Rising Sons - Featuring Taj MAHAL & Ry COODER 1965-1966

Rising Sons - Featuring Taj MAHAL & Ry COODER 1965-1966
1992 Issue CK 52828

Blues

This mid-'60s curio would have served as an introduction to two remarkable musicians had it not been buried in the vaults at Columbia Records from 1966 until 1992. Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder were two of the unfortunate Sons, who were briefly an L.A. club phenomenon. Neither man was in full possession of his talent, and the album (produced by Terry Melcher of Byrds fame) is more rewarding as an historical artifact than as a country-blues breakthrough.
By Steven Stolder.
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Arranged By- J.L. Kincaid* (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 21) , Rising Sons (2) (tracks: 2, 4, 15, 16, 18, 19) , T. Mahal* (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 21) 
Bass- Gary Marker
Drums, Percussion- Kevin Kelley
Vocals, Guitar- Jesse Lee Kincaid
Vocals, Guitar [6-string, 12-string, Slide, Bottleneck], Mandolin, Resonator Guitar [Dobro]- Ry Cooder
Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar, Piano- Taj Mahal
Written-By - J.L. Kincaid (tracks: 8, 12 to 14, 22)
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01. Statesboro Blues 2:23 
       Written-By - W. McTell 
02. If The River Was Whiskey (Divin' Duck Blues) 2:41 
       Written-By - Sleepy John Estes 
03. By And By (Poor Me) 3:31 
       Written-By - C. Patton 
04. Candy Man 2:04 
       Written-By - Rev. G. Davis
05. 2:10 Train 4:09 
       Arranged By - R.P. Cooder
       Written-By - L. Albertano 
06. Let The Good Times Roll 2:43 
       Written-By - S. Goodman / L. Lee 
07. .44 Blues 3:22 
       Written-By - Willie Dixon 
08. 11th Street Overcrossing 2:12 
09. Corrin, Corrina 2:55 
       Written-By - Traditional 
10. Tulsa County 2:42 
       Written-By - P. Polland 
11. Walkin' Down The Line 2:13 
       Written-By - B. Dylan 
12. The Girl With Green Eyes 2:14 
13. Sunny's Dream 3:01 
14. Spanish Lace Blues 2:12 
15. The Devil's Got My Woman 3:05 
       Written-By - S. James
16 . Take A Giant Step 2:54 
       Arranged By - B. Hansen , T. Melcher
       Written-By - G. Goffin / C. King 
17. Flyin' So High 3:05 
18. Dust My Broom 3:03 
       Written-By - R. Johnson 
19. Last Fair Deal Gone Down 2:38 
       Written-By - R. Johnson 
20. Baby, What You Want Me To Do? 2:54 
       Written-By - J. Reed 
21. Statesboro Blues (Version 2) 2:24 
       Written-By - W. McTell 
22. I Got A Little 2:07 
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Tracks 18-20 contain new vocal tracks recorded by Taj Mahal, June 1992 in New York City.
Two different versions of "Statesboro Blues" are contained in this collection. All selections are previously unreleased, except for "Candy Man" and "The Devil's Got My Woman"
"I Got A Little" is a Mono recording.
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Recording dates:
9/9/65 - Tracks 1, 11, 12, 21
10/6/65 - Tracks 4, 9
10/19/65 - Track 15
10/19/65 & 6/19/92 - Track 20
12/1/65 - Tracks 2, 7, 17
12/2/65 & 6/19/92 - Track 18
12/3/65 & 6/19/92 - Track 19
12/7/65 - Track 10
12/28/65 - Track 22
2/28/66 - Track 6
3/25/66 - Track 16
5/12/66 - Tracks 3, 5, 8, 13
5/18/66 - Track 14
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