Audio CD review:
Taj Mahal - Oooh So Good N'Blues/Recycling the Blues

Taj Mahal - Oooh So Good N'Blues/Recycling the Blues

Band: Taj Mahal Title: Oooh So Good N'Blues/Recycling the Blues Rating: Release Date: 2007-10-23 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Buck Dancer's Choice - Taj Mahal, Traditional 2: Little Red Hen - Taj Mahal, Mahal, Taj 3: Oh Mama Don't You Know - Taj Mahal, Mahal, Taj 4: Frankie and Albert - Taj Mahal, Hurt, Mississippi J 5: Railroad Bill - Taj Mahal, Baker, Etta 6: Dust My Broom - Taj Mahal, Johnson, Robert 7: Built for Comfort - Taj Mahal, Dixon, Willie 8: Teacup's Jazzy Blues Tune - Taj Mahal, Mahal, Taj 9: Conch (Introduction) - Taj Mahal, 10: Kalimba - Taj Mahal, Mahal, Taj 11: Bound to Love Me Some - Taj Mahal, Traditional 12: Ricochet - Taj Mahal, Mahal, Taj 13: A Free Song (Rise Up Children Shake the Devil out of Your Soul) - Taj Mahal, Mahal, Taj 14: Corinna - Taj Mahal, Traditional 15: Conch (Close) - Taj Mahal, 16: Cakewalk into Town - Taj Mahal, Mahal, Taj 17: Sweet Home Chicago - Taj Mahal, Johnson, Robert [1] 18: Texas Woman Blues - Taj Mahal, Mahal, Taj 19: Gitano Negro - Taj Mahal, Mahal, Taj

BRINGS BACK MEMORIES Listening to it took me back to 1973 to the time when the only other music I listened to was Leonard Cohen. FOLLOWING REVIEW BY REX HADLEY: LONG-TIME TAJ MAHAL FAN I have been waiting for my favorite Taj album, OOOH SO GOOD 'N' BLUES, to be released on CD and now that it has, a small, dark spot has been removed from my soul. If you have not heard the Pointer Sisters perform with Taj on this recording, you do yourself a disservice. It is the simplicity of zen in music form. . Oh so good & blues indeed! These two albums, released in successive years and stylistically similar, are a good fit together. Now here's some music that really needed a re-release. The instrumentation and acoustics on both albums are similar, and there are delightful contributions by the Pointer Sisters on both. And both albums, each in its own way, have a similar feel and pace to them. The music exudes warmth, passion, and especially a certain comfort level, a confidence and authority that comes with an artist who is WAY into what it is that he's doing, and WAY good at it--it's "kinda stately-goin'", as Taj himself might say. These two albums are the kind of musical collections that wear well, that are good to hang out with; the kind of music you can settle in with and never want to leave. To be able to have both of them together, (recycled again), is "oh so good & blue"!. 2 Great Blues Albums on 1 CD !! If you are a Taj fan, buy it! This compilation of music is Taj at his best. What more could you ask for!? 2 deleted Taj albums on the one cd!! "Recycling the Blues" had been released on cd, but long since deleted and I don't think "Oooh So Good N'Blues" has ever been released on cd. For the list price, you would have to be crazy not to buy it; I paid 3 times as much just for the "Recycling the Blues" cd years ago. Oooh So Good N'Blues (1973) 1. Buck Dancer's Choice 2. Little Red Hen 3. Oh Mama Don't You Know 4. Frankie and Albert 5. Railroad Bill 6. Dust My Broom 7. Built for Comfort 8. Teacup's Jazzy Blues Tune Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff - Live (1972) 9. Conch (Introduction) 10. Kalimba 11. Bound to Love Me Some 12. Ricochet 13. Free Song (Rise Up Children Shake the Devil out of Your Soul) 14. Corinna 15. Conch (Close) 16. Cakewalk into Town 17. Sweet Home Chicago 18. Texas Woman Blues 19. Gitano Negro . You can see a complete list of all Taj Mahal discography, or go back to the Taj Mahal tabs