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1971 live album by Taj Mahal
The Real Thing is a double
live album by
Taj Mahal , released in 1971. 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 tracks by Taj Mahal except where noted.
"Fishin' Blues" (
Henry Thomas ) – 2:58
"Ain't Gwine to Whistle Dixie (Any Mo')" (Chuck Blackwell,
Jesse Ed Davis , Gary Gilmore, Taj Mahal) – 9:11
"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),
flugelhorn ,
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
Technical
Tim Geelan, Glen Kolotkin, Frank Abbey, Jerry Smith – engineer
Anna Hornisher – cover, artwork, design
Irene Harris – cover photography
References
^ Planer, Lindsay.
The Real Thing at
AllMusic . Retrieved April 5, 2012.
^
Christgau, Robert (1981).
"Consumer Guide '70s: M" .
Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies .
Ticknor & Fields .
ISBN
089919026X . Retrieved March 2, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^
"Music Review: 'Taj Mahal' " . EW.com . September 8, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2017 .
^ Gerson, Ben (September 16, 1971).
"Taj Mahal The Real Thing Review" . RollingStone . Archived from
the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2017 .
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006).
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings .
Penguin . p. 623.
ISBN
978-0-140-51384-4 .
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