Jimmy Witherspoon Evenin' Blues

180g Vinyl LP!
Mastered by Kevin Gray from the Original Analog Master Tapes!
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings!
Blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon, or simply "Spoon", recorded the album "Evenin' Blues" together with none other than "T-Bone" Walker, the father of the electric blues guitar. The session was recorded on August 15, 1963 in Los Angeles, and the combo also includes saxophonist Clifford Scott, known for his distinctive solos (including Bill Doggett's "Honky Tonk"). Bert Kendrix opens the first legendary track on the organ: Charles Brown's "Money's Gettin' Cheaper". Other musicians include Clarence Jones on bass and Wayne Robertson on drums.
This relaxed, rather informal August 15, 1963, session is one of Jimmy Witherspoon's rarest and was the only time that the great Arkansas shouter recorded with T-Bone Walker, the Texas-born father of electric blues guitar. In an unusual appearance as a sideman, Walker contributed his trademark brittle-toned solos, obbligatos, and "from the five" intros to a set of tunes that included such standards as "Money's Gettin' Cheaper" (a 'Spoon favorite since he borrowed it from Charles Brown in the late Forties), "How Long Blues," "Good Rockin' Tonight," "Kansas City," and "Don't Let Go." And adding further Texas seasoning was San Antonio saxophonist Clifford Scott, best known for his distinctive solos on "Honky Tonk" and other Bill Doggett hits, who not only played tenor (as the original credits indicate), but blew searing alto on "Grab Me a Freight" and flute on 'Spoon's reading of the haunting title track, a blues ballad previously associated with both Jimmy Rushing and Walker. With Clifford Scott, Bert Kendrix, T-Bone Walker, Clarence Jones and Wayne Robertson.

Features:

• 180g Vinyl
• Stereo
• Mastered by Kevin Gray from the Original Analog Master Tapes
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Tip-On Jacket on Thick Cardboard Stock

Musicians:

• Jimmy Witherspoon, vocals
• Clifford Scott, tenor
• Bert Kendrix, organ
• T-Bone Walker, guitar
• Clarence Jones, bass
• Wayne Robertson, drums

Selections:

Side A
1. Money's Gettin' Cheaper
2. Grab Me a Freight
3. Don't Let Go
4. I've Been Treated Wrong
5. Evenin'
Side B
1. Cane River
2. Baby, How Long
3. Good Rockin'
4. Kansas City
5. Drinking Beer