(3 Cd Box set)
Blues
Taj Mahal has become a blues ambassador, carrying the music to new audiences and melding it with other influences. It's altogether appropriate, then, that three of the early tracks on this three-CD set are unreleased from the Rolling Stones 1968 musical experiment, Rock and Roll Circus. This box emphasizes (but is not limited to) Taj's early career--the late-'60s through the mid-'70s--and whether he's playing solo acoustic instrumentals ("Buck Dancer's Choice"), revving up a rock band ("Statesboro Blues"), or weaving his National Steel guitar around tubas ("Sweet Mama Janisse"), the blues element is never far from center. He even brings out the Pointer Sisters, who funkify the blues standard, "Sweet Home Chicago." The latter part of the box ventures into the 1980s and '90s, and features some songs for kids. Taj Mahal makes a world gumbo of the blues, spiced with a nice hot sauce.
ByRobert Gordon.
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This collection is easily one of the best box sets on the market, at least in terms of the musical content. As others have noted, there is little in the way of information (though the autobiographical essay is quite inspiring). But to hear this man play more than makes up for this. One of the true American originals, Taj Mahal is a unique voice who can blend many and varied influences into a sound unmistakably his own. Every track on this CD set is top notch. This is one of the two or three most played recordings I own. When Taj launches in to Elizabeth Cotton's "Freight Train" at the end of disc two, it is with complete love for the tradition he so clearly belongs to, and the artists who pointed him to the way. The Spirit is on this man, and it won't let go. An American classic.
By David A. James.
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IN PROGRESS & IN MOTION 1965-1998 features both classic and rare, previously unreleased recordings.
Recorded between 1965 and 1996. Includes liner notes by David Ritz and Louise "Didji" Howard.
IN PROGRESS AND IN MOTION 1965-1998 is Taj Mahal's first career spanning retrospective and demonstratres not only the depth but the volume of this New York City-born blues legend's ouevre. Weighing in at a hefty three discs, there are 54 songs featured here, including 15 (mostly live tracks) that had never been released before. IN PROGRESS AND IN MOTION features performances taken from the television program "Austin City Limits" as well as studio work with the Rising Sons, a band that included multi-instrumentalist, Ry Cooder. There are also five live tracks where Mahal is accompanied by The Pointer Sisters, and a version of "We Gonna Rock" recorded at the Fillmore West with Boz Scaggs and Elvin Bishop. Of all the classic Mahal performances here, perhaps the most wrenching is "Leaving Trunk," which was pulled from the now-legendary television special The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus.
Personnel includes: Taj Mahal, The Pointer Sisters.
From CD Universe.
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Cd 1:
01. You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond Taj Mahal 6:18
02. Corrina Taj Mahal 4:28
03. Checkin' Up On My Baby Taj Mahal 5:39
04. Leavin' Trunk Taj Mahal 6:26
05. Buck Dancer's Choice Taj Mahal 3:11
06. Going Up To The Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue Taj Mahal 3:34
07. She Caught The Katy & Left Me A Mule To Ride Taj Mahal 3:27
08. Ain't Gwine Whistle Dixie (Any Mo') Taj Mahal 1:03
09. Stagger Lee Taj Mahal 3:20
10. Built For Comfort Taj Mahal 4:46
11. Natural Man Taj Mahal 4:29
12. Railroad Bill Taj Mahal 2:36
13. Texas Woman Blues Taj Mahal 2:56
14. Early In The Morning Taj Mahal 5:00
15. Dust My Broom Taj Mahal 4:30
16. Blind Boy Rag Taj Mahal 4:08
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Cd 2:
01. Oh, Susanna Taj Mahal 2:59
02. Cakewalk Into Town Taj Mahal 2:31
03. Fishin' Blues Taj Mahal 3:16
04. Nobody's Business But My Own Taj Mahal 3:27
05. Sweet Mama Janisse (Live) Taj Mahal 3:34
06. Little Red Hen Blues Taj Mahal 4:56
07. Mary Don't You Weep Taj Mahal 2:37
08. Sweet Home Chicago Taj Mahal 3:14
09. Frankie & Albert Taj Mahal 3:59
10. M'Banjo Taj Mahal 3:18
11. Statesboro Blues Taj Mahal 2:25
12. Bye & Bye Taj Mahal 3:31
13. Six Days On The Road Taj Mahal 3:03
14. We Gonna Rock Taj Mahal;Elvin Bishop;Boz Scaggs 5:54
15. Ain't it Funky Now Taj Mahal 2:45
16. Tom & Sally Drake Taj Mahal 3:41
17. Fishin' Blues Taj Mahal 3:13
18. Blues With A Feeling Taj Mahal 4:14
19. Freight Train Taj Mahal 3:17
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Cd 3:
01. When I Feel The Sea Beneath My Soul Taj Mahal 3:09
02. West Indian Revelation Taj Mahal 6:06
03. Eighteen Hammers Taj Mahal 3:32
04. Johnny Too Bad Taj Mahal 3:14
05. Slave Driver Taj Mahal 2:36
06. (Clara) St. Kitts Woman Taj Mahal 4:15
07. Do I Love Her Taj Mahal 4:04
08. Everybody Is Somebody Taj Mahal 3:31
09. But I Rode Some Taj Mahal 2:27
10. Crossing (Lonely Day) Taj Mahal 2:34
11. Sentidos Dulce (Sweet Feelings) Taj Mahal 3:07
12. The Most Recent Evolution of Muthafusticus Modernusticus Taj Mahal 3:24
13. Curry Taj Mahal 3:36
14. Follow The Drinking Gourd Taj Mahal 2:40
15. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) Taj Mahal 3:34
16. Little Brown Dog Taj Mahal 4:16
17. Señor Blues Taj Mahal 3:42
18. Ain't That A Lot Of Love Taj Mahal 4:00
19. Take A Giant Step Taj Mahal 4:17
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