Koko Taylor - Deluxe Edition *

Artist:

Taylor, Koko

UPC:

014551561026

Description:

Personnel includes: Koko Taylor (vocals); B.B. King, Buddy Guy (vocals, guitar); Mighty Joe Young (guitar); Carey Bell (harmonica); Willie Henderson, Henri Ford, Mark Colby (saxophone); Larry Bowen (trumpet); Steve Berry (trombone); Pinetop Perkins (piano); "Professor" Eddie Lusk (organ); Kenny Hampton (bass); Brady Williams, Vince Chappelle (drums).
Producers include: Koko Taylor, Joe Young, Bruce Iglauer, Richard McLeese, Criss Johnson.
Compilation producers: Bob DePugh, Bruce Iglauer, David Forte.
Engineers include: Stu Black, Freedie Breitberg, Justin Niebank.
Recorded between 1975 and 1999. Includes liner notes by Bruce Iglauer.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Koko Taylor (vocals); B.B. King, Buddy Guy (vocals, guitar); Eddie King , Criss Johnson, Calvin Louden, Michael Robinson , Johnny B. Moore, Mighty Joe Young, Sammy Lawhorn (guitar); Mervyn "Harmonica" Hinds, Carey Bell (harmonica); Jerry DiMuzio (alto saxophone); Abb Locke (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Gene Barge, Henri Ford, Mark Colby (tenor saxophone); Willie Henderson (baritone saxophone); Larry Bowen, Elmer Brown (trumpet); Edwin Williams, Steve Berry (trombone); Eddie Lusk, Jeremiah Africa, Bill Heid (piano, organ); Ken Saydak, Pinetop Perkins (piano); Jim Dortch (organ); Brady Williams, Clyde "Youngblood" Tyler, Jr., Vince Chappelle, Ray Allison, Kriss T. Johnson Jr. (drums).
Audio Mixers: David Axelbaum; Fred Breitberg; Alan Hendler; Justin Niebank.
Audio Remasterers: Brian Jensen; Bruce Iglauer.
Liner Note Author: Bruce Iglauer.
Recording information: Chicago Trax, Electrical Audio, Chicago, IL (1987); Fitzgerald`s, Berwyn, IL (1987); NRG Recording, N. Hollywood, CA (1987).
Photographer: Doug Fulton.
Arranger: Criss Johnson.
Neatly boiling down Koko Taylor`s quarter-century with the blues-specialist label Alligator Records into one unbeatable compilation, DELUXE EDITION is a perfect introduction to Taylor`s immense charms. Kicking off with "I`m a Woman," a no-nonsense response to Muddy Waters`s "I`m a Man," the 15-track compilation skims the cream from nine already good-to-great albums and adds one excellent new track, the sassy in-praise-of-younger-men testimonial "Man Size Job." The selection skews heavily to duets and other collaborations, such as a rollicking version of the Willie Dixon standard "Hey Bartender" with Pinetop Perkins contributing his familiar barrelhouse piano licks, and a soulful duet with B.B. King on "Blues Hotel." Although Taylor remains better known for her `60s sides on Chess Records (the version of "Wang Dang Doodle" here is no match for her `65 original, one of the great blues records of that decade), DELUXE EDITION is the best single-disc introduction to her music.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. I`m a Woman
2. Beer Bottle Boogie
3. Born Under a Bad Sign
4. Mother Nature
5. Hey Bartender
6. I`d Rather Go Blind
7. Man Size Job - (previously unreleased)
8. Let the Good Times Roll - (live)
9. Voodoo Woman
10. Wang Dang Doodle
11. Stop Watching Your Enemies
12. Sure Had a Wonderful Time Last Night
13. Come to Mama
14. Time Will Tell
15. Blues Hotel

Album Information

Release Date:

01/22/2002

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Regional Collections

Label:

Alligator Records

Catalog Number:

ALCD 5610

Original Release Year:

2002

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

64 : 1

Guest Artist:

Pinetop Perkins; Buddy Guy; Carey Bell; Mark Colby; B.B. King; Mighty Joe Young

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