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In celebration of his 70th birthday, The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal 1969-1973 is the first of a series of volumes issued by Legacy that will eventually encompass his entire Columbia catalog. Hidden Treasures consists of a studio disc and a live one. The studio set contains a dozen tracks that were rejected from the final versions of Mahal's albums for various reasons, as well as alternate takes. All tracks are unreleased. The quality of the material can be slightly uneven, but that's to be expected (being rejects after all). That said, disc one is not without sufficient charm, and even revelatory moments. Its first four tracks feature Mahal and guitarist Jesse Ed Davis in the company of Jim Dickinson's Dixie Flyers. "Chainey Do" and the first of the two alternate takes of "Sweet Mama Janisse" are excellent showcases for Davis in the company of a stellar garage band. Other standouts on disc one include "You Ain't No Street Walker Mama, Honey But I Do Love the Way You Strut Your Stuff," with its studio intro where Mahal instructs the band on how to make it cook. And it does. The band includes a five-piece horn section that stars tuba masters Bob Stewart and Howard Johnson. Mahal's banjo playing works beautifully in the extended jam on "Shady Groove." "Butter" closes the disc and features Mahal fronting the band on harmonica, playing a sweet, instrumental version of "People Get Ready." Disc two, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970, is worth the purchase price alone. Mahal plays his National Steel guitar and harmonica, and is backed by a band with the late, great Davis on lead guitar. This set reveals Mahal as a musical shaman early on. He was even then able to skip across centuries, traditions, forms, and singing, telling tales and jokes without hesitation or faltering. He fully inhabits each musical persona he takes on as his own, yet they are all part of a single but multi-limbed lineage in his musicology. The disc is by turns rousing, rocking, and intimate. Whether it's in the a cappella take on the traditional "Runnin' by the Riverside," a cover of the Band's "Bacon Fat," the funky, gritty, original blues of "Big Fat" and "Sweet Mama Janisse," or the definitive version of "Tomorrow May Not Be Your Day," this is all-killer, no-filler. Fans of Mahal's -- especially of his Columbia period -- will greet The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal 1969-1973 with cheers.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Willie McTell, Composer, Lyricist - David Rubinson, Producer - Taj Mahal, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Sammy Creason, Drums - Tommy McClure, Bass - Charlie Freeman, Electric Guitar - JIM DICKINSON, Piano - Michael Utley, Organ - Jesse Edwin Davis, Electric Guitar - The Dixie Flyers, AssociatedPerformer
Originally recorded 1970 & released 2012. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
David Rubinson, Producer - Taj Mahal, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Sammy Creason, Drums - Tommy McClure, Bass - Charlie Freeman, Electric Guitar - JIM DICKINSON, Piano - Michael Utley, Organ - Jesse Edwin Davis, Electric Guitar - The Dixie Flyers, AssociatedPerformer
Originally recorded 1970 & released 2012. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
David Rubinson, Producer - Taj Mahal, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Sammy Creason, Drums - Tommy McClure, Bass - Charlie Freeman, Electric Guitar - JIM DICKINSON, Piano - Michael Utley, Organ - Jesse Edwin Davis, Electric Guitar - The Dixie Flyers, AssociatedPerformer
Originally recorded 1970 & released 2012. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
David Rubinson, Producer - Taj Mahal, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Sammy Creason, Drums - Tommy McClure, Bass - Charlie Freeman, Electric Guitar - JIM DICKINSON, Piano - Michael Utley, Organ - Jesse Edwin Davis, Electric Guitar - The Dixie Flyers, AssociatedPerformer
Originally recorded 1970 & released 2012. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Gilmore, Bass - David Rubinson, Producer - Bob Dylan, Composer - Taj Mahal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Fred Catero, Recording Engineer - Chuck Blackwell, Drums - Jesse Edwin Davis, Electric Guitar
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2012. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Gilmore, Bass - David Rubinson, Producer - Taj Mahal, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Fred Catero, Recording Engineer - Chuck Blackwell, Drums - Jesse Edwin Davis, Electric Guitar - Anna de Leon, Background Vocal
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2012. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tim Geelan, Recording Engineer - David Rubinson, Producer - JOHN HALL, Electric Guitar - Taj Mahal, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Howard Johnson, Tuba - JOHN SIMON, Piano - Earl Mcintyre, Tuba - Joseph Daley, Tuba - Bob Stewart, Tuba - Greg Thomas, Drums - Bill Rich, Bass - Kwasi DziDzournu, Congas
Originally recorded 1971 & released 2012. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tim Geelan, Recording Engineer - David Rubinson, Producer - JOHN HALL, Electric Guitar - Taj Mahal, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Howard Johnson, Tuba - JOHN SIMON, Piano - Earl Mcintyre, Tuba - Joseph Daley, Tuba - Bob Stewart, Tuba - Greg Thomas, Drums - Bill Rich, Bass - Kwasi DziDzournu, Congas
Originally recorded 1971 & released 2012. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tim Geelan, Recording Engineer - David Rubinson, Producer - JOHN HALL, Electric Guitar - Taj Mahal, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Howard Johnson, Tuba - JOHN SIMON, Piano - Earl Mcintyre, Tuba - Joseph Daley, Tuba - Bob Stewart, Tuba - Greg Thomas, Drums - Bill Rich, Bass - Kwasi DziDzournu, Congas
Originally recorded 1971 & released 2012. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
B. LEVEL, Composer, Lyricist - Taj Mahal, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Allen Toussaint, Producer - b. Love, Composer, Lyricist - Eric Ajaye, Bass - Hoshal Wright, Electric Guitar
Originally recorded 1973 & released 2012. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Taj Mahal, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Allen Toussaint, Producer - Eric Ajaye, Bass - Hoshal Wright, Electric Guitar
Originally recorded 1973 & released 2012. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Taj Mahal, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Allen Toussaint, Producer - Eric Ajaye, Composer, Bass - Hoshal Wright, Composer, Electric Guitar
Originally recorded 1973 & released 2012. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
In celebration of his 70th birthday, The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal 1969-1973 is the first of a series of volumes issued by Legacy that will eventually encompass his entire Columbia catalog. Hidden Treasures consists of a studio disc and a live one. The studio set contains a dozen tracks that were rejected from the final versions of Mahal's albums for various reasons, as well as alternate takes. All tracks are unreleased. The quality of the material can be slightly uneven, but that's to be expected (being rejects after all). That said, disc one is not without sufficient charm, and even revelatory moments. Its first four tracks feature Mahal and guitarist Jesse Ed Davis in the company of Jim Dickinson's Dixie Flyers. "Chainey Do" and the first of the two alternate takes of "Sweet Mama Janisse" are excellent showcases for Davis in the company of a stellar garage band. Other standouts on disc one include "You Ain't No Street Walker Mama, Honey But I Do Love the Way You Strut Your Stuff," with its studio intro where Mahal instructs the band on how to make it cook. And it does. The band includes a five-piece horn section that stars tuba masters Bob Stewart and Howard Johnson. Mahal's banjo playing works beautifully in the extended jam on "Shady Groove." "Butter" closes the disc and features Mahal fronting the band on harmonica, playing a sweet, instrumental version of "People Get Ready." Disc two, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970, is worth the purchase price alone. Mahal plays his National Steel guitar and harmonica, and is backed by a band with the late, great Davis on lead guitar. This set reveals Mahal as a musical shaman early on. He was even then able to skip across centuries, traditions, forms, and singing, telling tales and jokes without hesitation or faltering. He fully inhabits each musical persona he takes on as his own, yet they are all part of a single but multi-limbed lineage in his musicology. The disc is by turns rousing, rocking, and intimate. Whether it's in the a cappella take on the traditional "Runnin' by the Riverside," a cover of the Band's "Bacon Fat," the funky, gritty, original blues of "Big Fat" and "Sweet Mama Janisse," or the definitive version of "Tomorrow May Not Be Your Day," this is all-killer, no-filler. Fans of Mahal's -- especially of his Columbia period -- will greet The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal 1969-1973 with cheers.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:20
- Main artists: Taj Mahal
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
(P) 2012 Sony Music Entertainment
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