The Essential Taj Mahal

~ Release by Taj Mahal (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Leaving Trunk
bass:
James Thomas (US West Coast arranger, producer, sax player, bassist)
drums (drum set):
Sanford Konikoff
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jesse Edwin Davis
harp:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
arranger:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
cover recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (John Estes' version, aka Leaving Trunk)
lyricist and arranger:
Sleepy John Estes
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
4:48
2Statesboro Blues
bass:
James Thomas (US West Coast arranger, producer, sax player, bassist)
drums (drum set):
Sanford Konikoff
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jesse Edwin Davis
harp:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
arranger:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
cover recording of:
Statesboro Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
2:58
3The Celebrated Walkin' Blues
harp and slide guitar:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
mandolin:
Ryland Cooder
arranger:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
cover recording of:
Walking Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
8:51
4She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride
bass:
Gary Gilmore (Bassist, not the criminal) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
harmonica and steel guitar and lead vocals:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
piano:
Al Kooper
brass arranger:
Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recording of:
She Caught the Katy (and Left Me a Mule to Ride) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
writer:
James Rachell and Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
3:29
5Corinna
3:03
6Going Up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue
bass:
Gary Gilmore (Bassist, not the criminal) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
harmonica and steel guitar:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
piano:
Al Kooper (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
lead vocals:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
brass arranger:
Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recording of:
Going Up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
lyricist and composer:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
3:38
7Take a Giant Step
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer) and Brian Ross-Myring
producer:
David Rubinson
acoustic guitar [Mississippi National Steel-Bodied]:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
bass [electric bass]:
Gary Gilmore (Bassist, not the criminal)
drums (drum set):
Chuck "Brother" Blackwell
4:17
8Six Days on the Road
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer) and Brian Ross-Myring
producer:
David Rubinson
acoustic guitar [Mississippi National Steel-Bodied]:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
bass [electric bass]:
Gary Gilmore (Bassist, not the criminal)
drums (drum set):
Chuck "Brother" Blackwell
3:01
9Country Blues #1
2:38
10Fishin' Blues
3:08
11Ain't Gwine Whistle Dixie (Any Mo')
8:36
12You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
6:17
13Happy to Be Just Like I Am
3:52
14West Indian Revelation
recording of:
West Indian Revelation
lyricist and composer:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
6:06
15Texas Woman Blues
2:56
16Cakewalk Into Town
2:35
17Frankie and Albert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973)
cover recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
publisher:
Hughie Cannon (in 1904) and Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
3:58
18Railroad Bill
2:47
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1Johnny Too Bad
cover recording of:
Johnny Too Bad
lyricist and composer:
Delroy Wilson
writer:
Winston Bailey, Hylton Beckford and Derrick Leapold Crooks (reggae artist aka "Crooks", founder of "The Slickers")
publisher:
EMI Songs and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
3:15
2Slave Driver
2:43
3(Clara) St. Kitts Woman
4:15
4When I Feel the Sea Beneath My Soul
recording of:
When I Feel the Sea Beneath My Soul
composer:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
publisher:
Big Toots Tunes and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
3:07
5Satisfied 'n' Tickled Too
5:26
6Love Theme in the Key of D
8:07
7Everybody Is Somebody
3:31
8Crossing
2:33
9Don't Call Us
associate producer:
Richard Feldman
bass:
Doug Grigsby
congas, percussion [hand percussion] and triangle:
Bill Summers
electric piano and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Mark Goodman (engineer/producer)
guitar and harmonica:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
lap steel guitar:
Eric Bazilian
membranophone:
Andy Kravitz
organ:
Rob Hyman
background vocals:
Sheryl Crow (American singer-songwriter and musician), Daryl Hall and John Oates
vocals:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
guest performer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
synthesizer arranger:
Richard Feldman
recording of:
Don't Call Us
composer:
Richard Feldman and Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
4:21
10Big Legged Mommas Are Back in Style
bass:
Tony Jones (bass)
frottoir [rub-boards]:
Myrick "Freeze" Guillory
lap steel guitar:
Sonny Rhodes
piano:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
vocals:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
4:19
11That's How Strong My Love Is
3:11
12Here in the Dark
engineer:
Joe McGrath
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass:
Larry Fulcher
guitar:
Eric Clapton and Johnny Lee Schell
membranophone:
Tony Braunagel
piano:
Jon Cleary (US funk/R&B musician)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Sublett (The Texacali Horns)
trumpet:
Darrell Leonard
lead vocals:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
3:09
13Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes
2:39
14Señor Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
Joe McGrath
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Village Recorders (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Señor Blues (in 1997)
lyricist and composer:
Horace Silver
adapter:
Darrell Leonard
publisher:
Ecaroh Music, Inc.
version of:
Señor Blues
6:45
15The New Hula Blues
recording of:
The New Hula Blues
lyricist and composer:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
4:46
16Queen Bee
5:05
17Cruisin'
3:48
18John Henry (feat. Etta Baker)
3:40