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Doug Sahm began his solo career in 1972, after the Sir Douglas Quintet finished its contract with Smash/Mercury and after Atlantic Records co-owner/producer Jerry Wexler convinced him to sign to his label. Wexler gave the Texas maverick the chance to cut a star-studded, big-budget album, shuffling him off to New York where Wexler and Arif Mardin helmed a series of sessions with an ever-revolving cast of musicians featuring Bob Dylan, Dr. John, David "Fathead" Newman, David Bromberg, and Flaco Jimenez, in addition to such Sir Doug stalwarts as Augie Meyers and the rhythm section of bassist Jack Barber and drummer George Rains (all but the latter were in the last incarnation of the Quintet, raising the question of whether the group was indeed finished or not, but such is the nature of Sahm's discography). This group cut a lot of material, which was whittled down to the 12-track album Doug Sahm and Band, released in early 1973. At the time, the record received a push from the label and was generally disparaged because of those very all-stars on whose back it was sold, but the years have been kind indeed to the album, and it stands among Sahm's best. Indeed, the heart of the album is not at all far removed from those latter-day Sir Douglas Quintet albums on Mercury, which isn't much of a stretch since Sahm never really strayed from his signature blend of rock & roll, blues, country, and Tejano, but the bigger band and bigger production give the music a different feel -- one that's as loose as the best Quintet material, but off-handedly accomplished and slyly freewheeling. Original reviews noted that there was an overtly country direction on And Band, but that's not really true on an album that has Western swing and rambling country-rock like "Blues Stay Away from Me" and the anthemic "(Is Anybody Going To) San Antone" jutting up against pure blues in "Your Friends" and "Papa Ain't Salty," let alone loose-limbed rockers like "Dealer's Blues" and "I Get Off" or the skipping Tejano "Poison Love," fueled by Jimenez's addictive accordion.
These are all convincing arguments that the larger band allowed Sahm to indulge in all of his passions, to the extent of devoting full tracks to each of his favorite sounds -- something that was a bit different than the Quintet records, which usually mixed it all up so it was impossible to tell where one influence ended and another began. That's still true on And Band -- for instance, witness the brilliant cover of Willie Nelson's "Me and Paul," a country song goosed by soulful horns and delivered in a delirious drawl from Sir Doug -- but much of the album finds that signature Sahm sprawl being punctuated by style-specific detours where Sahm seizes the opportunity to stretch out as much as his guests seize the opportunity to jam with this American musical visionary. These are all characteristics of a jam session, which these sessions essentially were -- after all, on this album he only penned three out of the 12 songs -- but relying on covers also points out how Doug Sahm sounds so much like himself, he makes other people's tunes sound as if he wrote them himself. Again, that's something that was true throughout his career, but here it is in sharper relief than most of his records due to the nature of the sessions. And while it's arguable whether this is better than latter-day Sir Douglas Quintet albums -- or such mid-'70s records as Groover's Paradise or Texas Rock for Country Rollers for that matter -- there's no question that this is music that is vividly, excitedly alive and captures Sahm at a peak. It's pretty much irresistible.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Glenn Martin, Writer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Doug Sahm, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, MainArtist - Bob Dylan, Guitar, Vocals - George Rains, Drums - Charlie Owens, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ken Kosek, Fiddle - Jack Barber, Bass - Flaco Jimenez, Accordion - David Kirby, Writer
© 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Doug Sahm, Producer, Harmony Vocals, MainArtist - Mac Rebennack, Piano - Arif Mardin, Producer - Bob Dylan, Organ - George Rains, Drums - Charlie Owens, Pedal Steel Guitar - Atwood Allen, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Augie Meyer', Guitar - Jack Barber, Harmony Vocals, Bass - David Bromberg, Musician
© 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Doug Sahm, Producer, Vocals, Lead Guitar, MainArtist - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Arif Mardin, Electric Piano - Willie Bridges, Baritone Saxophone - David Newman, Tenor Saxophone - DEADRIC MALONE, Writer - George Rains, Drums - Jack Barber, Bass
© 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Doug Sahm, Producer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - George Rains, Drums - Atwood Allen, Harmony Vocals - Augie Meyer', Piano - Jack Barber, Bass - Flaco Jimenez, Accordion - Andy Statman, Mandolin - Elmer Larid, Writer
© 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Doug Sahm, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Bob Dylan, Composer, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Dr. John, Organ - George Rains, Drums - Jack Barber, Bass
© 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Doug Sahm, Producer, Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar, MainArtist - David Newman, Solo Saxophone - George Rains, Drums - Martin Fierro, Tenor Saxophone - Mel Martin, Baritone Saxophone - Jack Barber, Bass - Jack Walrath, Trumpet
© 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
John Wills, Writer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Doug Sahm, Producer, Fiddle, MainArtist - Mac Rebennack, Piano - Arif Mardin, Producer - Bob Dylan, Organ - George Rains, Drums - Charlie Owens, Pedal Steel Guitar - Atwood Allen, Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Ken Kosek, Fiddle - Augie Meyer', Guitar - Jack Barber, Bass - David Bromberg, Musician - Andy Statman, Mandolin - Wills Bob, Writer
© 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Rabon Delmore, Writer - Alton Delmore, Writer - Wayne Raney, Writer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Doug Sahm, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Mac Rebennack, Organ - Arif Mardin, Producer - Bob Dylan, Guitar, Vocals - Henry Glover, Writer - George Rains, Drums - Atwood Allen, Guitar, Vocals - Flacco Jimenez, Accordion - Augie Meyer', Piano - Jack Barber, Bass - David Bromberg, Musician
© 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Doug Sahm, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Arif Mardin, Producer, Electric Piano - Willie Bridges, Baritone Saxophone - David Newman, Tenor Saxophone - George Rains, Drums - Augie Meyer', Piano - Jack Barber, Bass - T. Bone Walker, Writer - Groover McDaniel, Writer
© 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Willie Nelson, Writer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Doug Sahm, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Whistle, MainArtist - Mac Rebennack, Organ - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Arif Mardin, Producer - Bob Dylan, Guitar, Harmonica - David Newman, Baritone Saxophone - George Rains, Drums - Augie Meyer', Piano - Jack Barber, Bass - David Bromberg, Musician
© 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Doug Sahm, Producer, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Bass, MainArtist - Arif Mardin, Producer - David Newman, Tenor Saxophone - George Rains, Drums - Martin Fierro, Tenor Saxophone - Mel Martin, Baritone Saxophone
© 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Doug Sahm, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dr. John, Organ - George Rains, Drums - Martin Fierro, Tenor Saxophone - Mel Martin, Baritone Saxophone - Jack Barber, Bass - Jack Walrath, Trumpet
© 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Albumbeschreibung
Doug Sahm began his solo career in 1972, after the Sir Douglas Quintet finished its contract with Smash/Mercury and after Atlantic Records co-owner/producer Jerry Wexler convinced him to sign to his label. Wexler gave the Texas maverick the chance to cut a star-studded, big-budget album, shuffling him off to New York where Wexler and Arif Mardin helmed a series of sessions with an ever-revolving cast of musicians featuring Bob Dylan, Dr. John, David "Fathead" Newman, David Bromberg, and Flaco Jimenez, in addition to such Sir Doug stalwarts as Augie Meyers and the rhythm section of bassist Jack Barber and drummer George Rains (all but the latter were in the last incarnation of the Quintet, raising the question of whether the group was indeed finished or not, but such is the nature of Sahm's discography). This group cut a lot of material, which was whittled down to the 12-track album Doug Sahm and Band, released in early 1973. At the time, the record received a push from the label and was generally disparaged because of those very all-stars on whose back it was sold, but the years have been kind indeed to the album, and it stands among Sahm's best. Indeed, the heart of the album is not at all far removed from those latter-day Sir Douglas Quintet albums on Mercury, which isn't much of a stretch since Sahm never really strayed from his signature blend of rock & roll, blues, country, and Tejano, but the bigger band and bigger production give the music a different feel -- one that's as loose as the best Quintet material, but off-handedly accomplished and slyly freewheeling. Original reviews noted that there was an overtly country direction on And Band, but that's not really true on an album that has Western swing and rambling country-rock like "Blues Stay Away from Me" and the anthemic "(Is Anybody Going To) San Antone" jutting up against pure blues in "Your Friends" and "Papa Ain't Salty," let alone loose-limbed rockers like "Dealer's Blues" and "I Get Off" or the skipping Tejano "Poison Love," fueled by Jimenez's addictive accordion.
These are all convincing arguments that the larger band allowed Sahm to indulge in all of his passions, to the extent of devoting full tracks to each of his favorite sounds -- something that was a bit different than the Quintet records, which usually mixed it all up so it was impossible to tell where one influence ended and another began. That's still true on And Band -- for instance, witness the brilliant cover of Willie Nelson's "Me and Paul," a country song goosed by soulful horns and delivered in a delirious drawl from Sir Doug -- but much of the album finds that signature Sahm sprawl being punctuated by style-specific detours where Sahm seizes the opportunity to stretch out as much as his guests seize the opportunity to jam with this American musical visionary. These are all characteristics of a jam session, which these sessions essentially were -- after all, on this album he only penned three out of the 12 songs -- but relying on covers also points out how Doug Sahm sounds so much like himself, he makes other people's tunes sound as if he wrote them himself. Again, that's something that was true throughout his career, but here it is in sharper relief than most of his records due to the nature of the sessions. And while it's arguable whether this is better than latter-day Sir Douglas Quintet albums -- or such mid-'70s records as Groover's Paradise or Texas Rock for Country Rollers for that matter -- there's no question that this is music that is vividly, excitedly alive and captures Sahm at a peak. It's pretty much irresistible.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:44
- Main artists: Doug Sahm
- Composer: Bob Dylan
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp.
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