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Otis Spann Is The Blues [CD]

Otis Spann Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (1 Oct 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Candid
  • ASIN: B000034CZE
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 44,114 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. The Hard Way
2. Take a Little Walk With Me - Robert Lockwood Jr.
3. Otis in the Dark
4. Little Boy Blue - Robert Lockwood Jr.
5. Country Boy
6. Beat-up Team
7. My Daily Wish - Robert Lockwood Jr.
8. Great Northern Stomp
9. I Got Rambling On My Mind - Robert Lockwood Jr.
10. Worried Life Blues
11. Bonus Track
12. Bonus Track
13. Bonus Track
14. Bonus Track
15. Bonus Track
16. Bonus Track

Product Description

One the greatest piano blues sessions ever recorded. Beautiful album. OTIS SPANN - piano/voc, ROBERT JR. LOCKWOOD - gtr.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Classic Spann album? 17 Mar 2002
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
'Otis Spann is the Blues' was Spann's first solo album, recorded in 1960 after Spann had spent many years as pianist in Muddy Water's band.

The album features some Spann compositions, alongside a number of blues standards. Spann seems to have been very fond of Maceo Merriweather's Worried Life Blues (how many times did he record it??) The version here is superb. Tracks such as The Hard Way, Otis in the Dark and I Got Rambling on my Mind are also particularly strong - although I wouldn't say there's a duff track on the album.

The album is also bolstered by Robert Lockwood Jnr. (Robert Johnson's stepson), who adds some mean guitar licks and/or rhythm to a number of tracks. Things really get going on Great Northern Stomp, where Spann and Lockwood Jnr trade solos.

Otis Spann is the Blues is a cracking album - demonstrating Spann's virtuosity to the full. He isn't a bad singer either! A must-have for any Spann fan, and a great introduction to classic piano blues for anyone else.
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3.0 out of 5 stars There is better by Otis Spann 18 Sep 2011
Format:Audio CD
This was Otis Spanns first record. And to be honest, on it he hasn't really found his voice. He trying to be too straight a serious bluesman instead of having his normal sense of humour in his lyrics and delivery come to the fore. The piano is amazing, but as an album it's just OK. For a truly great Otis Spann album and a truly great blues CD check out "from the archive " and "the Complete Blue Horizon recordings" (or The Biggest Thing Since Colossus)
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5.0 out of 5 stars clarity 14 Dec 2011
By alfcatt
Format:Audio CD
'is the blues' ,there came first 'this is the blues 'then 'walking''this, ' has tracks from both and 'is' must be discontinued because one reviewer questioned it's existence ;it'll be downloadable somwhere,hope that helped folks? bye
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