13, 1971 at the Fillmore East in New York City and features Taj Mahal backed by a band that includes four tuba players.
Track listing
All songs by Taj Mahal unless otherwise noted.
- "Fishin' Blues" (Henry Thomas) – 2:58
- "Ain't Gwine to Whistle Dixie (Any Mo')" (Blackwell/Davis/Gilmore/Taj Mahal) – 9:11
- Studio recording on Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home (1969)
- "Sweet Mama Janisse" – 3:32
- "Going Up to the Country and Paint My Mailbox Blue" – 3:24
- "Big Kneed Gal" – 5:34
- "You're Going to Need Somebody on Your Bond" (Blind Willie Johnson) – 6:13
- "Tom and Sally Drake" – 3:39
- "Diving Duck Blues" (Sleepy John Estes) – 3:46
- "John, Ain' It Hard" – 5:30
- "She Caught the Katy (And Left Me a Mule to Ride)" (Taj Mahal, Yank Rachell) – 4:08
- Omitted from the vinyl issue, added to 2000 CD issue. Studio recording appears on The Natch'l Blues (1968).
- "You Ain't No Street Walker Mama, Honey but I Do Love the Way You Strut Your Stuff" – 18:56
Personnel
- Taj Mahal – Vocals, blues harp, chromatic harmonica, National steel-bodied guitar, five-string guitar(banjo), fife
- Howard Johnson – Tuba (BB♭, F), baritone saxophone, brass arrangements
- Bob Stewart – Tuba (CC), flugelhorn, trumpet
- Joseph Daley – Tuba (BB♭), valve trombone
- Earle McIntyre – Tuba (E♭), bass trombone
- Bill Rich – Electric bass
- John Simon – piano, electric piano
- John Hall – Electric guitar
- Greg Thomas – Drums
- Kwasi "Rocky" DziDzournu – Congas
References
- ↑ Planer, Lindsay. The Real Thing at AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ↑ Taj Mahal at RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ↑ Scherman, Tony (September 8, 2000). "Music Review: Taj Mahal", Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ↑ Gerson, Ben (September 16, 1971). The Real Thing, Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
